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"The Invisibility Cloak" is the last article in Mr. Yang Jiang's "Will Drink Tea". I read it during the Spring Festival this year and was quite moved by it.

The invisibility cloak that Mr. Yang Jiang mentioned has two meanings.

The first layer is the invisibility cloak that is put on voluntarily. "I just want to get rid of the shackles and travel everywhere." People who have a clear understanding of world affairs but cannot cultivate human feelings need such an invisibility cloak. Although they cannot transcend the world, they can at least temporarily avoid the hustle and bustle, "jumping out of the three realms and not in the five elements."

Qian Zhongshu and Yang Jiang were both scholars who were committed to learning. They were "cultivated by virtue and devoted to literature and art". Being immersed in a study can be your own whole world, treating fame and career as a passing cloud, burying yourself deep in the pile of old papers, and wandering in words can gain the joy and happiness of life. They don't want to be disturbed too much, nor do they want to attract too much attention. They just want to be themselves, immersed in their own world, and enjoy loneliness. I think that this kind of loneliness may not mean that there is nothing to say, but that it is too high-spirited to be described in words.

There are many people who like this kind of invisibility cloak. They avoid the hustle and bustle of the world and everything they don’t want to face. They just face their own hearts, see themselves clearly, and enjoy pure loneliness and tranquility. The spiritual world must have richness beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Zhang Ailing said, "On occasions where there is no interaction between people, I am full of the joy of life." Reading her words, you can almost imagine the kind of joy she wanted. It was the joy she felt running to the window when she occasionally heard the whistle outside the window late at night, followed by the rhythm of the night camp trumpet. It was the joy she felt wearing an antique from her grandmother's time. The slanted robe, the radiant look that makes you wink at yourself in the mirror, the joyful self-control of walking around the house in pink embroidered shoes, the high-spirited and unrestrained look of cotton dipped in rouge and instantly smudged.

In "The Shawshank Redemption", Red, a black man, looked on coldly at Andy when he first arrived in prison. He once said: "His pace and conversation are simply alien. He is like walking in the park." , carefree, as if wearing an invisibility cloak." Rhett, who was imprisoned by mistake, was an upper-class elite in his own small world, and he did not belong there in the first place. So he is destined to leave and run towards his own new life. For such a person, no matter what kind of environment he is in, you can feel his unique kind of freedom and self-confidence. He does not care about anyone's judgment or scrutiny. His strong self-awareness has made him independent, free and noble. realm. Able to withstand the test of adversity, not to be moved by flowers or applause, always attached to one's own spiritual world, able to see oneself and the world clearly, go one's own way, feel comfortable and peaceful.

I like the way Yin Hao, who has retired from the world, replied to the proud Huan Wen in "Shi Shuo Xin Yu", "I have been dealing with me for a long time, and I would rather be me." You can almost see Yin Hao's strange and aloof bones. , that kind of calm and calm demeanor - I have been with you for a long time, and I still like to be myself! Whether you like it or not, I am who I am. When everything in the world has been seen through, the invisibility cloak is a kind of spiritual invisibility shelter. Sometimes it is precisely because of the infinite affection and expectation for this world that we consciously keep an appropriate distance from it, avoid all hypocrisy, and flatter ourselves, just to leave a clear stream. Nourish your soul with the leisurely and lush acres of square fields.

? In another sense, there is also a kind of invisibility cloak, which is an invisibility cloak that is put on passively. It refers to a humble person who cannot be seen by anyone. "There are also invisibility cloaks in the mortal world; but not only do people in the world not value them, they are also afraid that if they wear them on their bodies, they will be unable to take them off like a wet shirt. This is because the material of this invisibility cloak is humble. If you are humble, people will turn a blind eye and see but not see. “Those who wear this cloak of invisibility are in the eyes of the world. No matter what kind of appeal you want to make, it is impossible for the world to hear it, let alone be recognized. Once a person puts on this invisibility cloak, many injustices will appear. Your voice will not be heard, your unfairness will not be seen, and your complaints will not be ignored. As small as an individual or as large as a country, once you put on this invisibility cloak, you are doomed to a humiliating fate.

For example, China was trampled upon by the great powers in the 19th century, Palestine was imprisoned by Israel in this century, and Syrian refugees were brutally tortured and deported. Due to current events and conditions, they are unable to break free from such an invisibility cloak. They are just like the animals in the forest. , having to face lack of oxygen, darkness and fear, facing the fate of being killed, unable to see justice or tomorrow!

If you have no choice but to wear this kind of invisibility cloak, you will always have a sad and angry heart, maybe you can’t wait to get ahead, want to get rid of the humiliation of this invisibility cloak, and work hard to move up. Lu Xun said, "Is there anyone who comes from a well-off family and falls into trouble? I think that along the way, you can probably see the true face of the world." Changes in life circumstances and falling from heights may help you see the truth of the world, the ugly reality. Lu Xun's family fell into decline and he left Shaoxing to study abroad, and then studied in Japan. His family's decline was very similar to the rise and fall of the national destiny. In the middle of the 19th century, the former powerful country became a piece of cake and was at the mercy of others. Lu Xun was in the wave of the May Fourth Movement Next, he became a go-getter at the forefront of the New Culture Movement. He transformed his personal sense of humiliation into the grief and indignation of the nation and literature. He pleaded for the humble citizens and cheered for the dire straits of old China. He promoted the development of the times and also promoted the development of the times. historical progress. He took off his invisibility cloak and helped China gradually get rid of its status of being enslaved and trampled on. Even today, a hundred years later, his voice is still loud and his thoughts are still shining.

It is obviously difficult for people educated under Confucianism to accept the cynical life ideal of being submissive, muddling along, extremely vulgar, humble, and vulgar. They always want to get ahead, but not everyone can be like Lu Xun. , when he has no ability but insists on climbing up, and is eager to take off his invisibility cloak, he may be exposed. "For example, if a mediocre person wants to be a "superior", what should he do? As the saying goes: "Troubles are all due to being strong. "The higher the monkey climbed, the more ugly the bald and red tail became. He didn't know that he was only wearing "the emperor's new clothes", but he hurriedly broke away from the "invisibility cloak" and showed his ugliness. There were many talented people. People spend their whole lives struggling for help, wasting their whole life and achieving nothing, so why bother?"

So Mr. Yang Jiang also said that the invisibility cloak is better than "the emperor's new clothes."

In our lives, we are always ordinary people. We may not be seen or recognized by others. If we can still maintain an indifferent heart, it will give people a kind of Being spiritually leisurely and contented, without fighting against the world, makes oneself more pure and self-sufficient, distinguishes truth, goodness and beauty, upholds conscience and justice, is aware of one's own nature, and becomes the master of one's own heart. Hear the thunder in the silent place, see the desolation in the prosperous time, know the true meaning in the subtle place, feel the profound in the vast place, have more appreciation of the harshness of life, and cherish the beauty of the moment more. Isn't this a beautiful invisibility cloak that can withstand the cruelty of reality? It may allow people to be themselves more focused.