I want to prove that anyone who is kind and noble will suffer because of it. -Beethoven
……
"Life is hard. For those who are unwilling to be mediocre, it is a daily struggle, often tragic, without glory and happiness. They struggled in loneliness and silence. Poverty, daily troubles and heavy and stupid work weigh on them, wasting their energy uselessly, without hope and a ray of joy. Most of them are isolated from each other and even in trouble. But sometimes, even the strongest people can't help falling down in pain.
……
The hero I am talking about is not a person dominated by ideas or power; But a great man at heart. It seems that one of the greatest, the man whose career we want to describe, said, "I don't admit that there are any signs of superiority except kindness." Without great personality, there would be no great people, even no great artists and great actors. Are just empty idols, matching the humble masses; Time will destroy them all. What is the difference between success and failure? The most important thing is to be great, not to appear great. —— Author romain rolland
The following is taken from Beethoven's biography:
Do your best to be good, love freedom above all else, and never cheat the truth for the sake of the throne. -Beethoven
……
"Hard childhood, unlike Mozart, can't enjoy the warmth of family. From the beginning, being born on him was a tragic and cruel struggle. "
……
Mrs Gerhardt told Gellinck that he was arrogant, rude and gloomy, with a very strong continental accent. But he knows the compassion hidden under this arrogance and clumsiness, and only a few close friends know it.
……
This tragic pain is manifested in some works at that time, for example ... Strangely, not all works are melancholy, for example ... all reflect the innocence of young people. There is no doubt that it takes a long time to grieve the soul. It needs joy so much that it creates itself when it is not actually happy. If the present is too cruel, live in the past. When they no longer exist, the light will continue to shine.
……
1824 On May 7th, (Beethoven) held the first concert of Mass and Symphony No.9 in D major in Vienna, which was an unprecedented success. The situation is so intense that it almost contains the nature of riots. When Beethoven appeared, he was welcomed by the crowd with five applause. In this civilized country, it is customary to applaud the appearance of members of the royal family only three times. Therefore, the police must intervene ... but the victory is temporary and does Beethoven no good. The concert didn't make him any money. The embarrassment of material life remains the same. He was poor and sick, and he was lonely, but he defeated:-He defeated the mediocrity of mankind, defeated his own destiny (he was deaf at this time), and defeated him.
……
Beethoven was a great voice of freedom. He felt it himself. He often mentioned that it is his duty to dedicate his art to "poor human beings" and "future human beings", to create welfare for them, to give them courage, to awaken their dreams and to reprimand their cowardice. He wrote to his nephew and said, "Our times need a strong mind to spur these poor people."
Dear Beethoven! Many people have praised his artistic greatness, but he is far more than the first musician, but the most heroic force of modern art. He is the biggest and best friend of ordinary people who suffer and struggle. When we feel sad for the disasters in the world, he will come to our side, as if sitting next to a mourning mother, without saying a word, singing his forbearing elegy on the piano to comfort those who cry. Struggle to the tired Guang Chen, soak in this ocean of will and belief, and you will get unspeakable benefits. He gave us a wave of courage, a joy of struggle, and a feeling of being with God.
His life is like a thunderstorm. First of all, it's a clear morning. Only a few lazy breezes. But in the still air, there is already a faint threat and a heavy feeling. Then, suddenly, a huge shadow rolled over, a tragic thunder roared, a terrible silence full of sound, and a gust of wind followed by a gust of wind. However, the purity of this day has not been destroyed. Joy or joy, sadness always leaves a glimmer of hope. The balance of the mind is lost. The sunshine becomes strange. The clearest thoughts seem to be sublimated by water vapor: they are scattered and condensed, and the desolate and strange turmoil hangs over the heart; Often after floating or sinking in the mist once or twice, the music disappears completely until the end of the song.
Dusk is coming and a thunderstorm is brewing. Then thick clouds, full of lightning, dyed the night black with heavy rain, which was the beginning of the ninth symphony. -Suddenly, the wind and rain burst, the darkness split, and the night was driven away in the sky. Thanks to the strength of will, a sunny day has returned to us.
What victory can be compared with this one? When did the sunshine reach the brilliance of this superhuman effort? Have you ever won a victory that this spirit has never won? An unfortunate person, caused by poverty, disability, loneliness and pain, created joy for the world instead of joy for him! He used suffering to create joy, as if he had explained it with that grandiloquence-it can sum up his life and become the motto of all heroes:
"The pleasure of pain."