Wang Xiaobo is a contemporary Chinese scholar and writer. His works have influenced generations of readers with his unique style and ideas. His life has experienced tremendous changes in Chinese society, from being an educated youth and worker during the Cultural Revolution to becoming a university teacher and freelance writer after the reform and opening up, and then to his untimely death due to a heart attack in 1997. His works involve novels, essays, scripts, literary reviews and other genres, showing his independent thinking and exploration of life and life. He is a writer full of free humanistic spirit and independent intellectual character. He admires and advocates science and rationality, and believes that people’s life should pursue the unknown, opposes the confinement of thoughts, and advocates that people’s thinking should be diversified to make life more interesting. Be interesting and love wisdom.
So, how does Wang Xiaobo find wisdom and fun in a world that he calls ‘unintelligible and uninteresting’? We can find some clues and inspirations from his works.
Gain wisdom from reading
Wang Xiaobo is a person who loves reading. He has had a strong interest and desire for books since he was a child. He once said: ‘My biggest wish when I was a child was to buy all the books and read them all when I grow up.’ His reading range is very wide, from classical literature to modern literature, from Chinese to foreign languages, from He has dabbled in and researched everything from novels to philosophy, from science to history. His reading is not only to acquire knowledge, but also to cultivate his thinking and aesthetic abilities. He wrote in ‘My Spiritual Home’: ‘I feel that the purpose of reading is not to increase knowledge, but to improve cognitive ability. This ability includes two aspects: one is the understanding of things, and the other is the understanding of things. The imagination of things. Understanding is the reduction of things to what we already know, and imagination is the transformation of things we already know into things. These two abilities are complementary to each other and neither exists alone.”
Wang Xiaobo’s reading also provided rich materials and inspiration for his writing. His novels often quote or adapt some stories from classical literature, such as Li Jing and Hong Fu in ‘Hongfu Runs at Night’, Li Bai and Wushuang in ‘Looking for Wushuang’, and various legendary figures in ‘Secret Stories of the Tang Dynasty’ wait. His novels are also influenced by some foreign literature, such as ‘Metamorphosis’ and ‘The Decameron’ in ‘The Golden Age’, ‘1984’ and ‘Brave New World’ in ‘The World to Come’, etc. His essays are also full of comments and appreciations of various books, such as ‘A Dream of Red Mansions’ and ‘War and Peace’ in ‘On the Art of Novel’, ‘Don Quixote’ and ‘On the Claustrophilic Novel’ ‘Robinson Crusoe’ and so on. His reading is not only the appreciation of literature, but also the creation of literature.
Find joy in writing
Wang Xiaobo is a person who loves writing. He regards writing as a way of self-expression and self-realization. He wrote in ‘My Spiritual Home’: ‘My motivation for writing is very simple, just to express what is in my heart. I think it is a need, just like eating and sleeping. When I don’t write, I just You may feel depressed or even sick.’ His writing is also an exploration and reflection on life. He wrote in ‘The Art of Novel’: ‘I write novels because I want to sort out my life experiences and make them better. There is a meaning. I think it is a need, just like breathing. If I don’t write a novel, I will feel confused and even lose my direction.”
Wang Xiaobo’s writing style is unique. His language is concise and lively, humorous, imaginative and creative. Strange plots and characters often appear in his novels, such as ‘Chlorella’ and ‘Green-haired Water Monster’ in ‘The Golden Age’, ‘Supercomputer’ and ‘Artificial Intelligence’ in ‘The World of the Future’, ‘Searching’ ‘Wushuang’ and ‘Lulu’ in ‘Wushuang’. His novels also often challenge some traditional values and moral concepts, such as ’love triangle’ and ‘sexual revolution’ in ‘Love in the Revolutionary Period’, ‘homosexuality’ and ‘police violence’ in ‘East Palace and West Palace’, etc. His novels are not only to entertain readers, but also to inspire them. He wrote in ‘About Claustrophilic Novels’: ‘I write novels because I want to express my thoughts. I feel it is a responsibility, just like It’s the same as a human being. If I don’t write novels, I will feel bored and even lose my fun.”
Find wisdom and fun in life
Wang Xiaobo is a person who loves life. He regards life as a process of learning and enjoyment. He wrote in ‘The Joy of Thinking’: ‘I feel that the purpose of life is not to make money, but to increase wisdom. This wisdom includes two aspects: one is the understanding of oneself, and the other is the understanding of the world. . Knowledge is to connect oneself with the world, and wisdom is to separate oneself from the world. These two kinds of knowledge are mutually reinforcing, and neither kind of knowledge exists alone.”
Wang Xiaobo’s life has gone through many ups and downs and difficulties. He has been sent to the countryside, worked as a worker, been criticized and imprisoned, but he has never been discouraged, never disappointed, and never given up. He wrote in ‘My Spiritual Home’: ‘I feel that the meaning of life is not for suffering, but for happiness. This kind of happiness includes two aspects: one is self-satisfaction, and the other is care for others. . Satisfaction is to satisfy one’s own needs, and caring is to convey one’s feelings to others. These two kinds of satisfaction are mutually reinforcing, and neither satisfaction exists alone.’
Wang Xiaobo’s life is also full of the pursuit of wisdom and fun. He likes traveling, photography, music, movies, food, sports, games, science, philosophy, fantasy, and creation. He wrote in ‘The Joy of Thinking’: ‘I think the joy of life is not for enjoyment, but for creation. This creation includes two aspects: one is the expression of oneself, and the other is the change of the world. Expression is to speak out one’s thoughts, and change is to change the current situation of the world. These two creations stimulate each other, and neither creation exists alone.”
Wang Xiaobo also has a true love in his life. He and Li Yinhe met and fell in love, supported each other, understood each other, respected each other, appreciated each other, influenced each other, and grew up with each other. They are a pair of intellectuals and a pair of lovers. Their love is a fusion of souls and a common life. Their love is also a source of wisdom and fun. They wrote in ‘Our Dream of Red Mansions’: ‘We feel that the purpose of love is not to get married, but to get along. This kind of getting along includes two aspects: First, Loyalty to oneself, and trust in others. Loyalty is giving one’s heart to others, and trust is accepting other people’s hearts. These two relationships are interdependent, and neither relationship exists alone.”
Conclusion
Wang Xiaobo is a person who finds wisdom and fun in a world that is unintelligible and boring. His works and life provide us with a possible choice and way, so that in this complex world, we can maintain our independence and freedom, pursue our own ideals and happiness, enjoy our own thinking and creation, and express ourselves feelings and meaning. He is a man worthy of our learning and admiration. He is a true wise man and a joyful person.
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