1900 Legend

Ayn Rand's philosophical theory and novels initiated the objectivism philosophical movement, and her book The Source is My Pillow Book. Coupled with various choices in life and work, it may be time. I have been thinking for nearly a year: "What kind of person do I want to be?" -This may be one of the three ultimate problems of philosophy, "How to better understand your life and solve problems about life."

This is destined to be a question that can only be answered in practice and exploration. Fantasy is unimaginable. Only by constantly moving forward, making choices and increasing tolerance can we get close to the answer in your heart. Close, really yourself. Fortunately, there is nothing new under the sun. Many predecessors have thought about this issue and presented their ideas through movies, books and other forms. For ordinary people like me, this is often more powerful and inspiring than dry philosophical theory, and legend of 1900 is one of them.

It is not only a baptism of the soul, but also a feast of jazz.

(Ps。 This article is about 103 17 words. After reading it, you need 1 1 min * * *. Just read it! )

Jazz originated in America at the end of 19 and the beginning of the 20th century. Jazz pays attention to improvisation, based on the swaying rhythm of shuffling, and is a combination of African black culture and European white culture. African-American music retains many African characteristics, obvious rhythm characteristics and collective improvisation characteristics. The combination of this tradition and the music of the new house-mostly vocal music-not only gave birth to a new sound, but also gave birth to a brand-new musical expression.

In an orchestra, every instrument tries to integrate the whole sound in tone and volume control, but in a jazz band, on the contrary, musicians try their best to make every instrument "stand up".

At the beginning of a note, jazz musicians will slide to a predetermined pitch from bottom to top, and in the end, they will slide down from the original pitch. These changes can't be recorded in detail by music. Experienced jazz musicians have mastered this method, especially the concept that they can "create" these effects according to different melodies or accompaniment patterns.

Therefore, it can be said that jazz is jointly created by composers and musicians because of the tradition of improvisation and the exertion of personal skills. It is difficult for musicians with traditional education to play jazz because they have not cultivated such a special musical concept. If we carefully compare the difference between real folk singers and formally trained singers singing the same folk song, we will have a more intuitive concept of this meaning.

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1900 When I was eight years old, I watched my adoptive father Danny put it in a white cloth bag and throw it into the sea. 1900, an abandoned baby was abandoned in the first class of "Virginia" and adopted by poor coal miner Danny, so it was named Danny Budman TD Lemon 1900. Now, his only relative has passed away. He is alone.

No one in the world knows his existence, and no city, church, hospital, prison or baseball team knows his name. He has no nationality, no birthday and no family. He is eight years old, but there is no official record of his birth. He travels between Europe and America, and the sea is his home. He has never been to land and never got off the boat.

Danny is convinced that 1900 was given to his children by God. He told 1900 that this land is full of sharks and his mother is a good thoroughbred horse. In order to avoid 1900 being taken away by the immigration bureau and documents, 1900 has been living in the cabin.

(Danny speaks to 1900:)

Now 1900 alone. As if fate were guiding him, he pushed open the "no entry" iron gate and entered the ship for the first time. 1900 lying on the glass saw men and women dancing on the dance floor. There is a man playing the piano in the middle of the dance floor.

That night, the people on board were awakened by the sound of the piano. They rushed to the dance floor and saw a little boy in rags shaking his legs and playing the piano. The music is so beautiful and intoxicating. The captain walked up to him and said, "1900, it's all illegal."

The boy raised his dirty little face and his eyes flashed in the dark. "Fuck the rules."

Many people, including some experienced jazz fans, think that early jazz musicians were self-taught geniuses, and that they didn't know music and didn't have a day of music lessons. This statement is romantic, but genius is always romantic.

The Legend of 1900 is adapted from Barikao's one-man play19th Century. Barrikau was originally a music critic and editorial writer. Therefore, we know that it is no accident that 1900 lived in19th century. Jazz pays attention to improvisation, with obvious rhythm characteristics, and advocates individual play of skills. It is a brand-new musical expression-jazz gives 1900 a stage.

1900 has never had a music class, only once, and has unrestrained creativity. More importantly, he despises tradition.

He became a pianist on the ship.

/kloc-it was the temple of jazz at the beginning of the 0/9th century.

The film presents a lot of pictures of listening to 1900, and music seems to be integrated into people's lives and everywhere. On the dance floor, men and women dance with music or passion. In the small field, men listen while shaving, women listen while sewing clothes and bite apples, young mothers listen while nursing their children, and children gather around the piano to listen. ................................................................................................................

Yes, there is no distinction between elegance and vulgarity in music. Music is an important means to express one's life and feelings, and music is in life. The creation of 1900 also comes from this.

"In an orchestra, every instrument tries to integrate the whole sound in tone and volume control, but in a jazz band, on the contrary, musicians try their best to make every instrument" stand up ". It can be said that jazz is jointly created by composers and musicians because of the tradition of improvisation and the exertion of personal skills. "

Therefore, even playing the same tune, musicians will play completely different feelings because of the changes in strength, state and inspiration. Jazz pays attention to improvisation, and every performance is improvisation.

1900 When playing, the music always changes because of sudden inspiration, which causes other musicians to fail to keep up and simply stop listening 1900.

(Max speaks to 1900:)

"Virginia" can accommodate 2000 people at a time, traveling between Europe and America, carrying the American dream of countless people. After arriving in the United States, the ship was empty and the journey left. The crew disembarked and went to the city to rest, shop and entertain. Max swam countless times, and 1900 couldn't get off the boat.

Late at night, 1900 scurried on the deck and wandered around the empty restaurant. He plunged into the control room, opened the phone book, pointed to a name at random, sat down, put on headphones and dialed that number.

(1900 chatting with strange women:)

The other end of the phone scolded the rogue and dropped the phone.

Jelly roll is known as the originator of jazz and enjoys a high reputation.

He heard that 1900 played well, so he started a piano duel with him. Jelly rolls are proud, conceited and arrogant. He was surrounded by the media and laughed at 1900: "Someone said to me, Hey jelly roll, someone plays better than you. I said to myself, how well that boy played, he didn't even have the guts to leave that fart boat. "

Jelly rolls are blocked by subordinates in the corner 1900:

Max asked 1900:

This is a wonderful duel.

The first song "Big Fat Ham". The jelly roll is not playing, he is caressing these notes, which sounds like silk sliding over a woman's skin and her fingers are as light as butterflies. He began to play fresh music. The busy people upstairs stopped the commotion when he knocked on the keyboard in the restaurant. They want the music to slide through the curtains and flow under the bed without being disturbed. This is the kind of music that he plays. Musically, he firmly believes that he is the first in the world.

1900 addicted to it. He pondered for a while and answered with Silent Night. Easy, cheerful, cheerful. Jelly rolls don't know 1900 It's an insult to be born innocent and feel despised for having fun in public. He played "Desire" in the second song. 1900 was immersed in his music with tears in his eyes. Max came and spirit not dozen 1 come:

(Max speaks to 1900:)

Max turned away angrily, lying on the sofa, beating his chest, tearing up pieces of paper angrily and stuffing them into his stomach. It's like watching a 10-year-old child with stunts. His opponent is deadly and tries his best, but the child only cares about appreciating the opponent's superb martial arts.

But what can you do with the child? !

1900 happily played the music of jelly roll again. The audience laughed at 1900 for no reason, while the jelly roll regarded it as a provocation. He was angry and growled at 1900: "Listen carefully!" !

The third song is broken finger, which is more difficult and faster. The opponent was pressing hard and murderous, and the child was finally angered. 1900 sitting in front of the piano, put a cigarette on the piano surface and turned to look at the jelly roll. "Bastard, you forced me."

The jelly roll plays its own complete series of works, while 1900 is improvisation. He played a song at crazy speed. It seems that there are countless hands swimming on the keys, and sweat drips from 1900' s face. Time seemed to freeze at this moment, and the audience couldn't shut up, stared and forgot to blink, and the glass of jelly roll fell to the ground.

At the end of the song, there was a dead silence. 1900 picked up a cigarette, gestured left and right, then put on the strings and the cigarette lit. The crowd, also lit, cheered and swarmed 1900.

The jelly roll hung its proud head and walked away in a daze. Jerome Rowe locked himself in the cabin for the rest of the time, and left Virginia for the United States when he arrived in Southampton.

Jelly roll is not for fame, he has real talent and learning, and he firmly believes that he is the first in the world, so he is even more depressed. It's like a generation of martial arts experts who beat invincible hands all over the world, only to be swept away by monks in the backyard and beaten out of the water with brooms when they got home. At first 1900 said, "I don't want to bet on myself, I want to bet on him, he is the best", but why did Jerome lose?

Before answering this question, I want to talk about Rand's thoughts.

Ain Rand, a Russian-American, was a famous philosopher, novelist and intellectual in the 20th century. Her philosophical theories and novels initiated the objectivism philosophical movement. In The New York Times's "Reading Notes" column, Rand's Atlas Shrugged was rated as the second most influential book by readers' club members in the survey of the Library of Congress and the monthly readers' club in 19 1, second only to the Bible.

The goal of Rand's novels is to show her ideal hero: a person who conflicts with society because of her ability and independent personality, but still struggles towards her ideal.

Ayn Rand believes that the original secret of "creation" always exists: it is a kind of self-need and self-stimulation. Do not serve anyone or anything. In Ayn Rand's view, the creator's "success" has nothing to do with his "success" as a social attribute, and "success" only depends on whether you defend your "integrity". In other words, the result that Ayn Rand insisted on was not "whether the result will be different from what you hoped", but "whether you adhered to your principle (judgment) first.

Rand's creators don't care about other people's opinions, social status, reputation, even money, and despise convention. They only need a small amount of material to maintain their lives and survive, and they put all their energy into "creation". Every choice they face is loyal to themselves, and their ultimate goal is to create. Rand is not accepted by the mainstream of America, but many entrepreneurs are followers of Rand.

Ayn Rand's fan list includes: jimmy donal wales, founder of Wikipedia; Larry Ellision, founder of Oracle Bone Inscriptions; alan greenspan, former chairman of Federal Reserve; peter thiel, a famous investor and author of From Zero to One; he is also a believer of Rand, and the founder of Uber, who is all the rage recently: he directly uses the cover of the fountain and the male owner of the fountain as his Twitter avatar. Zuckerberg is also the kind of person that Rand wrote. He often said on Facebook: "I started the company because I think the company is the best way to do great things."

Back to the story, we know that the purpose of jelly roll boarding the ship is to defeat 1900 to maintain its title as the originator of jazz, and 1900 has no antagonism. He just wants to play music, he is born for creation-with this, jelly rolls can never be defeated 1900. Even 1900 thinks that "he is the best"-1900 is far better than jelly rolls-he has no intention of confrontation at all, he just works for creation.

It goes without saying that the player who is born entirely for creation or the greedy player is better. Jelly Juan always wants to make some concessions for the world because of greed, and this concession will eventually make his works flawed and unable to achieve perfection-this is why 1900 is unwilling to get off the boat.

"That's God's piano. Then the whole world is pressing on you, and you don't even know when it will end ... I mean, haven't you ever been afraid that you will collapse because of this, think about it? Even just thinking about living inside, is it very chilling? "

1900 had the idea of getting off the boat. That time, he recorded a record in a small venue. A girl stared at her face at the window, stopped at the window and thought hard, and walked by the window, leaving only an empty sea. She doesn't know that 1900 is staring at her through the window.

1900 heartbroken, staring at the girl, his mood was affected by the girl, and his heartbeat poured down from his fingertips. He played this piece of music. It also left the only record in my life. This piece of music is simply fascinating.

(Dialogue between record company personnel and 1900:)

1900 rob the record and destroy the contract.

He rehearsed many times with reflective pillars as mirrors. Miss ... I will be very happy ... if you respect Miss, I will be very excited ... if you can accept this small gift. I haven't seen this picture of 1900. I am uneasy, shy, nervous, tongue-tied, tangled, cautious and brave.

In the next few days, he tried many times and couldn't say this sentence. In the rain, when passing by, he lay prone on the piano at midnight. The girl was not ready to disembark until the ship arrived in America. 1900 Stop the girl through the crowd. Their only communication and short farewell.

(Girls talk about 1900:)

Two people fell in love. They are the only ones who know that this is no accident.

The girl went up to him and kissed him on the cheek. 1900 is depressed. He was so shy and surprised that they were dispersed by the crowd. The girl shouted at him, "why don't you come to us?" We live at 27 Mott Street. "

"Maybe", 1900 said. God knows how hard it is to say this.

1900 Tear the record into pieces and throw it into the garbage basket.

He never mentioned her again. In the following 12 years.

Besides, he is still happy. His fame reached its peak.

Then, one spring night, he said, "I want to leave this ship."

He is in love, but he doesn't know it. He just wondered why she always appeared in his dreams.

12 is really long, enough for girls to get married and have children. He made his decision in 12 years. He has silently and secretly decided to give up everything for this girl. That girl doesn't know.

1900 is a hero in Rand's thought. "A person who conflicts with society because of his ability and independent personality, but still struggles towards his ideal."

Even during the war, he kept composing music, and he defended his integrity. However, the girl gave him the urge to get off the boat. This is the tragedy of genius. No one in the world knows his existence, and no city, church, hospital, prison or baseball team knows his name; He has no nationality, no birthday, no family-which makes him more able to defend his integrity-and makes him feel abnormal.

Everyone is humble to dust in front of love.

We learned later. He walked up the spiral staircase, and the whole city was at his feet. Tall buildings stand tall and streets crisscross.

He stood for a long time, took off his hat and threw it into the sea.

He took a deep breath and turned back to the boat.

If it weren't for the "damn war", this might have a good ending. However, where to find the "Virginia" that will sail forever?

Years later, the ship stopped sailing, loaded with six and a half tons of explosives, and planned to blow it up the next day. Max lobbied hard to convince the leader that "there are people on board", and the leader shouted at him, "How can there be no door handle left on board?" "He's different. He must be there," Max said.

He found the record and put it everywhere on a ship with only a shell, a leak and six and a half tons of explosives-no one knows this ship better than 1990, and if he doesn't want to come out, no one can find him.

After a long time, Max gave up and turned away. 1900 appears in the dark. Nevertheless, his eyes sparkled in the dark.

(Max speaks to 1900:)

The story of legend of 1900 1900 is over. Improvisation advocated by jazz is the best script of Rand's thought "creator". What can we learn from the story of 1900?

Tara Smith, a British professor, once wrote a book that systematically explained Ayn Rand Thought. Chinese translation is called moral egoism. The book introduces seven virtues in Rand's eyes: rationality, honesty, justice, independence, integrity, productivity and pride.

At the peak of 1900' s fame, he refused without considering numerous temptations of success. The only record was recorded by Max. 1900 doesn't even know what the machine is. He stared at the two long speakers of the record player and said, "This will ruin me".

At the end of the recording, he was surprised to hear that the machine actually played the music he had just played. He grabbed the record. "I won't let my music leave me."

He has always been very rational, very rational to know that he loves music, creates music, and never lets any foreign objects interfere with music. Of course, it is difficult for us to do this, but how much have we paid for the so-called "fame and fortune"? How much was destroyed?

Jelly rolls are blocked by subordinates in the corner 1900:

He is so honest. No matter in front of dignitaries, friends or opponents, or in front of the little organist (the girl's father) who wandered to the United States, he was open-minded and frank.

As long as we probe deeper into our hearts, we can find that if we lie, we will feel uneasy and think one after another; Speaking honestly and frankly is more honest and reliable, and life will be much simpler.

According to the justice theory of Rand's thought, 1900 probably does not belong to justice, or even to passive avoidance. He was playing the piano when the war broke out; He was playing the piano when the bullets flew about. Rand advocates "punishing evil and promoting good". He believes that the moralist's "silence" is actually a compromise and concession.

However, I prefer this "inaction" 1900. His background, his growing environment and his ideological character doomed him not to "punish evil and promote good". He will back down and keep his integrity. "I can never leave this ship. In the worst case, I can quit the stage of life. "

There is nothing to be ashamed of. Give the world to people I hate.

In private, the greatest freedom is the freedom of thought; The greatest independence is the independence of thought.

1900 Challenge tradition and jazz. But it did an extraordinary thing, ten kinds of jazz were combined into one, surpassing the originator of jazz.

He insisted on the absolute independence of creation. When playing, the people you see on the dance floor change inspiration and create for every life; Facing the unknown world, he has his own understanding. While playing, he wandered in a trance. He went to parks and playgrounds on the mountain. ........................................................................................................................................

He never disembarked from the ship, but he had his own independent world and independent ideological system.

His integrity is a wonderful coincidence. No one in the world knows his existence, and no city, church, hospital, prison or baseball team knows his name; He has no nationality, no birthday and no family-these make him more capable of defending his integrity.

He doesn't have to live for anyone, he has no responsibility, he has no ties. And he is so rational and independent, refusing all obstacles and even giving up love. He despises tradition and jazz, and he maintains his "integrity" from the inside out.

As a creator/entrepreneur, understand it as "creativity". From 1900' s life experience and personality, we can see that his vigorous and continuous inspiration comes from his innocence of nature and curiosity about people; Originated from his infinite imagination and love for creation.

We can't help thinking of another genius: jelly roll. Why was he defeated by 1900?

Because his heart has been polluted, he thinks highly of himself and lives under the fluorescent light of the media. He walks like a king who patrols his subjects, so even if he is talented and becomes the originator of jazz, he still can't be perfect.

1900 chooses not to disembark, and the jelly roll is like another version of 1900. He seldom gets on the boat, and the jelly roll is playing God's piano. Something must be done.

1900 It seems hard to see pride. He doesn't seem to realize what talent he has. Just like a beautiful woman doesn't know she is a beautiful woman.

But he is proud, and this pride may not even be known to him. Max tried to persuade him countless times: get off the boat, make records and make jelly rolls, but he turned a deaf ear and only listened to himself. This indifference is neither a strong refutation nor an intentional contradiction. He will only ask you "Why?"

When the record company tells him that you will be a big shot, you can get everything you want, and you don't have to get off the boat. He got the record back. "I won't let my music leave me."

We may have misunderstood pride, and we think that standing proudly on the stage is pride; Perhaps pride can also be another kind-contempt for fame and fortune, contempt for convention, and loyalty to yourself in the face of choice.

I cried a lot when I saw this movie. All the dialogues in the text are fragments that I can't help crying. And four years ago, I saw this movie at the end of 1900. In the shabby hut, the fingers simulate pressing the button in the void, and the nose is slightly sour. If you ask me why I am crying? I'm afraid this feeling is hard to say clearly. But I decided to share it. Maybe someone will sing it.

Encyclopedia appreciation: The tragedy of 1900 Legend is reflected in the absurdity of his life. 1900 It's nice and sad to enjoy loneliness, ................................................................................................................................. However, this negative emotion cannot be imitated by modern people, because a good life can only exist in a good society. "

-this passage fully reflects how distorted the mainstream values of society are; Just as Rand is not accepted by the mainstream of the United States, only a few entrepreneurs are believers in Rand's thought-this is not the absurdity of human nature, not the alternative beauty, but the fragmentation of values. For confrontation with a world without rules, order, materialism and war, the price of confrontation is to quit the stage of life.

1900 is not a tragedy or absurdity, he is a real hero.

When I first entered the business, I still focused on sharing, and later I gradually became false under the stimulation of interests. This is against my original intention. I love sharing, but I don't want to be tempted by excitement. I chose to go behind the scenes at that time. But so is brand operation. We always use some means to get the attention of the market and do something that seems to have nothing to do with the brand, but seems to be what most people are doing-not to say that it is not good, I just hate to brag.

Someone plausibly said: "You can also choose to be ingenious, and the wine is not afraid of the deep alley." "First of all, (the company) must survive," I said.

However, we still work hard, holding meetings day and night backwards, adjusting strategies, communicating everywhere to obtain resource links, and paying close attention to industry information without leaving our mobile phones. In fact, during that time, my skin was greasy, fat, weak and pale, and the people around me were not much better than me. We are almost fighting the unknown market to get the chance to meet each other-however, whether we can seize the opportunity is another battle.

In this case, internal injuries are basically unavoidable. Even you will completely lose yourself. I don't deny the market-I just realize that I shouldn't work to cater to the market, especially when I am in my twenties and haven't established a "comprehensive knowledge system" and an "independent" creativity. It's easy to get lost by catering to the market. The market is a game that does not confuse people. I am still young. For me, it is the most important thing to cultivate independent creativity and tenable strength.

There is only one life, and you can't get lost in the forest of material desires before you find yourself. It's like learning to walk in Handan and finally forgetting how to walk-this is not a fable-this is a sad adult fable.

But from another angle, will it be successful to cater to the market? Not exactly.

The market is volatile, and we can't just look at the immediate success or failure. Once the opportunity passes, the pigs flying in the sky will eventually fall down, leaving behind people and works that are truly valuable and have contributed to mankind. Of course, whether these works can be discovered by the market is a question of opportunity and probability-but it is better than being a puppet of material desires.

20 17 I chose to be independent, have a rest and try to do something. Frankly speaking, I don't know what to expect. But we must continue to fight it.

"You are actually more free than you think. All excessive attention to external resistance is just an excuse to give up subjective efforts. What you are really bound is not external forces, but your own imagination. "

It is sad to be too obsessed with material desires when you are young, because when the wind blows and you stumble on the land, you will find yourself confused and at a loss. Only by looking inward for the direction and source of strength. "Your only chip is to be yourself, and there is no other way; The only thing you can play is your own faith. "

How many limited thoughts do you have?

Have you checked yourself?

Who do you exist for?

What kind of person do you want to be?

Maybe everything can be simpler. As simple as writing all the time.

References:

1. Movie: legend of 1900

2. Baidu Encyclopedia: Jazz, Ayn Rand, sea pianist.

3. Ayn Rand's book: Source.

4. Yang Linhua's article: "What are the similarities between the founders of Uber and peter thiel? 》