The Gaze
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Summary
Six years on, looking back at that violent assault on a doctor, what has he come to understand? Facing the future, does he remain as sincere and courageously solitary as ever? In the new material, you will see how Tao Yong, in an era when "original aspiration" has become a luxury, through concrete actions, practices in small and specific ways an "altruism" grounded in science and the humanities, and makes it the most solid force against nihilism and malice. … A sudden act of violence against a doctor left Tao Yong with indelible scars, and his life and work were forced to pause; the shift from doctor to patient also gave him new insights into life. … The book's account begins with that sudden calamity and, drawing on Tao Yong's upbringing, education, and more than twenty years of medical practice, probes such important questions as the good and evil of human nature, ideals, education, fame and fortune, the value of life, and doctor-patient relations. In calm, delicate, and unadorned narration, we see a sincere heart precious in this era, along with unwavering commitment to medicine, great love for patients, and pursuit of the self. He says: "Only when placed amid the greatest temptations and the deepest wounds can original aspiration be tested for its preciousness—I am no god, but I am willing to keep giving my faint light." May this book also be your faint light: when you are lost or fragile, may it accompany you, warm at heart, walking toward the light.
Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers interested in medicine, bioethics, and doctor-patient relations
- People facing adversity who need to find inner strength and hope
- Readers who enjoy true, warm nonfiction imbued with the light of humanity
- Medical professionals or students seeking professional identity and spiritual nourishment
Not a good fit for
- Readers looking for tense, exciting plots or pure entertainment
- Readers with no interest at all in personal growth or spiritual topics
Reading tips
- Read in a relatively quiet environment, leaving yourself space to think and feel
- Pair the reading with Dr. Tao Yong's public speeches or interviews to sense the consistency between his words and deeds
- No need to rush; every story and passage in the book is worth savoring and reflecting on
About the publisher
Hunan Literature and Art Publishing House is a publisher known for its literary titles, with a catalogue spanning foreign literature, world classics, classical Chinese literature, essays and miscellaneous writings, and mystery and detective fiction. Judging from the more than 1,100 books in the database, the press publishes foreign classics such as Crime and Punishment, Snow Country, The Complete Sherlock Holmes and Letter from an Unknown Woman, as well as Chinese classical and modern literary works including Lu Xun's Wandering and A Madman's Diary and Wu Jingzi's The Scholars. In terms of translators and authors, translations by Cao Guowei and Tan Jinghua appear in its foreign literature titles, and the authors involved include Dostoevsky, Kawabata Yasunari, Conan Doyle and Zweig. Its publishing character lies in introducing Chinese and foreign literary classics side by side, balancing popular and serious works and attending to both readability and literary value. Public information is limited; the above is a brief overview based solely on the books in the database.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 前言 那个叫陶勇的人
- 序一 苦难是美德的机会
- 序二 谢谢你，让我看到生活中的光
- 推荐 陶勇医生的故事，不该是一个人的战斗
- 01缘起：至暗时刻
- 02善恶的相对论
- 03一个医生的生死观
- 04热爱，自有万钧之力
- 05所谓少年气
- 06苍生大医
- 07 1%的世界有多大
- 08暗黑王国的小小人
- 09那些不为人知的力量
- 10上善若水
- 11世界是怎么来的
- 12认知与接纳
- 13沉默如雷
- 14月亮与贝壳
- 15北京，北京
- 16四十不惑
- 17从春游到溺水
- 18念念不忘，必有回响
- 19试错，没错
- 20未来可期
- 21折断，就做成火把
- 22直面无常，直至握手
- 后记 天下无疾，医护卸甲
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About the author
Public information about Tao Yong is currently limited, and his nationality, dates of birth and death, and English name have not been clearly recorded. Judging from the seven works held in the collection, his writing spans several fields: prose and inspirational coming-of-age texts such as Yan Guang (Gaze) and Zi Zao (Self-Made); a social-science-flavored series, Doctors' Anthropological Observation Notes (7 volumes); and popular-science and personal-growth works for young readers and general audiences, including Protect Your Eyes: The Great Battle and My Volunteer Aspiration. He has also written management books such as Lenovo Grows Big, Huawei Grows Strong and Huawei: From Made in China to Created in China, which examine the growth paths and business experience of Chinese enterprises. Overall, Tao Yong's writing combines knowledge popularization, life experience, and corporate observation; his subjects vary widely, and his style tends toward plain, straightforward narration suited to readers with different needs.
Li Run is an author about whom limited public information is available; to date, two works are known under this name, touching on the essay and miscellaneous writing category as well as on film and music-related subjects. The representative work Gaze (Muguang) belongs to the essay and miscellaneous writing category and, judging from its title and classification, may unfold through personal observation, emotional experience, or reflections on life, showing the delicacy and inward quality common to essay writing. Black and White Keys in Chinese Style: A New Collection of Chinese Piano Works points to the selection and arrangement of piano pieces, with attention to how Chinese style is expressed on the piano, a Western instrument; the work thus carries a sense of bringing national musical idiom into keyboard practice. The two works span a considerable range, one leaning toward written expression and the other toward musical compilation and creation, suggesting that the author's interests are not confined to a single field. Because basic information such as dates of birth and death, nationality, and professional experience is absent from the in-house records, no speculation about the author's life is offered here; the brief note merely describes the direction and possible character of the existing works for readers' reference.
