Being regarded as a "target", Ren's father was brutally tortured. At that time, Aiden's younger brothers and sisters were young and still with their parents. They directly experienced various humiliations and blows. They often lay beside the glass window outside the canteen, watching their father being criticized and beaten, trembling with fear. Standing on a high platform, my father wore a high hat, his face was blackened, his hands were tied behind his back, and he was punched and kicked, and even kicked to the ground... Sometimes, with hundreds of "walkers" The "capitalists" were put on trucks and paraded through the streets with black tags.
Aiden was studying in college away from home and didn't know much about the situation at home. Regarding the situation at home, his classmates learned about it from the students who came out of his father's school to communicate with him and then passed it on to him. In the big series, Aiden collected many flyers and sent them to his mother. I remember that there was a leader's speech on the flyer at that time: "Cadres should seek truth from facts, and don't admit that they are wrong. Things will always be clarified." My mother hid this paragraph in the rice and gave it to my father. Later, my father said that this note saved It took his life, so he didn't commit suicide. As for why my father did not commit suicide, my mother later said that he did it for the sake of the seven children in the family. As soon as he died, he became a "sinner" who was isolated from the people. In the harsh environment at that time, the children had to bear this heavy political baggage and how to survive for the rest of their lives. For the sake of his innocent children, his father endured all kinds of torture and ultimately did not choose to commit suicide.
At that time, Aiden was studying eagerly to gain knowledge in college. He had no time to pay attention to what was going on outside. Therefore, he did not directly feel the misfortune of his family. His mother never told him in letters. She just said: "You must believe in the movement, follow the party, draw clear boundaries, and fight for your own future...The party's policy is to look at reality for historical issues, and for people with background issues. Don't let anything influence you."
In 1967, when the fighting in Chongqing was fierce, Aiden took the train home. Because he didn't have a ticket, he was beaten by the Shanghai rebels on the train. Even if he couldn't get a replacement ticket, he was pushed off the train. He was also beaten by the station staff. When he got home, he didn't dare to get off the train directly in the city where his parents worked. Get off at the previous stop, Qingtaipo, and walk back for more than ten miles. When he got home in the middle of the night, his parents saw that he was back. They were afraid that people would find out and be implicated, which would affect their child's future. They didn't have time to feel sorry for him, so they let him go. The father took off a pair of his old leather shoes and gave them to his son, and sent Aiden away early the next morning. Before leaving, my father said a few words: "Remember, knowledge is power. If others don't learn, you must learn and don't follow the crowd." "In the future, if you have the ability, you should help your younger brothers and sisters."
During the "Cultural Revolution", Aiden's family's financial situation was more difficult than during the three years of economic hardship. In order to defeat the "capitalist roaders" economically, the Central "Cultural Revolution" Group issued documents to control their living expenses. The standard living expenses per capita should not be higher than 15 yuan. Rebel groups at all levels increased their bids step by step, and the average amount they actually received was only about 10 yuan.
Because of his father's problems, the whole family had to "take the blame" and suffered all the looks and insults from others. Because his father was criticized, his younger siblings' admission qualifications were canceled again and again, and they were unable to receive higher education. Aiden was also unable to join the Red Guards, let alone join the party. He recalled that although he also participated in the Red Guard movement, he was never a Red Guard. Because of the impact of his father's trial, no faction allowed him to participate.
Aiden later recalled this sad history and said: "I wore my father's leather shoes back then. I didn't realize that my father was working hard in the mud and water, cold and wet, and he needed shoes even more. Looking back now, I feel that I was too Selfish."
It was his father's encouragement that pointed the way to his son who was at a turning point, like a beacon that illuminated the way to the future. An impetuous heart finally found its destination ---------"Knowledge is power".
According to Aiden's recollection, when he returned to Chongqing, it was already an environment of "a hail of bullets and bullets." However, he remained unmoved and completed self-taught courses such as electronic computers, digital technology, and automatic control. My family also joked that I admired him for working so hard on something useless. He also made friends with some teachers at Xi'an Jiaotong University, who often gave him some mimeographed books to read. In addition, he also did Fan Yingchuan's "Advanced Mathematics Problem Collection" from beginning to end twice, studied logic, philosophy, and taught himself three foreign languages. At that time, he was able to read college textbooks. Aiden has profound knowledge and unique insights, which can be seen from his eloquent and to the point speech.
In that era, it was difficult to maintain an independent personality and have one's own pursuits without long-term determination. However, Aiden did it. During the "Cultural Revolution" years when "guns and bullets were raining", Aiden "didn't hear what was going on outside the window". He had his own independent pursuit and worked hard for it silently.
Aiden once said that the "Cultural Revolution" was a disaster for the country, but it was a baptism of life for them, making him politically mature and no longer a simple nerd. After experiencing the hardships of life and the humiliation of his family during the "Cultural Revolution", Aiden gradually grew up.
Aiden's admiration and admiration for the scientists who changed the destiny of mankind was also formed at that time. This reverence and pursuit of knowledge ultimately changed his life's destiny.
Aiden admired Bell Labs very much in his youth, and his admiration even exceeded love. He knows the history of Bell Labs well: "Bell Labs has made great contributions to mankind, and seven Nobel Prize winners have been produced here." When he visited the United States in 1997, he made an exception to take a group photo here. .
In the "years of burning passion", many people are rushing for the temporarily popular things. But the good times don't last long, these years are fleeting, the beautiful illusions are shattered, and people are no longer young. The most critical moment was missed, and there was no way to save it.
Today, when everyone wants to be famous and seizes the opportunity to be popular in the media, the whole society is filled with impetuous emotions. His determination has not diminished to this day. This is a rare and noble state.
Now that you have graduated, where should you go?
In the 1960s and 1970s, college graduates were truly the pride of heaven. The state also arranged jobs uniformly, and they were popular wherever they went. Unlike now, there are college students everywhere and master's students on the streets. They are unemployed right after graduation and are struggling to get a job.
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