There are no lotus flowers in my hometown, but I vaguely remember seeing my aunt's hand-painted stick figure lotus flowers when I was a child. Flowers are simple, full and beautiful, and leaves are round and generous. More importantly, I have never seen or heard of lotus, and I think it is so kind. The name "Lotus" is not strange at all. At that time, I was only a few years old, confused and just remembered. That is, from then on, I like lotus more than any other flower. Maybe, before that, I had fallen in love with lotus, who knows.
Senior three, one day before taking a nap, the sisters in our dormitory were lying in bed chatting. I seldom speak, and I seldom speak. I forgot which sister suggested that each of us give ourselves another name, only in the dormitory. We all think this is a good idea. They let me take it first, stupid bitch. I thought about it and said, "My name is Xianzhi." A sister sneered and said, "It's called cactus!" In fact, I also realized that it was a bit corny and thought for a while. Well, I've always liked lotus flowers. What's it called? At that time, I often couldn't sleep at night, and sometimes I heard a light rain outside, or the sound of rain like a banana, or the sound of pouring rain. In the dead of night, the sound of rain magically calmed my anxiety, depression and loneliness, so I had a special feeling for the rain ... "My name is Yu He!" "Well, good name!" "Let's all take names that start with the word' rain'." Another sister suggested. "Ok, my name is Carman Yu!" "My name is Yuzhu!" "My name is Yu Ting!" ..... Eight sisters in the dormitory all gave themselves names with "Rain", some of which I can't remember clearly. Although the names are poetic, they are rarely called each other in this way, probably because the pace of study and life is too fast, even poetic names will waste time and destroy the tense atmosphere. Somehow, some boys in the class later learned our internal names and looked at us with new eyes. They also say that we are too emotional and make us shy.
Before that, I had never seen a real lotus, and most of my knowledge of lotus came from such poems, paintings and lotus lanterns sold in the market, such as "Xiao He just showed its horns, and dragonflies stood on its head long ago", "The lotus leaves are infinitely colorful the next day, and the lotus flowers are different in color" and "The mud is not touched, and the ripples are clear but not demon". But no matter the artistic conception of those poems, or the lotus flower arrangement and lotus lamp on the market, I feel beautiful and have a different kind of beauty. And the feelings for lotus flowers are getting deeper and deeper. At that time, I named myself "Yu He" in the hope that I could "emerge from the mud without being stained, clear without being demon" like a lotus.
The eight sisters in the high school graduation dormitory went their separate ways and gradually lost contact. I just hope everything is all right. I still like the name "Yu He". When I came to Qingdao, when I was studying computer surfing, a classmate applied for a QQ number for me and taught me how to play. I took the screen name "Happy Angel" and personalized signature "Yu He", which is my first screen name. My nickname and personalized signature have not changed for more than 12 years. Although I have a second QQ number, neither of them has been used much, but I think the screen name, nickname, personalized signature and English name I have taken are still of some significance. That is, I can surf the internet. When I am bored or depressed, I sometimes go to the school Internet cafe to chat or search for some beautiful lotus pictures, enjoy them together and live together. In the process of appreciation, that kind of generous and unspoiled beauty will make me feel much more comfortable. At that time, everything was stored on floppy disks, and once there was a virus in the floppy disk, it was still very distressing to delete some pictures. With the development of science and technology, floppy disks have been changed into USB flash drives. Later, we had our own desktop computer and now we have a smart phone. The storage of lotus never stops. He Yu's lotus flowers, realistic photos, ink paintings and cartoons.
The first time I saw the real lotus was in Zhongshan Park. It was summer, and the lotus flowers in Xiaoxihu were in full bloom. Those green lotus flowers that are open and closed, red lotus flowers, are naive, and lotus flowers lean against grass. It's beautiful beyond words, maybe it's really the most beautiful and favorite, but it's all words and expressions.
Gradually, I learned about the legend of Emperor Qianlong and Xia Yuhe in He Yu Hall. I also know the difference between lotus and water lily. They are both lotus flowers. The former has large and full flowers and wide and round leaves protruding from the water. The latter has small flowers, smooth leaves and a triangular mouth.
Love the lotus, love its flowers and love its leaves. Its flowers can be red, white, pink and purple, delicate, plump and clean, delicate and graceful, and fragrant; Its green leaves are wide, round and thick, which can not only shelter the children from the wind and rain, but also let Thumbelina sleep in it. "Rain is red and smells like Ran Ran" and "Lotus is beaded, like sweat and makeup" are Yu He. I have a name "Yu He".