"Traveling through a century, witnessing the vicissitudes of a hundred years, and depicting the great changes in history, a life is so profound. The lighthouse he burned between the lines lit up the souls of many people; he walked sincerely in life and knocked. The door to many people’s hearts. His passion, worry, and conscience that permeate his writing and life will always shine brightly in the history of literature." - "Moving China 2003" Award Speech "Posterity Comments on Ba Jin as China's Conscience".

Character profile

Ba Jin is a native of Chengdu, Sichuan, Han nationality, and his ancestral home is Jiaxing, Zhejiang. Ba Jin's original name is Li Yaotang, and he also has pen names such as Pei Gan, Ji Le, Hei Lang, Chun Feng, etc., and his courtesy name is Fu Gan. He is a Chinese writer, translator, social activist, and nonpartisan patriotic democrat. Born in November 1904 in a feudal bureaucratic family in Chengdu, Sichuan, he graduated from Chengdu Foreign Languages ??School in 1921. From 1927 to 1929, he went to study in France. After returning to China in 1929, he engaged in literary creation. "Random Thoughts" written by Ba Jin after the Cultural Revolution is simple in content, sincere in emotion, and full of the author's confession and introspection. Therefore, Ba Jin is hailed as "the conscience of Chinese literature in the twentieth century." In November 2003, the State Council of China awarded Ba Jin the title of "People's Writer". Passed away in Shanghai at 19:06 on October 17, 2005, at the age of 101. The simple imagery and plain language of Ba Jin's works are the greatest features of his writing.

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1. The past is vaguely like a dream, brought to mind by the wind and rain.

2. Telling the truth should not be difficult. What I mean by truth does not mean truth, nor do I mean correct words. Say whatever you think; say whatever you think. This is telling the truth.

3. People lie down, take off the masks they wore during the day, and settle the day's ledger. They opened up their hearts, opened up their "soul corner", that secret corner, and they regretted and wept. For

4. For this day’s waste, for this day’s loss, for this day’s painful life. Naturally, there are a few proud people among people, but they have already fallen asleep with satisfaction, leaving those unfortunate and disappointed people weeping about their fate in unwarm beds. Whether day or night, the world has two different faces, existing for two different people.

5. The human body can be imprisoned, but the human heart cannot.

6. Love the truth and live faithfully. This is the supreme attitude towards life. Without any hypocrisy, without any forgiveness, be true to yourself and be true to others, and you can be the judge of your own behavior.

7. A young and lively heart will never linger in sorrow.

8. Only an ignorant person will accept a work at random, because his mind is empty and can hold many things.

9. The meaning of life lies in giving, not in receiving, nor in taking.

10. Now I wake up from the dream, but there is nothing, I am still an empty heart.

11. Struggle is life, and life can only move forward.

12. Ideals do not abandon those who pursue them diligently. As long as you do not stop pursuing them, you will be bathed in the glory of your ideals.

13. In order to pursue light and heat, people are willing to give up their own lives. Life is lovely. But a cold, lonely life is not as good as a vigorous death.

14. We are young people, not freaks or fools. We should strive for happiness for ourselves.

15. If I had a pair of wings, I would rather be a moth in the world. I want to fly towards the fiery sun, so that when there is a burst of light in front of my eyes and a burst of heat in my body, I lose consciousness and turn into a puff of smoke and a pinch of ashes.

16. People who truly love freedom do not rush to places where freedom already exists. They want to create freedom and regain freedom where there is no freedom or where freedom has been lost.

17. There is not a single cloud in the sky. A full moon sails in this boundless blue sea. Lonely and cold, it spreads its brilliance. The ground and tiles were all stained with a layer of silvery white. The night is very quiet.

18. Whether it is day or night, the world has two different faces, existing for two different people.

19. I am not a luxurious person, nor am I the beloved child of fate and nature. I'm just a laborer. I wear my own apron, do my own work in my own dark factory. I am a young man, I am not a freak, I am not a fool, I want to fight for my own happiness.

20. The glorious ideal washes away the dirt in my soul like clear water.

21. What controls the actions of a warrior is faith. He can endure all hardships and pains and achieve his chosen goals.

22. Although the environment is closely related, the environment is also man-made. Why can't we change the environment? People should struggle with the environment no matter what. If you can conquer the environment, you can win back happiness for yourself. Struggle is life, and life can only move forward.

23. The approach of "death" makes people more precious "life" and the time they can manage while alive. A person understands that he will die at any time, and he is not willing to waste time. He wants to do something well in the rest of his limited life.

24. Money will not add anything to me. What enables me to live a better life is ideal. Money is like snow in winter, it accumulates slowly but spends it quickly.

25. No one grows old because he lives a few more years: a person grows old only because he abandons his ideals. Age wrinkles the skin, but loss of enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. You are as young as your beliefs, as old as your doubts; as young as your confidence, as old as your fears; as young as your hopes, as old as your despair.