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On January 7, 1863, Engels' wife, Mary Bains, died suddenly of a heart attack. Engels wrote to Marx about this with great sorrow. The letter said:
I can't tell you how I feel now, but this poor girl loves me with all her heart. The next day, January 8, Marx wrote a reply from London to Engels in Manchester. The letter only said a prosaic word of condolence for Mary's bad news, but it told a lot of his own predicament at an inopportune time
The butcher and baker were about to stop paying him on credit, and the rent and the child's school fees were forcing him out of breath, and the child went out on the street without shoes and clothes, "In a word, the devil came to the door......"The predicaments of life tormented Marx, causing him to forget and neglect his concern for the misfortune of his friends. Engels, who was in extreme grief, could not help but be a little angry when he received this letter. Once upon a time, there was often a gap between the two best friends.
A correspondence was sent once a day or two, but this time, five days later, on 13 January, Engels replied to Marx, in which he unabashedly said: "Naturally, I understand that this time my own misfortune and your cold attitude towards it make it absolutely impossible for me to reply to you earlier." The sympathy and friendship shown to me by all my friends, including the metrics of acquaintances, at this time of great sorrow for me, exceeded my expectations.
And you think that this moment is the right time to show the excellence of your calm way of thinking. Then listen to it! ”
Twists and turns have happened, and friendships have been tested. At this time, Marx did not defend himself, but made serious self-criticism. Ten days later, when both sides had calmed down, Marx wrote to Engels:
From my part, it was a big mistake to write that letter to you, and I regretted it as soon as it was sent. However, this is by no means ruthless. My wife and children can testify:
I was shocked when I received your letter (which arrived early in the morning), as if one of my closest people had died. And by the time I write to you in the evening, I am in a state of complete despair. In my house, the evaluator sent by the landlord received a promissory note from the butcher, there was no coal and food at home, and Xiao Yanni was sick ...... bedOut of his knowledge and trust in his friend, Engels immediately forgave Marx after receiving this letter.
In a letter to Marx on January 26, he said: "I thank you for your frankness. You yourself understand what impression I was made by the previous letter.
When I received your letter, she had not yet been buried. I should tell you that this letter has been circling in my mind for a whole week, and I can't forget it. But it doesn't matter, your most recent letter has erased the impression of the previous one, and I am glad that I have not lost my oldest and best friend at the same time as Mary.
A 100-pound promissory note was also sent to help Marx through his predicament.
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1, "Guan Bao's Friends".
Once upon a time, the country of Qi.
There are a pair of good friends, one is called Guan Zhong.
The other one is called Bao Shuya. When he was young, Guan Zhong's family was very poor, and he had to support his mother.
Uncle Bao found out, so he asked Guan Zhong to invest and do business together. When doing business, because Guan Zhong had no money, almost all of the capital was invested by Uncle Bao.
However, when he made money, Guan Zhong took more than Uncle Bao, and Uncle Bao's servant saw it and said: "This Guan Zhong is really strange, he takes less money than our master, but when he divides the money, he takes more than our master!" ”
Uncle Bao said to the servant, "You can't say that! Guan Zhong's family is poor and has to support his mother, so it doesn't matter if he takes a little more. ”
Uncle Bao immediately spoke for Guan Zhong: "You misunderstand Guan Zhong, he is not afraid of death, he has to keep his life to take care of the old mother!" ”
After Guan Zhong heard this, he said: "It was my parents who gave birth to me, and the person who understands me is Uncle Bao!" ”
2, "Taoyuan Three Knots".
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the government was corrupt, coupled with years of famine, and the people's life was very difficult. Liu Bei.
Intended to save the people, Zhang Fei.
Guan Yu is willing to do a career with Liu Bei again.
The three of them fell in love and chose Zhang Feizhuang to be a peach orchard. At this time, when the peach blossoms were in full bloom and the scenery was beautiful, Zhang Fei prepared a green ox and a white horse as a sacrifice, burned incense and worshipped, and took the oath; The three men recognized their brothers according to their age. Liu Bei became the eldest brother, Guan Yu was the second, and Zhang Fei was the youngest brother.
This is "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
The famous "Taoyuan Knot."
3, "Bo Yazi Period".
Boya is good at playing the piano, Zhongzi period.
Good listener. When Boya was playing the piano, he thought of the mountains in his heart, and Zhong Ziqi said, "Okay! It's like the majestic Mount Tai stands in front of me! ”
Thinking of flowing water in his heart, Zhong Ziqi said again: "Okay, this sound of the piano is like a rushing river flowing through my heart!" ”
No matter what Boya thinks in his heart, Zhong Ziqi can accurately say what he thinks.
After Zhong Ziqi's death, Boya thought that he could no longer find a bosom friend in the world, so he smashed his most beloved qin and stopped playing it for the rest of his life.
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