To Xie Juezai
(September 15, 1942)
Old Xie:
I have read your letter of the 6th. The dead are already dead,1 but those who are
still alive should take care. Now, you and Mr. Lin2 need to adjust your lives and
work, and arrange them properly. Don’t overwork yourselves, and don’t write
too many articles, either.3 Please think this over!
Best wishes!
Mao Zedong
P.S.: Luo Mai4 has been transferred to work in the government, so many things
can be left to his care.
Notes
Our source for this text is Mao Zedong shuxin xuanji, p. 201, which is based on a manuscript copy.
1. Mao is referring to Wang Lingbo (1882–1942), who was Xie’s fellow provincial and good friend. At the
time of his death, Wang was vice dean of Yan’an’s Administrative College.
2. Lin Boqu (1885–1960) was at this time chairman of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region
Government.
3. Xie had been writing a commentary in Jiefang ribao. See above, note 2 to the text of August 17, 1942.
4. That is, Li Weihan (1896–1984), who had been working as vice director of the Central Committee

Propaganda Department, was transferred in September 1942 to serve as head of the Secretariat of the
Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region Government.