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Leslie Cheung's truth, goodness, beauty, wisdom and courage.
"Truth, goodness and beauty", the ideal realm of human nature and the highest goal pursued by human beings, can be put on Leslie Cheung without shame. Even so, it is not enough to sum up Leslie Cheung. It seems that his personality and extraordinary side are missing. I think "truth, goodness, beauty and wisdom" is a fair evaluation of him. What is the legendary origin and experience of this "almost perfect" and "god-like figure" among many people? We don't know yet. But obviously, while we are so happy, we also feel a sad mistake. He almost exhausted his life's strength, deconstructed a perfectionist's life and wrote a perfectionist's myth with his art and himself. If he has shortcomings, it may be too real, too kind, too beautiful, too smart and too brave. He is beyond our understanding of perfection. If not, he is a perfect example. Did this man ever exist? I can't help asking myself. In order to get rid of this unreal feeling, I will continue to write:
When it comes to Leslie Cheung, the first thing that comes to mind is truth. Others stood there, seemingly in a "real" posture: his back was straight and proud. He is really sincere, frank and outspoken. There is a low-key indifference to people, and there is no struggle with the world; There is also a childlike innocence that has never been lost in the years of tempering, and his most shocking confession; It is easy for us to forgive him, even if he occasionally bursts out with a half-joking swear word when his feelings are true. But we think this is his true colors, and this is his raw truth. His words are simple and direct, and I don't need to use too much pen and ink to render them.
Kindness * "Leslie Cheung is quite kind", "There are few people who value kindness like him now". Yes, Leslie Cheung is kind, but his kindness is far from what some people know and others don't know, nor is it his consideration and concern for people. It is his tolerance for things. Once upon a time, the silence about the dispute between Zhang and Tan was Jin, who was neither humble nor supercilious to the Hong Kong media. But out of an instinctive choice of wisdom and kindness. What is even more commendable is his feelings for the motherland from beginning to end. It is surprising that "the red flag is fluttering, the country is peaceful and the people are safe" comes from the mouth of a marginal person who is rejected by mainstream ideology. What a precious heart! Compared with some people's icing on the cake self-promotion, this quality is as valuable as a timely gift. The most touching thing is that this sentence comes from the warmest and cleanest voice in a person's heart. I didn't mean to tell China, but a sense of belonging and glory could not help showing in his heart. It was not until he left that his mother knew that she had such a child who had loved her deeply.
This is a kind of tolerance and a kind of perfection.
Beauty * Even the evaluation of "picturesque eyes" and "near-re-embodiment Paine" is not enough to sum up his beauty. His beauty is profound from the inside out. His outline is so beautiful, but the persistence and integrity reflected from time to time between his eyebrows often give people a sense of distance without anger and arrogance. His temperament is so elegant and noble, but his walking posture always exudes a kind of heroism and perseverance. "People are beautiful and have beautiful personalities", which is James J.S.Wong's comment. Bold and open is people's understanding of him, but he has the most complete reservation and inheritance of the traditional virtues of the East: respecting the old, loving the young, respecting teachers, supporting the younger generation, being diligent and thrifty, working hard, being independent, being democratic and equal.
If Zhi * classified "profound knowledge", "quick thinking" and "excellent memory" as "knowledge" and "brilliant talent" and "refined taste" as "wisdom", if he had only these things, we wouldn't admire him so much today. In my opinion, what he has is a kind of insight. His eyes are too sharp. Before we started, he ran to the finish line. He conveyed such a message to us through the media of movies, music and stage, and through the deconstruction of self and gender. "When people acknowledge gender differences, they also acknowledge their limitations." In other words, people can really break through their own limitations and realize the eternal liberation of body and mind. Perfect state. This may be the perfection he pursues and the road to perfection he agrees with. Picasso once said, "Art is a lie that reveals the truth". Indeed, in the face of his unconsciousness about art and his clean and simple life, we can regard this natural art as a symbol.
It takes courage to live, but it doesn't take another kind of courage to die. When some people with ulterior motives use a person's suicide to laugh at the cowardice and incompetence of the deceased, I can't help but feel chilling for his ignorance and cruelty. For ordinary people, this kind of tolerance and respect is still needed. In addition, for Leslie Cheung, it has always believed that "the suicide of genius is a noble choice". This choice is a group of people who disdain to go with the flow. I can't bear to see the choice of spiritual aristocrats whose truth is despised. At that time, family, friendship and love seemed unimportant, and life was unimportant, but dignity and freedom were the most important. During his 46 years of life, when mortals could not persist, he stubbornly chose to persist. When the mortal couldn't bear to give up, he chose to give up smartly. He is like this, always doing some amazing things that the world can't tolerate. It always protects the inner cleanliness with amazing courage. You know, it takes courage to fight against the same person or some people. How unyielding and tenacious a public figure is to resist hundreds of people and even the whole society. Now we vaguely remember the last sentence of his life, "I want to see Hong Kong for the last time". Only this sentence has ended my love and hate with Hong Kong for 46 years. How open and fearless. Only those who have experienced the vicissitudes of the world will understand everything and be fearless. Only those who love life very much will be so smart and wise at the moment when life is coming to an end. In a trance, I can't help but recall the argument that he was the referee when he first participated in the singing competition. He was so sincere and lovely to the people around him. And his persistence in art and secular erin brockovich, and in his bones, is hard to find in the world. As he himself said, he is an upright man, yes, in the face of the word integrity, his courage is half lost. As Lin Peili said, his death made him a martyr and a tragic hero. Yes, he died for true love and truth.
Brother, I want to tell you that you have a great quality like water. Your low-key attitude of not competing with everything is like water, and your humble and calm manner is like water. Your clean and refreshing essence is like water, and your toughness is like water; You are gentle and meticulous like a small bridge, and you are wild and unrestrained like stormy waves; Toughness is like dripping water wears away a stone, and tolerance is like a hundred rivers; I have the fearless spirit of flying thousands of feet. I don't want to forget you. Men are like water.
Good as water, Leslie Cheung.
I didn't beautify suicide. Forgive my ignorance, but is martyrdom a kind of beauty? In my opinion, martyrdom is tragic and serious, which requires people, society and system to reflect on how it has something to do with beauty. At the same time, I didn't say that the moment Zhang committed suicide was to fulfill his image as a martyr. Any so-called martyr in history was heavy and forced at the moment of death. What I mean by martyrdom is the deep reason behind Zhang's suicide, the invisible force that has been destroyed for countless years. Even he didn't realize this power. This kind of suicide is not the impulse after lovelorn, nor the despair after bankruptcy, nor the moaning without illness, but the price paid for being loyal to oneself. Without this reason, why did Zhang's suicide cause such a big discussion? Is it because he is more cowardly and pessimistic than everyone else, so he deserves depression and finally commits suicide? Why does a person with good health, sound limbs, successful career, happiness in love, perseverance and lofty ideals commit suicide? If we are still so indifferent to the cause of his death, when can we give him justice? I don't know who doesn't respect the dead or who despises life.
His affection for his motherland from beginning to end. It is surprising that "the red flag is fluttering, the country is rich and the people are safe" comes from the mouth of a marginal person who is rejected by mainstream ideology. What a precious soul this is! Compared with some people's icing on the cake self-promotion, this quality is as valuable as a timely help. The most touching thing is that this sentence comes from the warmest and cleanest voice in a person's heart. Not to tell China, but a sense of belonging and glory that he couldn't help showing in his heart. It was not until he left that his mother knew that she had such a child who loved her deeply.