Chapter 36: The Boy's Demons
The morning sun slowly shone on the calm surface of the lake, which was as calm as a mirror without wind, and this original calm was instantly shattered after the man on the shore threw a pebble.
"The surface of the water was originally calm, but under artificial pressure it stirred up a circle of ripples." Zhang Yi said with a smile.
"What does that mean?" The boy tilted his head slightly, a look of disdain and confusion in his eyes.
It shows that each of us is like this water, we all hope that our lives are as calm as water, and our lives are smooth sailing, without ups and downs. But life is like a stone in my hand, it seems so restless, so mischievous, always desperate to break the peace in our life and put us in the storm. ”
The boy picked up a stone from the ground and threw it towards the lake in the morning sun, and the morning sun reflected in the lake instantly shook violently, instantly turning into countless spots of light.
"What does what you said have to do with my question, it's completely irrelevant" The boy was obviously dissatisfied with Zhang Yi's answer, and even became angry.
Zhang Yi sighed deeply, and then tried to pat the boy on the shoulder with his hand, but the boy quickly dodged as if he hated him, and left him with a roll of the eye.
"Little classmate, what I mean is very clear, none of us are geniuses, and not everyone is talented in learning, but each of our parents expects their children to be successful, and now this society is a good ladder for learning as a working-class child."
"So?"
"So parents think that as long as you work hard, you will definitely get results, because on the contrary, if you don't work hard, there will be absolutely no results, and you will definitely not believe that a person lying in bed can travel thousands of miles. But for you, it is like breaking your calm lake and putting pressure on you, that is, the bumps in your life, and this pressure can only be passively accepted at present, whether it is good or bad, because every parent will not think that their child is an idiot, and every parent will not think that their child is a failure. ”
The boy's face looked hideous when he heard these words, and he clenched his fist and took a step closer to Zhang Yi.
"So just because of their self-righteousness, just because they want to show face in front of relatives and friends, they can treat me like an object, keep forcing me to study, keep compressing all my entertainment time, and keep comparing me with other children like a bet. Do you know what my happiest time from elementary school to high school was? ”
Zhang Yi didn't answer, he just glanced at the boy and sat on the rock next to him, he crossed his fingers on his legs, looking into the distance thoughtfully.
The boy looked up at the high-rise buildings on the other side of the lake, at the expressionless pedestrians hurrying to work, and the corners of his eyes suddenly glowed in the sunlight.
"My happiest time was the summer camp in sixth grade, and those 10 days were the happiest days of my life that I will never forget."
The boy's voice was a little small, a little faintly shaking
"I stayed away from them for five days, I didn't have to finish my school homework and continue to do all kinds of auxiliary textbooks they bought, I didn't have to take all kinds of tutoring classes that I was disgusting when I read them, English, and even guitar, and I didn't have to listen to them nag about how you did in the exam today, why did you do worse than so-and-so in the exam, why everyone is human, but you can't do the first place."
"You know what? I felt like I was going crazy, especially when I entered high school, I was like a prison and I was locked up in school and home for three years, and I didn't even know when a shopping mall was built across the street, when the old neighborhood next door was demolished, and when the neighbors' little brothers were in junior high school. ”
The more the boy spoke, the more agitated he became, and finally he couldn't help but hold his head and crouch down, and the cry came like a flood.
Maybe this cry of thunderous anger is a good vent!
Zhang Yi didn't bother him, he listened carefully to the boy's confession, although it couldn't help much, but sometimes as a listener can bring a lot of comfort to the confidant.
The wind blew across the lake, and the originally calm surface of the lake stirred up a layer of small undulations, slowly surging to the shore, gently lapping against the reef.
The boy cried for a while and then stood up again, he shook Zhang Yi vigorously like a wooden stake and said: "Uncle, not every child has a talent for learning, right, I really worked hard, I am not a bad boy, I listen carefully in class, I actively complete my homework, I spend more effort than those so-called excellent students." ”
The boy paused, as if waiting for Zhang Yi's return. But Zhang Yi was ready to open his mouth, and he continued to say sadly: "But, but no matter how hard I try, I can't catch up with those who are excellent in learning, but I am not a stupid person in their mouths, for example, I love handicrafts, I have won the teacher's praise every time I do handicraft in my art class, and I have won the first prize of municipal handicrafts."
"Oh? Then you're not bad, you have a skill. Zhang Yi said with an encouraging tone, as if he felt that he had finally found a breakthrough in this topic.
"But what's the use of those, they will only say that I don't take my studies to heart, and I only know useless things all day long, just like this college entrance examination, I only took one or three books, and they scolded me for being lazy and not working hard, saying that I was not as good as the key points of the neighbor's exam, and embarrassed them, saying that I was just a rice worm."
"Actually, it's not just you, almost every child has experienced the pain of learning, and I admit that not every child is stupid and will win if they fly first, because as you said, learning actually needs talent."
The boy was very excited when he heard this, and he seemed to have found a bosom friend, "You finally understand me, yes, I am the one who has no talent for learning, and I am the poor rice worm who forced Liangshan"
"No, you don't feel sorry, now it should be your parents who are pitiful, they are two grassroots workers, their education is not high, they get up early and go to work late for your study, they give everything for your study. But because they don't know how to communicate because they are not highly educated, there is a gap between you, in fact, all they hope is that you don't repeat their poor and hard life, so that you can live a good life in the future. ”
The boy shuddered suddenly, and he looked at Zhang Yi with a scrutinizing and wary gaze, "Who are you and why do you know this." ”
Zhang Yi ignored him and continued: "Five years ago, you said that you envied your classmates for having a guitar, and they didn't hesitate to save the living expenses of the factory and buy you a guitar without meals, but you won't, they used their off-duty time to pick up scraps and make up enough money for you to learn guitar, but you didn't want to learn it after a few days." ”
Hearing this, the boy's body trembled, and he involuntarily took a few steps back, as if he was afraid that Zhang Yi would turn into a fierce beast and pounce on him next.
"Three years ago, you didn't get into high school, and your parents put together the best private high school for your future, but you didn't cherish the hard-won learning opportunities, you didn't actually work hard, and you spent most of your time just messing around with your classmates.
Therefore, I am sure that some people are not talented in learning, and it is true that they will not improve a lot through hard work, but if they do not work hard and do not study, they will definitely stop if they think that they are not talented. ”
The boy's face changed abruptly, and he suddenly rushed forward angrily and grabbed Zhang Yi's collar, "Say, who are you?" Why do you know this? ”
At this time, the boy's face completely lost the innocence of his previous students, his face was pale, and his eyes were red and bloodshot with a pair of eyes that were about to bulge, and he looked like a beast that was about to get out of control.
Zhang Yi gently pushed away the boy's hand, the corners of his mouth rose, revealing a faintly invisible cold smile, "So just because of your wishful thinking, you decided to give them the biggest punishment, this punishment is enough to make them live in pain for the rest of their lives, and they will regret it forever and forever!" ”
"What do you mean?"
"Hmph, what do you mean, you know this better, I don't want to waste time with a dead man."