Street beggars are a relatively special group. They have a hard time just to survive. There are some street beggars who choose to live with dignity. They would write some beautiful calligraphy on the ground to make a living. Years of study and practice have made their calligraphy skills greatly improved, and their pens are exquisite. To a certain extent, they are not inferior to some professional calligraphers. The most outstanding street beggar has also changed his destiny through his own efforts. Of course, this is just an example. I have to say that the calligraphy of some street beggars is quite impressive. However, some experts pointed out that street beggars have not learned calligraphy, so why talk about calligraphy? Do the experts’ words make sense?
You have to admire the street beggars who create calligraphy under the gaze of everyone. Their spirit deserves recognition and appreciation. Their calligraphy is, to be precise, a conscious act. Writing calligraphy from the heart can be said to be the most sincere. Beggars who engage in street calligraphy may be forced by life, have disabilities, or have other irresistible factors... Under the combined influence of various factors, they have to put aside their dignity and write calligraphy on the streets. Regardless of the wind and the sun, they never forget their original intention and stage various inspirational stories. At the end of the day, being able to maintain the most basic daily expenses can be said to be pretty good.
Among the many beggar calligraphy groups, there is a very outstanding person, he is Cui Xianren. Maybe everyone is not too familiar with such a name, but his story can very well show the living conditions of street beggars. Cui Xianren started out like other street beggars, making a living by "selling letters" on the streets. He used chalk to write various beautiful fonts on the ground. Overall, they were very beautiful and had his own fonts. Perhaps God was merciful and by chance, his life circumstances changed. His fonts were entered into a computer font library and copyrighted for 50 years. As a result, his life changed.
There are very few street beggars like Cui Xianren. The living conditions of most street beggars are still very embarrassing. Let’s not talk about their living conditions for the time being. As far as their calligraphy is concerned, they use exquisite calligraphy to chase Tian Yingzhang. This is remarkable. After all, most people have not received systematic calligraphy training. It is already quite good to have such attainments. However, experts have put forward another opinion about the calligraphy of street beggars. They think that if they are not familiar with it, how can they talk about calligraphy? What is the logic behind what experts say?
Here, experts mean "getting started" in two ways. From the perspective of calligraphy, expert voices focus on the inheritance of calligraphy and the connotation of calligraphy. Although some street beggars have exquisite calligraphy skills, they have not received systematic calligraphy education in terms of calligraphy inheritance, which is a big problem. Calligraphy has rules and regulations to follow. Without traditional calligraphy education, in the eyes of experts, it will be difficult to perform on the stage. Furthermore, experts pointed out that the connotation of calligraphy is the soul of calligraphy, and the connotation of calligraphy is supported by cultural literacy. Although the street beggars are "pretty" in calligraphy, they are still slightly lacking in terms of cultural literacy.
The street beggar’s calligraphy pen is exquisite, and his calligraphy is chasing Tian Yingzhang. This is naturally outstanding and shows that his calligraphy skills are remarkable. However, calligraphy is a rigorous art that will not change due to its identity. From this perspective, there is some truth in what experts say, "If you don't get started, how can you talk about calligraphy?" The words may be harsh, but they are also spoken from the bottom of my heart.