the old cow
Contemporary Cang Kejia
Pieces of waste water and mud are dug deep and carefully taken away.
Old cows can also solve the problem of being young and expensive without their own whips.
This is a poem about objects written by Cang Kejia, a contemporary poet. It was written on 1975128 October, and later included in 1978.
Through personification, the poet praised the cow's spirit of not being afraid of hardship, diligence, cherishing time and consciously forging ahead.
"One piece of waste water and sludge, dig deep and take things away carefully" describes the working environment and process of the old ox. It plows and trudges in water and mud, but it works hard, not afraid of difficulties and monotony, and keeps digging around.
"Old cows can also solve the problem of being young and expensive. Don't wait to slap yourself." It is a summary and sublimation of the spirit of the ox with anthropomorphic rhetoric. This means that the old cow knows the preciousness of spring as well as the farmers, so it will make vigorous progress and will not wait for people who use it to spur it.
Cang Kejia, the great patriotic poet. In the early days of the founding of New China, he made outstanding contributions to the development of politics and literature. This poet wrote many poems describing rural life according to his rural labor experience, so he was praised as a "peasant poet".
However, at the beginning of the Cultural Revolution, Cang Kejia, who was over 60 years old, was sent to a remote rural area for labor reform on trumped-up charges. In the harsh environment, the poet did not collapse, but maintained a vibrant mentality. He compared himself to an "old ox", accepted the reality frankly, actively participated in productive labor, and still made contributions to the party and the people wholeheartedly.
There are no flowery words in this poem, but it clearly outlines a picture of an old cow plowing the fields in plain and simple language:
The poet explained the theme environment of the event in almost straightforward language "pieces of wasteland, water and mud": in a field full of weeds and mud, an old cow in her twilight years was working hard.
In such an environment, even a strong cow is hard to work, let alone an old cow in the twilight, and the conditions are hard to imagine.
However, the simple and honest old cow did not flinch because of the difficult conditions. These seemingly ordinary words, such as "deep ploughing", "intensive ploughing" and "walking things", are all appropriate here without any redundancy.
The old ox's consistent style of hard work, diligence and loyalty to his duties is ready to come.
"The old cow can also solve the problem, don't wait to slap yourself." Facing his aging body, the hardworking and kind-hearted old cow feels more "precious". In order to repay the host's kindness to meet him, I dare not slack off at all, and I will consciously catch up before the host's "whip" urges me.
These two lines of poems are the poet's praise for the bull's hard-working spirit, and at the same time, they express their lofty aspirations through the image of the bull-to dedicate all their lofty sentiments to the motherland and the people in their lifetime. Similar to Cao Cao's "Old horse crouching tiger, ambition is thousands of miles, martyrs are old and courageous".
After reading this poem, recalling the living environment of the poet at that time, I can't help but admire the poet's love for the motherland and his infinite loyalty to the party and the people!
The poet didn't resent his misfortune. On the contrary, with a warm attitude towards life and a firm belief, we will continue to exert our residual heat and repay the society. Isn't it worth learning from all of us to be open-minded and generous and repay evil with good?
In the face of some unfair phenomena in society, apart from criticizing and complaining, have you ever thought of taking the lead, changing the bad atmosphere from where you can, and making some contributions to the benign development of society?
In the face of unsatisfactory work, apart from frustration and frustration, can you have an attitude of regardless of gains and losses, suffering first and then sweet, and the determination to make the work perfect?
In the face of the ups and downs of life, can you have the attitude of putting others in front of yourself, not afraid of losses, not afraid of the beauty of adults?
May we all compare ourselves to "old ox", because this is exactly what the times need, just what you and I need!