孙悦/中国地质大学（北京）地球物理与信息工程学院
【Abstract】Ourheartsarebigenoughtocarryallthethings.Whenyoustoplovingone,hewillbedyinginyourheart…
【Keywords】ove；gentleness
Doyouhavethisperiodoftime:Wearestillchildren,kindandpure,tryingtocarryallofourlovetotreatpeoplearoundus:parents,friends,eventreesandflowers.Wehavethemostsensitivehearts,justexpectingthemtonoticeus,tosharealittlelovetous.ThebookMySweetOrangeTreedescribesafive-yearoldboylikethis.Thelittleboy,namedZeze,livesinapoorfamily.Heisnaughtyandusuallyplayspracticaljokestoothers,sohisfamilymembersdonotlikehimplaypracticaljokesplaypracticaljokesplaypracticaljokes.Butontheotherhand,heisstillacleverandkindboy.Insteadofcaringaboutwhathereallythinks,theycursehimandevenbeathim.Fortunatelyhefindstwofriendswhocanliveinhisheart:Oneisthesweetorangetree,theotherisamiddleagedmancalledbrotherPu.Hetellsallthethingstothem,anddecidestochangeforthem.Butatlast,thetreeiscutdownandthemandied.Hisdreambreaksup,andfinallyhegrowsup.
ThisbookisakindofautobiographicalstoryofaBrazilwriterJoseMaurodevasKangSaiFallows.Heconceivedthisstoryfor42yearsandjustwroteitin12days.Itspreadtheworldrapidlyandinfluencedpeoplegenerationbygeneration.Hesaid:”WritingisasoftwayIfoundtoshowmylifeexperienceandexpressmyfeelingsespeciallywhatpeopleforgot.Lifeismeaninglesswithoutgentle.”Soaswhathethought,hegaveusanunforgettablestoryaboutgentlenessandlove.
Thefirstimpressionitleavesonmeismoving,andthecharacteristicsofthelittleboytouchmemost.First,heloveshisfamily.OnChristmas,andalsohisbirthday,hecomplainsabouthisfatherthathecannotbringgifttochildren.Itisheardbyhisfather.Hefellsregretanddecidestomakemoneybycleaningshoesforothers.Youcanimaginethatafive-yearoldboygoesouttoearnmoneywhenotherscelebratethefestival.Heshouldhaveeatenbirthdaycakewithhisfamily.Whenhebringsthegifttohisfather,hecries,andIcrytoo.Heistooyoungtoknowhowtobehavehimself.Hedoesnotknowthewordswillhurthisfather.Butwhenheistoldbyhissisters,heregrets.Heusesthesimplestandthepurestwaytoshowhislove.Second,hecaresabouthisteacherandfriends.Everyteacherinhisschoolreceivesflowersfromtheirstudentsexcepthis,sohestealssomeflowersandgivesthemtoher.Wrongasheis,hejustwantstoexpresshislovetoherteacherwhousuallygivesfoodtohimself.Healsotellstheteacherthatsheneedn’thelphimbecausethereisablackgirlpoorerthanhim.Thefoodcanbesavedforher.Hearingthis,theteachercries,andIcrytoo.Itremindsmeofapureworldwhichbelongstochildren.Whenweareyoung,wedowhatwelearn.Weloveallofourfriendswithacleanheartandtreatthemequally,nosenseofhierarchyornoracialdifference.Wedonotcaremuchaboutprofits.Thoughwearepoorandstarving,wecanalsogivehalfoffoodtothem.Thatiswhatouradultslose.
Afterreadingthisbook,whatshouldwelearnfromit?Itistheeducationmode.Atthebeginningofthestory,Zeze’sparentsusetheviolentpunishmenttotreathim.Whenhedoesthewrongthings,theybeathimbutnevertalktohimandneverunderstandhim.Actually,heisakindandsensitiveboy.Hewillfeelhappyifyougivehimalittlesunshine.Hewillrewardyouwithallhishearttoo.HisfriendbrotherPuistheonewhoreallyunderstandshim.HestandsonZeze’spointtohelphim,toguidehim.Andatlast,Zeze’sheartismeltedandheiswillingtochangeforhim.Thatistheeffortofloveandunderstanding.Attheendofthestory,brotherPudiesinacaraccident.Zezeistoosorrowfultoliveanylonger,buthisfamilymemberslovehimtenderlyandcareforhim.So,onceatime,lovehealsthewound.Fromthis,wemayconcludethatitistheeducationmethodreallycounts.Thegentlenessandunderstandingcanrelaxthetenserelationshipbetweentwogenerations.Thequarrelsandargumentsmayleadanoppositeresult.
Thestoryalsoexposesthecostofgrowingup.Heisaboyfullofimagination.Hecanimaginehiscourtyardasazooandintroducesallkindsofanimalsinittohisyoungerbrother.Hehashisownfancyworldandcantalktotheorangetreeasafriend.ButafterhisrealfriendbrotherPudiesandhisorangetreeiscutdown,hereturnstotherealworld.Heknowsthathisgoodfriendwillnevercomeback,andtheorangeisjustanormaltree.Thoughhedoesnottellhislittlebrothertheimaginaryworldisn’ttrue,healreadydistrustsit.Thatisthecostofgrowingup.Heloseshisfancyworld,andalsothehappinesswhenenjoysit.Heisnotchildlikeanymore.
Theauthortellsusthewholestoryasheisafive-yearoldboy.Hecarriesmebacktoalittleboy’sworldinBrazil.IacquainttheBrazilianpomes、songs,andalsograspthesocialstatusthere.IrealizethehardlifetheBrazilianchildrenhave,andalsothekindheart.IsurrendermydistaintotheLatinAmericaliterature.ThatiswhataBrazilianbookbringstome.
AfamousdirectorinTaiwanoncesaid,“ImetZezewhenIwasnine,hetoldmeastoryaboutgentlenessandheart-broken;whenIwasnineteen,Ifoundhimagain,andhedescribedmeastoryaboutgentlenessandbraveness;whenIwastwenty-nine,wewenttogether,hetoldmeastoryaboutgentlenessandtolerance.”SometimesIfeelpitythatImethimtoolate,whenIwentintohisworld,Iwasalreadyeighteenyearsold.However,Iamluckilyenoughtofindabookthatcancompanywithme.WheneverIopenit,itcanprovidemeapureandgentleworld.WheneverIthinkabout,Icanbecomematurewiththelittleboy.