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Always have a pure heart

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Always have a pure heart Aunt Qijun is a literary senior who cares for the younger generation and supports the underachievers. When she was in her eighties, she was still hearing and fair, and her voice was like an eighteen-year-old sister...

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Always have a pure heart Aunt Qijun is a literary senior who loves and supports the younger generation. A senior figure in the literary world who supports and supports the underachievers. When she was in her eighties, she was still as bright and fair as an eighteen-year-old girl. Her voice was as clear and sweet as that of an eighteen-year-old girl. What I like most is listening to her talk. Not only is it an auditory enjoyment, but I also feel that one conversation with you is worth ten years of reading. Although we live on both sides of the United States, we often talk on the phone with her, and we always have endless things to talk about. She likes to tell me jokes on the phone, and each of her jokes is backed by poetry, which is very good.  "Chinese characters are really wonderful. Let me give you an example of a joke." She told the story of "The drunkard's intention is not to drink" and the legend of "Drawing a Circle". "Write it quickly and share it with more people." I told her this feeling. She usually encourages us to write more so that we can "see you in the newspaper." But since she suffered from knee pain, she has written less. But every time we call her, we frequently ask her to write it down. We have all grown up reading her articles.  Every time she publishes a new book, she will send a special copy to me. It is as full of love as her previous prose, and she will always cherish the innocence. He has a good foundation in old literature, and he can recite a poem or a good article casually, which makes people feel how tender the world is. The articles she writes with true feelings are particularly touching. She looks at everything with a kind and honest heart, and her life is extremely happy. And I like the open-mindedness and humor in her articles even more. In the article "It's OK to Forget", "You must practice forgetting instead of remembering to maintain a clear mind." Because her husband is obsessed with computers, her perception of computers is: "Computer, computer, why bother yourself." When talking about the authenticity of teeth, she often laughed and said, "The old lady yawned, and her teeth were endless." She also used four interesting jingles to keep her in a good mood: "Don't be angry, don't be angry, there is no one to take care of you. If you are angry, I won't be angry. If I am angry, I will fall into your trap."  Aunt Qijun once told me that the reason why she has a loving heart is that she was most inspired by her eldest mother, and that is why she is full of hope for humanity. "Love people, don't hate them, and you will be happy." This is what she often says. Her bodhisattva heart is praised by everyone. I remember once sitting with a literary friend in the living room of her home in New Jersey. She was busy greeting us and went to the kitchen to pour drinks but didn't come out for a long time. It turned out that there were some ants on the sink. I saw her patiently guiding them out with a piece of paper, not wanting to hurt a little life. "Come on, let's go from here." Those ants really walked away obediently. She said afterwards: "Ants are innocent, and they work conscientiously. They don't know that they are harming us humans. We don't necessarily have to kill them immediately." Her love for benefiting small lives is touching.  Aunt Qijun’s memory is particularly good. When her father was gathering with his friends, she actually remembered the sentences they recited poems. She also remembered that seventy years ago, her father recited: [The plum blossoms in the snow are already very spring, but the poem about the smiling morning old man has not yet been completed]. At a young age, she was able to say: "It is difficult to write ink with high style and solitary beauty. It is better to forget love with poetry and wine." It also includes the poems of the predecessors: "With plums, there is no snow, but there is no spirit, and there is snow without poetry, which is vulgar." The poems at dusk are snowy all day long, and the poems written with plum blossoms are very spring." She can change the poems written by adults. When others call her a talented woman, she humorously calls her the "firewood girl" who helps her mother cook in the kitchen. Always maintain a happy mood and become lifelong friends with many young friends. I think this is Aunt Qijun’s way of maintaining good health. In one of her articles, she said that with old friends, "every time we meet, we grow old again." I actually feel that when I talk to her on the phone, she says, "every time we talk, we grow old again." It's so innocent. She always takes me back to her childhood in the countryside. Her interest in loving small animals and gadgets has not changed, and her happy mood at all times is that she is enjoying a second childhood. Now that she is gone, she misses it very much.

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