Yan Lianghuitian's Himalayan storytelling program reminded me of "War and Peace" again, and I wanted to dig out the original book again, only to remember that I lost it when I moved. "Even if I keep this book, I won't have the courage to read it again." It seems that I underestimated myself, or I finally began to understand the charm of this book.
This time, the afterthought is because after listening to the storytelling, I watched this series of British films closely.
I still remember the first time I read "War and Peace" more than 20 years ago, I burst into tears when I saw the death of Prince Andrew, so I put the book down for a week before I regained some courage to continue reading.
I love Andre, and I think everyone loves Andre. Pierre is cowardly, Nicholas is frivolous, Boris is flamboyant, Anatoly is scheming, Tolokhov is savage, they are all more like you and me in real life, and only Andre seems to be alive. the person we really want to be. Andre is sincere, courageous, self-disciplined, kind, honest, compassionate, full of pursuit and action in life, disdain for empty social but cherish the few true friendships. He didn't want to grow up under the shadow of his father, but took the initiative to make contributions. In Pierre's words, Prince Andrew is a model of all virtues, because in her the most perfect combination is what Pierre lacks. , those qualities can be summed up in the most apt concept of "perseverance". Pierre has always admired Andre's unhurried attitude in dealing with all kinds of people, his extraordinary memory, erudite thinking, and especially his ability to work and study. Pierre was often surprised by Prince Andre's lack of philosophical fantasies, and he considered this not even a weakness but a strength.
However, it was such a person that Tolstoy arranged for him to die. I can't help but be jealous of Pierre. But isn't Andre's death the best way to appreciate the impermanence of life, the meaninglessness of war, and the insignificance of the so-called "great man"?
I believe that Toon was also reluctant to part with Andrea, which made him fall down again and again and stand up again and again. The last time, when he was dying, he reunited with Natasha in a mysterious way, and finally had the opportunity to let go of all his regrets. He was unwilling and left peacefully.
Returning from the battlefield but losing his beloved wife, Andrei, who was ashes as he was, met Natasha, a sixteen-year-old. A beautiful song under the stars on a summer night rekindled the flame of love. This is the best time of Andrei. Even he couldn't believe whether the love was real, and kept asking Pierre to confirm it. He thought that he was too old and humbled into the dust, so he didn't want to use the marriage contract to restrain Natasha, but this one-year contract dragged down this most beautiful love.
When I read it for the first time, I hated Natasha for her change of heart and thought how could she hurt a heart like Andre so much. But this time, Xia said that if Andre loves only the purity, the purity will eventually fade away with time, how can his love continue? There is indeed such a big difference in what people see as they grow up. And what I want to say is, that purity does not refer to chastity or innocence, but the heart of a child. The heart of a child is not only in the singing of the summer night, in the hands of the little girl who fled in the orchard, but also in Natasha's sympathy for inviting the wounded to get into the car, and even in the hearts of men like Pierre and Nicolas. On the body, with this innocent heart, they become them, and without the whole person, they collapse. Natasha is going to run away with Anatoly. In his opinion, this is not her momentary mistake, but the fragility and vulnerability of human nature itself. A proud soul like Andre won't hurt Natasha, or even show anger, but his heart is in ruins. With complete despair for life, Andre once again took to the battlefield. Looking at the smoking shells, he froze, and he suddenly thought that it would be good to die.
Natasha's innocent heart finally brought him and her an unexpected reunion, and this was Andre's final destination. Andre and Natasha forgive each other, hand in hand to rekindle the fire of love. Maria and little Nicholas can finally see each other one last time. Everything was so perfect it was almost unreal. "The love of man may be transformed into hate, but the love of God never changes." This "love as the soul's essence without objects" finally broke through and filled his entire world. And just like that, he died.
I know Andrei's death is the best outcome, otherwise you can imagine how he would have dealt with all the compromises and deals of the Vienna Conference to carve up European interests? Let him be a victim of this war with some of Russia's finest qualities, that is the truth of war and history. Seeing this, I seem to be on the contrary. There is something that is very strong when I am young, but slowly disappears as I grow up. As Natasha's memories are awakening, what is that?
Is it my own innocence?
I like Pierre, but I love Andre even more -- for his depth, for her nobility, for his loneliness, for his strength, for his hard thinking, for his moths to the flames. It was still an image that I would never be able to reach, but that always drew me closer. More than 20 years later, I am ashamed that I did not get close to that image, but inadvertently got farther and farther and almost disappeared, which further proved his preciousness. I am very happy to have regained the sincerity of my youth, even if it is just a phantom, I want to seize it again and never let it go.
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