Moral:? After experiencing the test of harsh environment, we can better see the essence of things.
Guo Moruo wrote a poem for Zhou Enlai, saying, "Grass thrives when the wind blows, but withers when it is cold." .
The metaphor of "high winds know strong grass" is firm-willed and can stand the test.
From the anonymous biography of Dongguan Hanji Wang Ba in the Han Dynasty: "Yingchuan died from me, and the son was left alone, just waiting for the wind to know the grass."
Everyone who followed me in Yingchuan ran away, and only you stayed with me. It is now confirmed that only tough grass can be seen in the rapid wind.
"When you are cold, you will die when you see it" means that a monk has tenacious strength, can bear hardships and stand hard work, and will not change his original heart.
Confucius disciples' The Analects of Confucius Zi Han IX in the Spring and Autumn Period: "Confucius said,' Cold will tell the decline of pines and cypresses'." "
Confucius said, "In the coldest season of the year, we know that pine and cypress will not wither."
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Guo Moruo has always admired Zhou Enlai. He described this man with a "magnificent brow, bright eyes and clear speech" as able to turn Gan Kun around and change any difficult situation. Especially in complex environment, days of separation and times of crisis, Guo Moruo admires and misses Zhou Enlai even more.
1946165438+1October 15 The "National Convention" arranged by the Kuomintang opened, and the peace talks between the two countries broke down completely. Zhou Enlai and the central delegation will have to leave Nanking and return to Yan 'an. 17, Zhou Enlai wrote to Guo Moruo and Yu Liqun. After his analysis, the complicated situation is completely different. Guo Moruo read the letter and immediately increased his confidence and courage in the struggle. At the end of the letter, I wrote: "My brother will go home on the 19th and look at the coast of Shanghai in the east, which is beyond my reach."
Now Guo Moruo is also looking at the plum gardens in the west, which is hard to say. He immediately waved his hand, poured out his heart, wrote a poem, and sent it to Zhou Enlai from a distance: "A high wind knows the strength of grass, but old age is cold and withered. The root joint is wrong, and Liang Mushu will suffer. When you drive, you are afraid to walk long distances. What is Qi Lin's gift? Chen Yan is a nod! "
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Guo Moruo accompanied Zhou Enlai to attend numerous important meetings at home and abroad, and his contacts increased day by day. Guo Moruo's famous evaluation of Zhou Enlai has been further confirmed in his state activities of founding the country, serving the people and being prime minister. Especially in the ten years of civil strife, Zhou Enlai turned the tide, survived the crisis and made selfless contributions, which played a mainstay role.
During the ten years of civil strife, the communication between Zhou Enlai and Guo Moruo further enriched the connotation of "strong grass is known by strong wind, and withered by cold in old age".
1August 30th, 966, Guo Moruo ranked second after Soong Ching Ling in the list of protected cadres compiled by Zhou Enlai. This winter, domestic unrest escalated. Zhou Enlai asked Guo Moruo and Yu Liqun to temporarily leave home to live outside, and told them not to tell the authorities about it, but only to take the secretary and driver to prevent leaks.
Guo Moruo lived in six places for a month and didn't go home until the situation eased slightly. This is actually a protective measure taken by Zhou Enlai against Guo Moruo. After 1967, Zhou Enlai and Guo Moruo met almost once or twice a week. Zhou Enlai is often accompanied by Guo Moruo when receiving foreign guests. Guo Moruo is old and in poor health. Zhou Enlai always takes care of him everywhere.
In the years after 1973, Jiang Qing and Zhang Chunqiao criticized Confucianism. They once rushed into Guo Moruo's house and threatened him to make a "review" and write an article criticizing the "Prime Minister". Guo Moruo clearly observed his traitor and looked at him coldly. He repeatedly said to Yu Liqun and the children: "The spearhead of this gang is directed at Premier Zhou."
In the last few days of Zhou Enlai's critical illness, Guo Moruo was always happy for several days when he saw from the newspaper that Zhou Enlai met several foreign guests by chance in the hospital. When Zhou Enlai's illness became more and more serious, he could not meet foreign guests. Guo Moruo studied the photos of Zhou Enlai and said to himself, Come on, take care of yourself. People need you, and China needs you!
Years old are cold, and then the pine and cypress wither. The friendship between Zhou Enlai and Guo Moruo has been sublimated in ten years of turmoil. Guo Moruo's admiration and love for Zhou Enlai was revealed in the first poem of Mourning for the Death.
People's Network-The wind blows, but the cold withers-Zhou Enlai and Guo Moruo.