Every day to this day, a painting always appears in front of my eyes:
A sun, the bright red and huge sun squirts out. Facing the sun, thousands of hands were lifted up high and waving.
That hand reminds you of the forest. Countless trees are bathed in the sunshine and sway gently in the morning breeze. Expectation, cheers and support are all over the arms. This picture makes people feel power and firmness! A kind of loyalty that lasts forever turns into a heart-warming melody.
That hand also reminds you of the waves. Countless surges rolled towards the rising sun. Under the sunlight, the surge is like a bright red ribbon and the blazing iron, which also makes people feel powerful, but it is moving forward and dynamic, showing an unstoppable trend.
What an exciting and exciting picture!
Naturally, this is a picture full of symbolic meaning. You can imagine the sun as a glorious party, a great leader, a noble cause, or even a correct and wise decision. In short, it can represent light, confidence, hope and the future.
Perhaps, because of this, many years ago, someone named this painting "Supports the Sun of the Future". Let thousands of hands reach to the same sun in the same posture. The sun is called "child", and of course it is a symbol of the future. That hand is calling for support and support from the whole society. Yes, we also stretch our hands out because we reach out to hope. Hope is our future, and our ideals embody all our passion and beliefs.
I have to go back to the beginning of the article, and talk about the sunshine and hands. Those hands rolling like waves and those hands swaying like woods are actually not all symbols. That hand is a kind of representative! It represents: the hands of thousands of pairs of soldiers holding guns, thousands of pairs of intellectuals holding pens, thousands of pairs of hands of workers and peasants holding hammers or hoes; it even represents the hands of some weak people who have not been involved in the revolution, but who sincerely support the new system and new cause.
I think of my father, a farmer who has suffered and been poor, an illiterate person who has witnessed the changes in old and new life. In addition to labor, his hands are always a "raised hand to support" attitude towards politics. He has never doubted, boycotted or dissatisfied with any policy or decree. Some policies have proved to have hurt him, but he has not changed his attitude of raising his hand to support him. He stubbornly believed that hope was ahead and light was ahead and the sun would burst out. This is a belief and a comfort. His hands are rough, but bright and clean; they are simple, but always trustworthy hands. He dares to hold his hands in the sun!
We may have some new thoughts when rereading this painting of the sun and hands: it is still the sun, a bright red sun; it is still the hands that are surging like waves or swaying like forests.
If, then the sun symbolizes the Communists' belief in "serving the people" and is the unchanging purpose of the Communists; those thousands of hands are you, me and he is the representative of tens of millions of Communists. Let us raise our hands sincerely and question our souls. Will we be ashamed in this bright sunshine? We once raised our hands, and when we joined Communist Party , under the bright party flag, we felt glory and pride at that time! But will our awareness of responsibility and mission be as firm as a forest? Will we be as powerful as the waves for moving forward and striving?
Also, if the sun is the people, people who live blindly, including my father, how should you raise your hand, Communists! In fact, their burning eyes are like the sun, shining on us at all times, warming us, inspiring us, and supervising us.Facing this sunny look, the Communist Party member who is already a great man said: I am the son of the Chinese people. He demonstrated the nobleness and purity of his character with a kind of respect and humility.
Facing the eyes of the people, this hot sun, the Communists stretch out their hands! Let the people test: this is a pair of clean hands, a pair of hands that sincerely contribute to the people. Just like the people honestly stretching out their hands, facing the sun, waving their support and love, and expressing sincerity!
The sun and the hand, a painting, what a vivid and meaningful painting!
(published on July 1, 2004 " People's Daily " Literary and Art Supplement)
Author: Lei Shuyan
Article source:
Article source:
l1 People's Daily Publishing House
"Selected Essays of the People's Daily for 70 years"
Edited by: Liu Yuxuan
Proofreading: Cui Chen
Review: Huo Weimin
Review: Huo Weimin
