Chapter 42: The Meaning of Life
...... How many times have you been glorified and yet humiliated,
How many times I have been in ecstasy, but I have been in pain.
How many times have I been happy but my heart is like a knife,
How many times have you been brilliant but lost your soul.
Who knows where we should dream,
Who understands what dignity has fallen.
Whether to find a reason to go with the flow,
Or bravely go forward and break free from the cage,
How do I exist......
Listening to this song, the corners of Guan Ning's eyes gradually moistened a little, he himself is engaged in rock and roll, so he can feel the meaning of this song even more.
High-pitched, affectionate, low-pitched, tactful, heart-rending helplessness and unyielding, lingering in the melody of this song, the pleasure is completed in one go.
The alternation of the desolate voice and the majestic roar also makes the whole song seem layered, so that the singing itself, rather than the arrangement, can control the magnificent musical atmosphere of the whole song.
Moreover, unlike the anger and criticism of rock music in people's impressions, this song resembles the temperament of a classical Chinese poet like Qu Yuan's "Tianwen", and also gives the whole work a sense of oriental vastness and vicissitudes, and therefore has an epic musical temperament.
And the musical openness effect also gives "Existence" the sense of uplift and power like American road music, which makes people question but not lose their way.
The musical temperament rather than the inspirational tone in the lyrics gives the work "Existence" a positive rather than negative or even decadent meaning.
It may not be able to sing and dance like fashionable electronic dance music, but it has a kind of spirited and cathartic release like dancing in the wind.
However, for Guan Ning, the biggest shock of this song is that it allows him to reposition himself and the meaning of life.
Many people listen to music just to pass the time, but most people don't understand the meaning of music.
But on the contrary, music is not just a song, behind the birth of each music has its own joys and sorrows, only from the heart with the soul to listen, in order to understand the author's message and emotions.
And this Li Jie song made Guan Ning find his resonance from the music, and immediately burst into tears.
...... Who knows where we're going,
Who understands what life has changed.
Do you find an excuse to continue living,
Or spread your wings and keep your anger going......
It's like experiencing a baptism of the soul, and I can't help but feel a lot.
Between ideals and reality, in the face of the pressure of life and the dignity of life, in the current materialistic situation, how should I exist?
After living in a city surrounded by steel and concrete for a long time, I can't avoid all kinds of anxiety in my heart, feeling the pressure coming, I seem to be a fish, about to suffocate in the drying up saline-alkali land, and there is nothing to hide.
At one time, he was still an ignorant child holding the corner of his parents' clothes and hesitating on the bluestone road in his hometown, a young boy who relied on the love of his teacher and a whimsical young man, and a vigorous young man who had nothing but had infinite desire for the world.
At that time, the world was far away from him, his dreams were close to him, and in the world of dreams, he was flying freely, feeling that he could do anything, and his thoughts were everywhere.
However, the blow of reality is so cruel and ruthless, and now he is close to being in debt, and even his former ideals have suffered repeated blows.
He thought that the whole world had abandoned him, and even he himself had thoughts of suicide.
But it was precisely this song by Li Jie that made him wake up in an instant and understand that no matter how unsatisfactory life is, everything will become a thing of the past.
At that moment, Guan Ning's psychology experienced horror, fear, sadness and calmness, and in the process, countless pictures flashed in his mind, love parting, resentment for a long time, can't ask for it, can't let go.
Favorite parents, siblings, try to cherish it, and don't regret it......
"Sit down and have a cup of tea. Looking at the young man who was already in tears, Li Jie poured a cup of Pu'er and put it on the table.
When he saw Guan Ning for the first time, he knew that this was a person with a story.
The slightly vicissitudes of life face and the expression of sorrow more than death clearly showed that the blow he had experienced was not small.
However, everyone has their own dissatisfaction, and Li Jie is not a talkative person, for strangers, he can give him a little help at the right time, that's all.
"Oh...... Thank you. Guan Ning reacted at this time.
He sat down slightly, picked up the cup of hot tea, and suddenly remembered something: "Excuse me, what's the name of this song?"
"Exists. ”
"Existence?" Guan Ning was stunned, and then understood that only this name could be worthy of this song.
Just like the meaning of the lyrics, many people and things in this world are contradictions, and it depends on which side you take more seriously, where your thinking tends to, and what choices and decisions you make in the end.
No matter what it is, the other side will bring an impact to yourself, at this time, you either bow your head and live, or live with your head held high, or give in and compromise, or move hard.
As long as we can face it with strength until we see the dawn of dawn, then life and dignity will inevitably have two opposing destinations because of two opposing attitudes.....
"Thank you...."Guan Ning stood up and bowed deeply to Li Jie.
Without this song, he would now be either the walking dead or quietly leaving this world..... It was the song that gave him the meaning of rebirth.
"You don't have to thank me, in fact, only by experiencing birth, old age, sickness and death, experiencing hesitation and confusion, betrayal, compromise, helplessness, and poverty, can you understand how abundant life is. "At this moment, Li Jie is like an elder.
Although he didn't know what happened to Guan Ning, as a person who had been a "man in two lives", he felt a lot.
In the next few hours, the two hit it off at first sight, and they felt like they were late at each other.
Listening to Guan Ning's experience, Li Jie admired this young man more and more, in his twenties, but he experienced so many setbacks and blows.
Especially the "Crazy Director", which is like a remake of director Ning Hao and actor Huang Bo from another world.
This young man is really very talented, and what he lacks now is an opportunity.
And Guan Ning admires Li Jie even more, this strange "uncle" simply knows everything and knows everything.
From rock to film, from novels to art...... His insights are always so original and sharp.
Guan Ning basically rarely admires people, but Li Jie really made him kneel.
This person is like a beacon on his life path, if he can get his guidance in the future, then his achievements in the future are absolutely unimaginable......
Thinking of this, Guan Ning's eyes immediately lit up, took Li Jie's hand, and said reverently: "Sir, you can take me as an apprentice!"
At that moment, Li Jie had a bad feeling.