What is the source of writing?(

        Perfect individuals, distinguished families, free individuals will not produce great writers. Because in a completely smooth world, in a completely quiet world, people will go mad. Sima Qian, the greatest historian in ancient China, said in his masterpiece Historical Records that "most of the sages are indignant about what they do." Great foreign writers have been occupied by loneliness, contradiction, loneliness and pain all their lives. If you want to write great works, you must learn to be lonely, you must be good at getting along with yourself. One's relationship with oneself is the best form of all forms of relationship and the way to heaven.

What is the source of writing?( Alan May’s oringinal translation works ) What is the source of writing?( Alan May’s oringinal translation works )

        Imperfect life will produce great and perfect works. Cervantes lived a turbulent life, and a large part of his great work Don Quixote is a portrayal of his suffering, loneliness and contradiction. Kafka, the founder of stream of consciousness, wrote great works in contradiction, perplexity and loneliness all his life. His work The Hungry Artist is the portrayal of his life. There are no great novelists and writers in our country, except Lu Xun. Because it is very difficult for Chinese writers to get rid of the magic claws of Confucianism, every Chinese writer is intoxicated and numb by Chinese Confucian culture. People are intoxicated with the prosperity of peace, problems are foreign, Chinese people have always been perfect, no defects. No novelist dares to face his misery, loneliness, misfortune and disaster. No novelist can bravely face up to his misfortune and ignorance, admit and analyze the defects of Chinese character.

What is the source of writing?( Alan May’s oringinal translation works )

        Although there is no Lu Xun in China, has our Chinese human nature evolved perfectly? I don't believe it. There is no Chinese writer who dares to love and hate a lot, because it is not good for his career. Apart from mother's love, father's love, wife's love and country's love, none of our writers has seriously considered the fate of the Chinese people and the sorrow of the nation. Indeed, pessimism is not allowed in peaceful times. Otherwise, he would be an untimely person, and his works would be untimely works. Writers who scold their own writers and those who scold the weaknesses of Chinese human nature have never, ever been. Our writers are all intoxicated in their own kingdom, and they have filled their borders with trees, so that no one else can enter or go out. Our country is great, but the nation is not great. If we want to become a great nation, we must have great writers. But we didn't.

What is the source of writing?( Alan May’s oringinal translation works )

        There is no one who will question the conscience of the Chinese people or their human weaknesses. Because we Chinese always like to be teachers, like to point out other people's mistakes, shortcomings and imperfections. Everyone was born with a compassionate face of Confucius. He warned others by saying something that was just like what he said. If the heart of the Chinese people is in pain or wounded in war, the best way is to divine, seek divination, burn incense and worship Buddha, or watch some soul chicken soup. No one dares to write down such words as "I hate myself, I am a born fool, a genius who thinks he is smart". If you want to write a good work, you must face your sorrow, ignorance and stupidity bravely, and live nobly for the soul of others. After all, the conformity and imitation psychology of Chinese people rank first in the World Psychological Congress all over the world. This is where we are proud! Be proud! We are people who like to live with masks and dance with masks.

What is the source of writing?( Alan May’s oringinal translation works )

        If time goes on, we will regard selfishness as generosity, cowardice as courage and ignorance as erudition. The first part of bravery is to take off the mask of decades, to be a real living person, honestly face their imperfections and humble people. The sophistication and smoothness is the mature label of the Chinese people, but if we tear this label off, we can become a truly personalized nation. It is not a nation that Westerners regard as a nation with a face and a unified personality. Knowing oneself is the first step on the road to writing, and the only step is to take it. Only by abandoning prejudice can the flower of life look like God's blessings and emit the precious fragrance of life that will not fade away for a long time. Don't leave you alone. Otherwise, writing is just a plain and direct record, not a deep reflection on life, a re-organization of life, a re-design of life, and a re-creation of life.

What is the source of writing?( Alan May’s oringinal translation works )

        There are no writers born in the world, only writers who constantly seek the direction of life and think about their own destiny the day after tomorrow, and then sublimate to writers who think about national destiny and even human destiny. The next greatest writer in China and even in the world is you, so the first step is to make yourself lonely, face your inner sorrow and misfortune bravely, and see where hope lies in sorrow and misfortune.

What is the source of writing?( Alan May’s oringinal translation works ) What is the source of writing?( Alan May’s oringinal translation works )