In the article "Bamboo Thoughts", the author compares "bamboos in the bamboo sea in southern Shu" and "bamboos in urban courtyards" in terms of their growth status and the attention they receive in different environments. , indicating that growing freely in nature is happier than being confined in the courtyard, but the lack of people's attention and caress is also the price of freedom.

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"Bamboo Thoughts"

Gao Hongbo

Bamboo culture is unique to China. If we judge correctly, Bamboo culture should be a culture that complements Confucian culture. In bamboo, Confucian scholars either saw temperament, strength of character, or humility and humility. The "Three Friends of Suihan" is the most prominent example in this regard. Since then, pine, bamboo, and plum blossoms have become recurring patterns on various utensils.

Among Chinese literati, the one who is closest to bamboo is Su Shi from Shu. His famous saying, "It is better to eat without meat than to live without bamboo. Without meat, one will be thin, while without bamboo, one will be vulgar." Su Dongpo's mentality of loving bamboo, and his graceful attitude of holding a bamboo stick, has since solidified into a "why not calmly and move forward" style. If there were no bamboo forest around Su Dongpo, his charming charm would be greatly reduced.

The Bamboo Sea in southern Shu is located in Yibin. There are hundreds of acres of green bamboos growing on the mountains. It rises and falls like a sea, and its scale is like a rough sea. Especially when viewed from a high place, when the clouds and fog come, At this moment, the momentum of the sea rushed towards me, and there seemed to be the sound of waves in my ears. It would not be surprising if there were boats undulating with the green waves at this time.

Dive into the bamboo sea and sink into the green sea at the same time. Breathe in the lightly fragrant air and feel that the green oxygen is being input into your lungs, cleaning away the urban waste gas like a detergent. While your lungs are struggling to open and close, you can almost instantly feel the precious gifts of nature. The sweet taste flows through the throat and trachea, to the limbs and bones, to the sea and every blood vessel and nerve. The eyes are full of green, making you float happily, as if you were transformed into a fish, walking along the moss-covered path. , Guan Zi swam deep into the bamboo forest.

The bamboos in the Bamboo Sea are mainly thick Nanzhu, but there are also bitter bamboo, sweet bamboo, tortoise-shell bamboo and human-faced bamboo. After chatting with a Zhuhai writer, I learned that there are male and female bamboos. Female bamboos produce shoots, while male bamboos do not. After further questioning, I realized that each layer of bamboo is born from the first bamboo branch. If the bamboo branch is branched, it is a female bamboo, and if it is not branched, it is a male bamboo. It's just such a small distinction, but it still has a lot of knowledge. I remember that I went to Anhui a few years ago and at a market where Dangshan pears were produced, I accidentally gained similar knowledge: Pears are like humans, and they are divided into male and female. The female pear is large, juicy and sweet, while the male pear is much inferior.

Bamboos and pears are not only male and female, they may even have their own voices. I recently read "Reference News", and an article in the British "Times" titled "Listen to the Voice of Plants" aroused my interest. The subtitle of the article is even better: "Picking Flowers, Crying, Picking Melons and Cucumbers Scream", and this A scientific study carried out by the Institute of Applied Physics at the University of Bonn has shown that if equipped with suitable eavesdropping devices, they can distinguish between healthy and diseased vegetables. Meanwhile, scientists at the University of Bonn believe that plants not only communicate pain and suffering to each other, just like people waiting in a hospital waiting room to see a doctor, they also alert each other of upcoming dangers.

Du Fu once said: "The flowers splash with tears when feeling the time, and the birds are frightened when they see each other." These two poems unintentionally quoted the research of scientists from the University of Bonn a thousand years later. The poet is a special organ of nature. The greater and more outstanding poets are, the more so. They can also listen to the sounds of nature when listening to their own inner world. Otherwise, how could this coincidence come after a thousand years?

The bamboos in the bamboo sea in southern Sichuan are so vigorous that they are unscrupulous. To the point where they can grow up happily in a bamboo tribe, they are indeed much luckier and happier than their similar species huddled in corners like bonsai in city courtyards.

Of course, they receive far less attention and even poetic caresses, such is the low price of freedom.

The bamboos in the bamboo sea must have their own voices. The male and female bamboos will express their love to each other; the green bamboo shoots will breathe rain and sunshine; the bamboo leaves will sway in the wind on the bamboo branches. , shaking off the large dewdrops playfully; the bamboo roots under the soil layer will visit each other to say hello, and even remind each other: say hello, don't be busy blooming.

As soon as the bamboo blooms, it means the end of life.

The Bamboo Sea is listening to bamboo, which is a kind of elegance in life, and also an opportunity. It is a kind of cleansing that dyes the soul green and penetrates the body and mind.

At this time, when the hot summer is gradually approaching, write down the two words "Bamboo Thoughts" and think of it as a refreshing and refreshing medicine...