He is the son of a farmer and has never read a book in his childhood. His uncle decided to send him to school, which turned his life around, but also gave him an arranged marriage. After studying away from home for more than ten years, he still stayed with his wife. He was admitted to Tsinghua and Peking University at the same time, and chose Tsinghua to go abroad. He had a bitter foreign love at the University of G? ttingen. He declined Jane Joe's invitation and resolutely returned to China. After Govin's purgatory, he walked out of the bullpen, still smiling. Over eighty, he still insists on writing, which is a few fragments of the life of a generation of academic master Mr. Ji Xianlin. Talking about "Harmony" More than 20 years ago, the 6th of this month was Mr. Ji Xianlin's 95th birthday. Li Bao, member of the Standing Committee of the Central Committee, member of the Political Bureau and Premier of the State Council, came to the PLA General Hospital to congratulate and pay tribute to this famous scholar at home and abroad, and discussed the topic of "harmony" together. In fact, as early as more than 20 years ago, Mr. Ji talked about "harmony"-"the essence of China's traditional culture is harmony". People should live in harmony, and people should live in harmony with nature. Orientals' attitude towards nature is to make friends with nature, understand nature and know nature; On this basis, ask for something from nature. The proposition of "harmony between man and nature" is a concise expression of this attitude in philosophy. He said: "When we talk about harmony, we not only want harmony between people, between people and nature, but also between people." Buqing lived in the PLA General Hospital for four years, which no one expected when he was admitted to the hospital. However, Mr. Ji Lao claimed that he had already reached the realm of "total ruthlessness in joys and sorrows", not only took it calmly, but also quickly established a new big family in the hospital. Members of this family, from doctors, nurses, nursing workers to cleaners, to other patients and their families, are busy and intimate. Mr. Ji is called "Grandpa" or "Father". Three days later, the nurses bought him a plush cat. Two days later, the little security guard sent some persimmons; I haven't seen you for a few days, and the old doorman in the reception room has sent a message to say hello.
When urinating in the middle of the night, the old man always makes trouble twice and three times, preferring not to sleep well and not to wake the nurses, because "they are also very tired during the day and can't bear to let them get up at night."
A small habit can bring back memories. Li Yujie, who has worked as a secretary for Mr. Ji for decades, said that she noticed that Mr. Ji always eats steamed bread and stir-fried dishes, but he eats jiaozi and noodles slowly. That's because he left his parents when he was young and lived with a poor relative. Every time I eat at the table, it is the most embarrassing time for Ji Xianlin. He didn't want to spoon the food into the bowl, so he ate quickly and expected to leave quickly after eating.
Ji Xianlin trained 6,000 disciples in his life, 30 of whom became ambassadors abroad. However, as a renowned academic master at home and abroad, Ji Xianlin has no airs and no style. However, he is widely admired by people.
On the campus of Peking University, Ji Xianlin often wears a white khaki tunic suit and round toe shoes, and carries an old leather schoolbag made in 1950s when he goes out. He is like a worker. He speaks normally and always smiles. He is like an old farmer, with a deep voice and approachable. Anyone in his family can push the door and talk to him like a spring breeze man without feeling nervous and embarrassed. One day, a young nurse said that a newspaper was serializing Teacher Ji's book "Ten Years of Studying in Germany" and said that she liked it very much. The old man immediately called Li Yujie and ordered someone to buy it, saying, "The book is for people to read, even if a few words are useful to young people, it is worth it." This caused a sensation in the whole hospital, and everyone reached out for a signature book. "Give them all." "buy it." Mr. Ji said: "money is a precious treasure, and people's income is priceless." I bought 600 copies for the last time and signed 600 copies one by one.
Diligent life 19 17, 6-year-old Ji Xianlin came to his uncle's house in Jinan from his parents' house in the countryside. Although his uncle has no formal education, he is open-minded and far-sighted. When he was in high school in Ji Xianlin, he paid his nephew to learn English and classical Chinese after school and didn't go home until ten o'clock in the evening. During the ten years of studying in Tsinghua and the University of G? ttingen, his schedule was to study, eat and sleep, and he missed travel, parties, dancing and entertainment. From 65438 to 0946, after Ji Xianlin returned to China, he was recommended by Chen Yinque to teach in Peking University and was employed as a professor and head of the Department of Oriental Languages and Literature. In order to concentrate on his research, it took him 16 years to bring his family here. Even when he was a porter during the Cultural Revolution, he secretly translated Ramayana with a small piece of paper, which is one of the two famous Indian epics in the history of world literature. The two most difficult books in his life, The History of Sugar with 800,000 words and the handwriting of Maitreya Meeting in Tuholoa dialect (Yanqi) with hundreds of thousands of words, were translated and interpreted at a very old age. In order to write the history of sucrose, Ji Lao, who is in his eighties, went to the library every day for two consecutive years, rain or shine. "As long as you have breath, you have to work." From the first day of admission, Mr. Ji moved his office to the hospital. Every infusion, you should extend your left hand and leave your right hand to write. A drop of water wears away the stone, and a Miscellaneous Notes on the Sick Bed gradually came out. Because watching TV must protect your eyes, Teacher Ji pays special attention to reading newspapers. He subscribed to 65,438+03 newspapers and several university newspapers. The big edition of Reference News is a required reading, sometimes read to him by Li Yujie or a nurse. True feelings, to be honest, Ji Lao once said, "True feelings and true feelings are the principle of my work." He is true to things, to things, and to feelings. In his memoir Ten Years in Germany, he sincerely revealed a little-known thing when he was 30 years old: when he was in Germany, he had an affair with a German girl, irmgard, because she gave her a certificate. Combining with irmgard, my future life may be happy. But it means betraying your wife and children and pushing the people you love into the abyss of pain. Despite being in an arranged marriage, in order not to hurt others or hurt others less, Ji Xianlin finally decided to swallow the bitter fruit himself. He thought that Umgard was still young and would meet the right person in the future. It is said that Miss Umgard will never get married. Ji Xianlin is also famous for telling the truth. As early as 1986, he wrote a few words for Hu Shi, which shocked the literary world. At that time, Hu Shi was still a "negative teacher". Everyone talks about "Hu", and no one dares to set foot in this "forbidden area". A friend advised him not to write such an article, which was too risky. Ji Xianlin believes that Hu Shi's evaluation is not only an evaluation of a person, but a major event involving many major academic issues because of his important position in the modern academic history of China. It is necessary for me to stand up and speak, tell everyone the truth and return Hu Shi to his true colors. After his article was published, it was generally affirmed and responded by the academic circles, which opened a precedent for re-evaluating the academic history of a hundred years. A few days ago, a scholar from other provinces wrote an article in the newspaper accusing Mr. Ji Xianlin of being a "self-styled master". After listening to this, Mr. Ji was as calm as ever and said, "People are right, I am not a master at all. It's just that I'm lucky and all the good things have flowed to me. " He said: "I only have two things, patriotism and diligence." I always feel that I can't do it. I know everything, everything is loose. When Mr. Ji saw that she was not convinced, he told her to correct her attitude and said, "What people say right is encouragement, and what they say wrong is spur. Thank you and think about it. Even nonsense is good for people. I'm afraid that one-sided opinions will make people dizzy. "
He is especially able to see the advantages of others and never stingy with praise. In My Eyes, Mr. Ji called Zhang Yimou "a master, a hermit, a master and a superman". Indifferent and quiet, don't admire Li Rong, unpretentious and sincere. ""I often think that among modern writers, it is extremely rare for people to recognize the author just by reading a few paragraphs. In my eyes, only a few people. Lu Xun is one, Shen Congwen is one, and Mr. China Bank is also one. " It is rare for a great scholar to appreciate another great scholar so much. Mr. Ji Xianlin frankly told the readers what he admired about Mr. Zhang, and he was open-minded. In Ji Lao's own words, "Ji Xianlin has been very popular in recent years". However, the aura and floating name can not help people understand Ji Xianlin, his dullness and loneliness, and his rejection of the title of "Grandmaster". "What' a generation of masters' seems to be very ugly." Ji Xianlin reacted like this. Ask him, "If I give you a definition, what should it be?" He said, "I am Professor Peking University, an oriental scholar. Enough. " Ji Lao likes Gu's two poems very much: "It's still raining at dusk in black dragon, and the old trees bloom more in spring".
Ji Lao said modestly, "How dare I compare myself to the black dragon? Compared with an old tree, it may still be ok. Anyway, I still want more rain and flowers.