PerceptiontoClassicsSincewewenttocollege,mostofushavelittleaccesstotheChinesetraditionalclassics.ItseemsthattheclassicalChineseisalwaysstodgyforustomakeoutit,especiallytheearliestlanguage.So,afterquitealongtimeofdisconnection,itbecomeshardformetounderstandthoroughlythewhole.SincetoreadanybookoftheFourBooksonehundredisourassignment,amoreeasywaytopassthefinalexam,Ihavebeenreadingitaloudduringamonth.Weprobablyhavebecomelazierafterbeingenrolledintouniversity;atleast,thisisthecasehappentome.IwouldconstantlyrecallthedayswhenwearestilllearningChinese,thedayswhenweareallrestlesstoendthehardtimeoftenselyrevisingthesubjectsforthecollegeentranceexamination.Itseemsthatallwehavelearntistopassthefatefulexamination,fortheteachersarealwaysteachingushowtosolvethepotentialquestionsitmayshowonthetestpaper.ItusedtobeanenjoyableexperienceformetoexposetothebeautifulChineselanguage,toreadthelyricsandtoappreciatetheemotiondisplayedinthem.Iusedtodowellatcomposition,whichoftenbecamethemodelessaytobereadatfrontoftheclass.However,ithasbecomemoreandmoredifficultformetoraiseapen,toputdownwhatIthinkandwhatIwanttoexpress.Ithinkthereasonmaybeinpartbecauseofthemechanicalmethodsrequiredtoperfectawritingtest,butitmaybemoreduetomylittlecontactwiththesandtheclassics.Wearestilltooyoungtopossessanabundantlifeexperience,whichisdefinitethesourcesofan.Whatwefeelnowismoreofayouthfulconfusionratherthanasanecognition,areasonableandclearperceptionoftheworld,thesociety,aboveall,yourself.Youwritedownwhatyouthink,andwhatyouthinkreflectswhatapersonyouare.IhavefeltclumsyastohowtowritedownwhatIthink.AsIhavementioned,maybewhatIhavethoughtofislargelyakindofconfusion,notworthwhiletobesetdown;andalsobecauseIhavedeclinedintheabilitytoorganizelanguage.IwanttothankMrs.Li,whoteachesourChineseculturecourse,forgivingusanexternalimpetustoapproachtheclassicsagain.Ichoosethebook《大学》whichhastheshortestlengthtoreadonehundred.IndeedwhatalazypersonIhavebecome!Duringthatmonth,theclassicalwordskeptlingeringinmymind.Itiseasytoplumpoutthefollowingsentenceswithoutreferringtothebook,afterdozensofofreading.ThesamedelightfulfeelingisthatIcansomewhatunderstandtheelusivewordsofsaintsaftermanyofreading.ButitisstillapitythatIhaveknownsolittleaboutourclassics.Withalonghistoryofournation,emergingnumerousliteralworks,whichrepresentthewisdomofourancestors.Confucianismformedtwothousandyearsago,haddominatedthewholefeudalculture,andstillwillplayanimportantpartintoday’sChina.ApartfromConfucianism,theSpringandAutumnandWarringStatesperiodshadwitnessedtheboomingofChineseancientphilosophicthinking,theTaoism,theLegalism,andtheMohism,etc.SomeofwhichstillgreatlyinfluencedthewayChinesedothingsnowadays,suchasTaoism.ItwasaremarkabletimefortheChinesephilosophy.Thewisdomsofanation,eithertheorientalorthatofthewesterners,allappearedatearlyhistoryofthenation.Thatiswhatamazesmemost,thewisdomsofancientsaints,thenthewisdomofthewholenationfromthenon.Weallhaveacquaintedwithourancientwisdomsmoreorlesssincewehavebeeneducatedforthefirsttime,whenwefirstreadtheclassics.Thosewordsofancientsaints,have---本文来源于网络，仅供参考，勿照抄，如有侵权请联系删除---guidedandenlightenedourpeopleforgenerations.Theclassics,embodiesthespiritsofournation,hasunitedandintegratedusasChineseEthnicPeoplesfortwothousandyears.Thewisdomsofourancientsaints,seemsunsurpassedbythe...