October 2003
Postscript
This year is my mother’s eightieth birthday. Eighty years in this world are fleeting and fleeting, but my mother's eighty years have gone through hardships and twists and turns. Although my mother came from a scholarly family, due to the current situation, she had a troubled youth, studied hard in her youth, was determined in her middle age, and suffered injustice in her prime. Life has given her too many hardships. After walking through this long tunnel of time, her mother was almost in her twilight years when she was able to put things right.
I don’t know if I have any regrets, but my mother never complained. After going through hardships and returning from the Flame Mountain, although my body is frail, my state of mind is extraordinary and peaceful, my ambition is firm and lofty, my heart is magnanimous and open, and my feeling of forgetting both things and myself is as calm as ever. In our experience, we haven't seen it often. My parents supported each other and worked hard to raise us three siblings. There are no words to describe how grateful I am.
In our hearts, parents are like a pair of bamboos in the wind. Although they are not very tall, they are tough and refined. It cannot be bent by the wind or broken by the pressure of snow. Thanks to the words and deeds of our parents, adversity tempers our minds. Always be grateful, never destroy your ambition, never be arrogant when you are proud, never feel depressed when you are frustrated, and suffering becomes our wealth.
Thanks to God for the reduction, my parents finally found peace in their later years. Although they are in their twilight years, their ambitions remain undiminished. After retiring, my mother focused on calligraphy and painting, thirsty for knowledge and unswervingly determined. Over the past twenty years, she has been tirelessly exploring and her life has been extremely fulfilling. Mother is like a mirror, watching her move forward, making progress every day, and we dare not slack off at all.
Mother’s paintings are famous for plum blossoms, orchids, bamboos and chrysanthemums. The depth and lightness of the pen and ink are reflected, the charm is elegant, and the expression is very wonderful. Paintings of plums are mostly clear and cool, elegant, free and easy, with long lasting charm; paintings of orchids are beautiful and delicate, with both work and writing, and meaningful meaning; paintings of bamboos are more peaceful, leisurely and elegant, vertical and horizontal, and vigorous; painting of chrysanthemums is simple and vigorous. , as if it can inadvertently refine Ju's spiritual temperament. If plums, orchids, bamboos and chrysanthemums are related to each other on a piece of paper, they will intersect with each other without being confused. The complex will be simple, simple but not sparse. The sparse and elegant style will make people think deeply and make people feel happy.
In our eyes, our mother's paintings are becoming more and more perfect, but in her own heart, they are still childish. Over the years, my mother has worked diligently and carefully, and her works have accumulated to a full size. Whenever we proposed to collect and publish the book, my mother always showed childlike hesitation. My mother refuses to accept old age and is never satisfied. She still has at least a ten-year plan in her heart. We are convinced that she will create more beautiful paintings, and we are convinced that she will tirelessly indulge in depicting the beauty and beauty of the world. We also firmly believe that her spirit of self-improvement and never being complacent will inspire everyone.
What is shown here are only some of her Chinese painting works. In fact, her watercolors and oil paintings are also very charming. Her prose sketches are even more gentle and touching. But my mother wouldn’t show it to anyone, so we could only admire her and respect her. This thin collection can only record a profile of my mother's paintings. Although it is not comprehensive, her love for life and respect for life have become a wealth that enlightens our lives. Her love for life, her understanding of life, and her love for relatives and friends. It gave us a very good reference and instruction, which we will never forget and miss deeply.
