This means that in addition to the books you should study, you can also dabble in some other books. Don't just delve into the few books in your class. Only in this way can you broaden your horizons and truly achieve the purpose of reading.

This famous quote comes from a speech about reading given by Mr. Lu Xun at Guangzhou Zhiyong Middle School. Lu Xun mentioned in his speech that the purposes of reading are divided into two types: one is professional reading, and the other is professional reading. Hobby of reading. Lu Xun believed that if you want to feel the joy of reading, you must read it as a hobby, because "it is done voluntarily, without any force, and without any interest in it."

This famous saying is meant to explain how to study as a hobby. The context is as follows:

“But I don’t mean that you should all drop out of school and read books. The time has not come yet for people to read the books they like; maybe it won’t come eventually. At most, in the future we can try to make people more interested in the things they have to do. I mean, young people who love to read books are great. You can read books outside of your duties, that is, books outside of class. Don’t just keep the books in class.

But please don’t misunderstand. I’m not saying that, for example, in the Chinese language class, it should be in the drawer. Reading "A Dream of Red Mansions" in secret means that after you have finished your homework and have some spare time, you can read all kinds of books, even those that have nothing to do with your profession.

For example, those who study science prefer to read literature books, and those who study literature prefer to read science books to see what others are studying there. In this way, they can gain a deeper understanding of other people's studies.

A big problem in China is that people probably think that the one thing they have learned is the best, the most wonderful, and the most important knowledge, and the others are useless and insignificant. Those who are insignificant will starve to death in the future. In fact, the world is not that simple yet, and knowledge has its own uses. It is still difficult to determine what is the first."

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On July 16, 1927, Lu Xun was invited to give a speech at Guangdong Zhiyong Middle School and talked about his personal opinions on reading.

Lu Xun said that reading seems to be a very simple thing, just read it with a book, but it is not that simple. Next, he distinguished two types of books: one is a professional book, and the other is a hobby book.

"The so-called professional readers, such as students who are going to higher schools and teachers who have to teach homework, are in danger if they do not read the books. I think some of you here must have had this experience. Some don't like arithmetic, and some don't like natural history, but they have to learn it, but in general, they won't be able to graduate or go to higher education, which will hinder their future career.

I am like this myself, because I am a teacher. , sometimes we have to read books we don’t like, otherwise, we are afraid that it will be detrimental to our jobs soon. When we talk about reading, we think it is a noble thing. In fact, this kind of reading is like a carpenter grinding an axe. , there is no difference between the tailor's sewing and thread management, and it is not necessarily noble. Sometimes it is very painful and pitiful.

The things you like to do are not done to you, and the things you don't like to do are not. It cannot be done. This is because occupation and hobby cannot be integrated. "

Hobby reading is different. "It is done voluntarily and completely without any interest." The reason why readers can't put it down is that they gain deep interest in every page.

"But what I mean is not that you should all drop out of school and read your favorite books. Such a time has not yet come; maybe it will not come in the end. At most, you can try to use it in the future. People are more interested in things they have to do. What I am saying now is that young people who love reading can read books outside of their duties, that is, books outside the classroom, and don’t just stick to the books in the classroom. /p>

But please don’t misunderstand me. I’m not saying that, for example, you should secretly read "Dream of Red Mansions" in a drawer during Chinese lectures. What I mean is that if you have finished your homework and have some spare time, you can read it. Read all kinds of books, even if they have nothing to do with your profession, read them at a glance.

For example, those who study science prefer to read literature books, and those who study literature prefer to read science books to see what other people are studying there.

In this way, you can have a deeper understanding of other people and other things. There is a big problem in China now, that is, people probably think that the one thing they have learned is the best, the most wonderful, and the most important knowledge, while the others are useless and insignificant. Those who engage in these insignificant subjects will starve to death in the future. The truth is, the world is not that simple yet, and knowledge has its own uses. It is still difficult to decide what is top-notch. ”

Lu Xun said that reading as a hobby is like visiting a park. You can go casually because it is casual and it is not strenuous. Because it is not strenuous, you find it interesting. If you get a book, you will be full of thoughts. Said, “I’m studying! "I'm working hard!" "It makes you tired easily, loses interest, and even becomes a chore.

Young people who want to engage in literature often ask Lu Xun what books they should read. In this speech, Lu Xun said, this is really This is an extremely difficult question to answer.

“Several gentlemen have given young people a large list of books before. But from my point of view, this is of little use, because I think it is a book that the gentleman who opened the book wants to read or may not want to read. I thought that if I wanted to get an old one, it would be better to rely on Zhang Zhidong's "Bibliographic Questions and Answers" to get a feel for it. If you want to learn something new and study literature, you should first read various small books..."

"If you want to read literary and artistic works, you should first read selected works by several famous writers. , from which you can decide whose works you like the most, then read the author's special collection, and then look at his place in history from the perspective of literary history; if you want to know more details, just read one or two biographies of this person. You can get a rough idea there. If you are specifically asking for advice from others, your personal hobbies will be different and will always be incompatible. ”

About the bibliography, Lu Xun once said this elsewhere:

“However, I have also used serious skills, such as ‘Chinese Studies’ and so on. I have asked my husband for advice and paid attention to it. Books written by scholars. The results are not satisfactory.

Some books have so many books that it will take more than ten years to read them all. I also suspect that he has not read them himself. It would be better to read only a few books, but this depends on the gentleman who opened the books. If he is a fool, then the few movies he has released must also be extremely confusing. It would be better not to read them, but once you read them, you will be confused. ”

In his speech, Lu Xun specifically talked about not blindly following various opinions when reading. He told a story:

An old man and a child carried goods on a donkey to sell. After the sale, the child was riding on the donkey and the old man was following him. When people on the road saw him, they blamed the child for being ignorant. How could he let the old man walk? So the child and the old man exchanged words, and someone else saw him and said that the old man was actually walking. The old man couldn't bear to let the child walk.

The old man quickly picked up the child and rode on the donkey together. People who saw him said that they were cruel to the donkey and they had to get down. After walking for a long time, some people laughed at them. The old man sighed to the child and said, "We have only one option left, which is to carry the donkey alone."

We can't blindly follow other people's opinions. If you think for yourself and make your own decisions, the result will be very absurd.

"If you want to read, it will become a bookcase. Even if you find it interesting, the interest is gradually hardening and dying. "Lu Xun emphasized that one should be a person who thinks and observes. The observer can "use his own eyes to read the living book of the world." However, if the power of observation is not connected, the gains are still limited. "So to observe, we must first After thinking and reading. ”

“In short, my opinion is very simple: we read automatically, that is, read as a hobby. It is mostly useless to ask others for advice. We have to browse first, and then choose to enter the more popular ones we like. Specialize in one or more subjects; but there are also disadvantages in specializing in reading, so you must get in touch with real society to make the books you read come alive.

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Contact with “real society” is Lu Xun’s consistent view on reading. In the indignant short essay “Youth Must Read” written in response to the recruitment, Lu Xun’s outstanding essence is reading and reading. The difference between: one is "leaving away from real life", the other is contacting "real life" and "wanting to do something"

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Reading Miscellaneous Talk