Zhu Guangqian

Inside page of Zhu Guangqian's "A Good Life, Don't Be Urgent: Twelve Letters to Youth": "I firmly believe that emotions are more important than reason. To cleanse people's hearts, it takes more than a few words. When moralists say that what they want to do, they must start from "enjoying the emotions and nourishing the nature". They must have higher and purer aspirations besides having enough food, warm clothes, high officials and good salaries, etc., and they must first seek the purification of people's hearts. Beautify life."

These words are the wise words summed up by Mr. Zhu Guangqian at a time when the country's survival is critical. However, they are still applicable even today as we are about to enter 2020.

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"A good life, don't be in a hurry: Twelve Letters to Youth" was first published in 1929. It contains twelve letters sent by the author from overseas to a magazine for publication during his stay in Europe. At that time, China was deep in the quagmire of a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society. The young people who had been baptized by the May 4th Movement threw themselves into the upsurge of the Great Revolution.

However, the failure of the Great Revolution caused some young people to stop "crying out" Becoming "wandering", they stand at the crossroads of life and country, at a loss. This book was undoubtedly a good medicine for these young people at the time. These twelve letters are targeted at young people with middle school education. Each letter is titled with something that young people are concerned about or should be concerned about, such as reading, self-cultivation, course selection for further studies, and social movements. , composition, love, philosophy, many of the views in the book alerted a large number of young people at that time. Once the book was published, it became a popular reading at the time. The young people gained recognition from the book and strengthened their own path in life.