人生最美是清欢：别了，林清玄

在穿过林间的时候，我觉得麻雀的死亡给我一些启示，我们虽然在尘网中生活，但永远不要失去想飞的心，不要忘记飞翔的姿势。

——@林清玄 发布的最后一条微博

据台湾媒体报道，台湾知名作家林清玄于2019年1月23日去世，终年65岁。就在他去世的前一天，他还通过微博分享对生活的感悟：

林清玄1953年生于高雄旗山，毕业于台湾世界新闻专科学校，曾任职于台湾《中国时报》、《工商时报》和《时报杂志》。

他身上有诸多为人熟知的标签，其中大多数与文字有关：他曾连续十年被评为台湾十大畅销书作家，创下150次再版的热卖纪录；30岁前拿遍台湾所有文学大奖；文章数度被摘录进入语文课本；被誉为当代散文八大家之一。

他是台湾地区作家中最高产的一位，一生出版作品逾百部，多篇作品被大陆、港台及新加坡选入中小学语文教材，其中《和时间赛跑》、《桃花心木》等作品广为人知。

他的散文集《莲花开落》、《温一壶月光下酒》、《白雪少年》、《金色印象》、《菩提系列》、《玫瑰海岸》等广受欢迎，荣获台湾众多文学奖项。

林清玄长期频繁往返两岸，到过大陆300多个城市，因出版、演讲、援建希望小学等活动和大陆艺术界人士有着广泛接触。他曾在接受新华社专访时透露，他初中时就每天坚持写作1000字，高中增加到2000字，从大学开始，不管多忙每天坚持写3000字。

“我一年中有半年在大陆，走过很多地方，碰到很多大陆的作家，每次去都有新的感动，这种感动是，我和这些作家是没有什么分别的。作为中华文化传统下的作家，我们共同的理想就是去创作包容力更强的文化。”

林清玄曾在散文《清欢》中说，他爱极了苏轼的一阙词，尤其是那最后一句——“人间有味是清欢。”

先生一路走好，惟愿天堂也有清欢。

Chinese author Lin Qingxuan has died at the age of 65, local media reported on Wednesday.

Lin, who once used pen names such as Qin Qing and Lin Li, is a celebrated writer, essayist, poet, and scholar, who has won numerous prizes and enjoyed great popularity across the Straits.

Born in 1953, Lin grew up in a peasant family in Kaohsiung City in China's Taiwan. With a keen interest in literature, he decided to be a writer when he was only eight years old, and went on to become one of Taiwan's most famous authors.

Lin Qingxuan greets his readers at a seminar. /VCG Photo

Lin showed his intellect and talent for writing at very young ages. He started his career by publishing articles in local newspapers and won first prize in the Tainan writing competition during his high school days.

Lin spent his college years in the Shih Hsin University, during which he published his first book, "Lian Hua Kai Luo." After graduation he worked as a journalist for several years before devoting himself to writing essays.

Drawing on his experience as a social page journalist, Lin's writing shows a deep understanding of the society, delivering a close look at people's everyday lives and issues. Many of his literary works, including "Dear Mother", "Sui Xi" and "Sui Shun", revealed and criticized the social problems of their time.

Lin Qingxuan answers a reader's questions at a seminar. /VCG Photo

Aside from his remarkable prose and focus on societal issues, Lin also received considerable acclaim for his Zen prose. One of most famous works in this genre is the "Bodhi Series", in which he recorded his introspection towards life and what he has learned about Buddhist philosophy.

Lin explained several complex concepts of Buddhism simply by writing simple stories happened in his daily life in his own inimitable style.

His recent work, which includes articles like "Running with Time", have been added into primary school textbooks due to their inspirational tone.

Hailed as one of the eight masters of contemporary prose in China, the essay master has published more than a hundred books during his career.

His last public message on Weibo was posted on January 22:

"When I walked through the forests, a dying sparrow shed some light on me, though living in the earthly reality with restrictions, we shall never lose a yearning heart for the sky, nor the ability to fly high."