\”Wuwen Xidong\”: These educational details of Tsinghua University are touching

Four generations of Tsinghua people performed a sentimental \”Wonderful West and East\”. As a gift film for Tsinghua University’s centenary anniversary, what concerned me the most was education. There are many educational details in the film that are touching. Without reality, your youth will only last for these days. 1923, Beijing. Wu Linglan\’s physics score test result was \”failed\”, which should be what is now called \”failed\”. Wu Linglan was asked to transfer to liberal arts, so he had a conversation with principal Mei Yiqi. Mei Yiqi: \”Your physics is not listed, but your English literature and Chinese literature are full marks. With such a talent, why didn\’t you study liberal arts? Why did you choose to study practical subjects (science and engineering) instead?\” Wu Linglan: \”Because the most important thing is Good students all study practical subjects.\” Mei Yiqi: \”What is your purpose of studying?\” Wu Linglan: \”I only know that no matter what I do in the future, at my age, reading and studying are all right. How can I No matter what I study, if I give myself to books every day, I will feel at ease.\” Mei Yiqi: \”But, you have also ignored one thing, reality. When people put themselves in the midst of busyness, they will feel at ease. . But without reality, your youth will only last for these days.\” Wu Linglan: \”What is reality?\” Mei Yiqi: \”What you see, what you hear, what you do, and who you are with, there is a kind of freedom from The peace and joy that overflows from the depths of the soul without regret or shame. If you think about it slowly, it is a trivial matter whether you change your major or not…\” This dialogue between teachers and students reveals the main purpose of the film and the main purpose of education. It also reveals the purpose of life: truth. Don\’t forget your sincerity and authenticity… It was Tagore who really changed Wu Linglan completely. In 1924, Tagore visited Tsinghua University. Wu Linglan heard Tagore\’s speech in the crowd: \”I ask you, and I also ask myself, what is the most precious possession of our nations? What can you take out from your own nation? The gift given to this century is that you know your own heart, you know your own culture, and what is the most perfect and permanent thing in your history. Therefore, I sincerely implore you not to go wrong, not to be confused, and not to forget you. The sincerity and authenticity…\” Many years later, Wu Linglan, who has become a professor at Tsinghua University, recalled the impact Tagore\’s speech had on him that day. He said to the students: When I was your age, for a period of time, I stayed away from the crowd and thought alone. , how should I spend my life? One day, I accidentally went to the library and heard Tagore\’s speech. The people who accompanied Tagore were the most outstanding people at that time (Liang Sicheng, Lin Huiyin, Liang Qichao, Mei Yiqi, Wang Guowei, Xu Zhimo). These people Standing there, confident and determined, that kind of calmness makes me very envious. Tagore was talking about how important it is to be \”truthful to oneself\”. At that moment, I was released from the shame of thinking about the meaning of life. It turns out that these outstanding people also thought it was important to spend time thinking about and talking about these things. Today, I introduce Tagore\’s poems to you. I hope that in the years to come, you will not give up thinking about life and being true to yourself. As a teacher, Wu Linglan puts the word truth intoPassed on to his students. Sitting quietly and listening to the rain, 1938, Kunming. It was raining heavily outside the classroom, the roof was leaking everywhere, and the teacher\’s voice was muffled by the sound of wind and rain. After several efforts, the old professor wrote four big words on the blackboard filled with various symbols and formulas: Sit quietly and listen to the rain. The old professor put down his pointer and sat down at the table! Outside the window, students from another class were shouting slogans and running in the rain! The teacher also ran in the rain and shouted: \”Stand up your chest and raise your head!\” A real historical background is that when Liang Sicheng and Lin Huiyin came to Southwest Associated University, the principal Mei Yiqi invited them to design a school building for the school, but the plan was repeatedly rejected. turn down. Because, there is no money. Of all the buildings in the school, only the roof of the library can be made of blue tiles, the classrooms and laboratories can be made of iron sheets, and other building materials can only be thatched. It’s hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. No matter how great a master builder you are, you can’t build a house with thatch that can protect against heavy rain! In this regard, it is also explained in the movie that even if the school does not have a tin roof and all thatched roofs are built, the funds will not be enough. But it was this school that brought together the top masters in various fields in the country at that time, and trained countless masters for our country! nonsense! There is no reason why students should not leave and teachers should leave! Air raid sirens sounded in the sky. Student Shen Guangyao said to Wu Linglan: \”Professor, please leave first!\” \”Nonsense, there is no reason why the student will not leave but the teacher will leave!\” Wu Linglan replied calmly and firmly. Neither the teacher nor the student insisted. They picked up the pigeon cage together and left together calmly and calmly. \”Save as many as you can!\” Wu Linglan was talking about pigeons, but Wu Linglan was talking about more than just pigeons! Reminds me of \”Fan Paopao\” during the Wenchuan earthquake. When the earthquake hit, he rushed out of the classroom before the students. Perhaps we can understand this, because survival is human instinct. At that moment, we might have reacted the same way. But we can\’t tolerate it. He does this and thinks it\’s just and natural, and even preaches that even mothers won\’t care about anything except their own daughters. Teachers should be the backbone of students at all times, the spiritual responsibility of students, and the role models for students. We are all adults. When planes come to bomb, the teacher who runs to the air-raid shelter as soon as possible may not be despicable, but the teacher who can say \”There is no student who does not follow the teacher\’s lead\” must be great. Lufenglong lived in the late Triassic… This sentence is not new even in middle school classrooms. But when Professor Yang Zhongjian calmly said, \”Lufenglong lived in the late Triassic period, Lufenglong was five meters long. When it stood up, it was more than two meters, not much bigger than today\’s horses…\”, the sky was filled with laughter. The Japanese planes were roaring and dropping bombs everywhere. The planes in the sky are bombing, but the teachers below are still giving lectures. The students are sitting in small air-raid shelters, and the teachers are talking about Hegel, Lufenglong, literature, and Tagore as usual… There are teachers like this , with students like this, our nation will always have hope. Although several bombs fell, teachers and students fell down one after another, all with disgrace, and a corner of the blackboard for lectures was lifted, but more things than the content on the blackboard have been lost forever.In the hearts of international students. The stories in \”Wuwen Xidong\” are all about life choices. And how can we choose life correctly? The best way is education. We always ask what is a university and what makes a good university. Perhaps, \”Wuwen Xidong\” gives us the answer: a university that allows you to meet the right people and teaches you how to choose the right path is a good university. The century-old Tsinghua University is undoubtedly such a good university. Of course, not everyone can go to Tsinghua University, but we can learn the spirit and essence of Tsinghua University education, which is sincerity. In a sense, life is a university and we are always learning. Even if we don’t have Mei Yiqi’s teachings, even if we can’t hear Rabindranath Tagore’s speeches, as long as we follow the true nature of our hearts, hold on to the goodness deep in our souls amidst the turbulent changes in world affairs, and never give up our principles and bottom lines, we will always be Be able to move forward courageously, without asking anything about the west or the east!