First of all, who is Xinzi Hong?
"Xinzi Hong, an American Korean dancer, is an important representative of post-modern dance and the most prestigious contemporary Korean dancer in the world." If it is just such a simple sentence, it is nothing special. People who don't know may guess that maybe she was born in a family of dancers, influenced by her parents' dances since childhood, and later became an international dancer. If this is the story, success is predestined for her.
However, true success always needs to go through countless tests. This is especially true for Hong. Born in 1940, she experienced war and death since she was a child. At the age of 26, she chose to study in the United States to avoid arranged marriage, but because of her insistence on freedom and Indian culture, she chose to dance under the pressure of everyone. Different from other skills, dance has strict requirements on age and physical fitness. However, Xinzi Hong persisted in seeking Tao and learning dance. After many twists and turns, I finally became a "Taoist dancer".
Maybe such a simple introduction is nothing special. Whose success has not gone through countless hardships. Then, for Hong, her choice is particularly valuable: "Doing what I want to do" is my only constant theme "(from Defending Freedom). Xinzi Hong chose to live a free life not because of dancing, but because of his yearning and persistence in freedom. He chose dancing as a way to seek Tao. "Anyone can dance for seeking Tao or performing ... Dancing will make you feel comfortable ... Once you face yourself through dancing, you will feel different about many things. "In Xinzi Hong's view, no one can specify the timeliness of what he decides to do, and what he wants to learn can start at any time. This, at least Xinzi Hong did it. After the physical tear and pain, Xinzi Hong made a firm move forward on the road of seeking Tao.
If it's just dancing, there are many excellent dancers in the world. However, due to Xinzi Hong's exploration of loneliness, death, body, women, religion and freedom, his dance has become a unique existence. The greatest and most fundamental fear of mankind is death. Through the exploration of Indian religion, Xinzi Hong tried to get rid of the fear of death, and then calmly faced the unavoidable loneliness. In addition, Xinzi Hong began to think about why people live and why they die. Teacher Rajini gave her a lot of inspiration: life does not die from the king, but our ego dies. Xinzi Hong began to meditate and explore his understanding of the body itself. "The body is not an ordinary substance, but the most diamond-shaped substance." The body is a Buddhist temple, where she "lives devoutly and respectfully".
After becoming a famous dancer, Xinzi Hong chose the "re-bondage" of marriage. Marriage freed Xinzi Hong from the contradiction and fantasy that he didn't know why he got married. Through the asceticism of marriage, Xinzi Hong experienced the peak moment of women-pregnancy and childbirth. So Xinzi Hong got maternal pity. Life is her eternal teacher. Facing children, she knows that only by learning to love can she understand freedom. After experiencing ups and downs of life and reflection on material things, Xinzi Hong began to shake his heart and his self-awareness became blurred. The quiet Xinzi Hong listened to the teacher's advice and chose to return to nature again to explore her truer self. She left this world and traveled in the valley of the Himalayas, as if reincarnated back to the original starting point. She finally said: "The ultimate teacher in this world is nature!" ""Only natural changes are true. "
It's a long way to go, Xiu Yuan. On this road, Xinzi Hong succeeded. Through the understanding of life and freedom, she found inner balance. We often face the doubts of "who am I, where I come from and why I want to go". At a loss or resolutely, who is not difficult to seek Tao in Xinzi Hong's life? Xinzi Hong's persistence and courage deserve the admiration of the whole world.