Chapter 8 Chapter 6 Hero Out of Great Sympathy

What I call chivalry is a chivalrous chivalry, and what I call chivalry is the spirit of a chivalrous chivalry.In Chinese history, chivalry has always been regarded as a virtue, but at the same time, there is also a wrong concept that chivalry is an ordinary rogue, not doing business properly, meddling in other people's affairs, avenging others, fighting injustices, and even committing crimes.Han Feizi once said: Confucianism violates the law with literature, while chivalry violates prohibition with martial arts.Think neither is right.But we need to know that this is just the malpractice of chivalry, which only happens when society has no discipline and politics is not on track; this kind of chivalry is just a so-called ranger, but a chivalry does not have to be a ranger.What's more, even in this kind of ranger, there has never been a kind of righteousness between heaven and earth.Therefore, it is not unreasonable for Tai Shigong to write a historical record, write a special biography of rangers, and cite Zhu Jia, Guo Xie and others to praise their uniqueness.

Why do I advocate Shangxia?If we want to determine a concept and establish a proposition, we must first examine the weakness of our nation and the sickness of society, and then we can prescribe the right medicine and produce actual results.Now Chinese society has degenerated into a cruel society, a society that lacks chivalry the most.Chinese people often talk about compassion and intolerance, but in fact the opposite is true.We can look at it from the following aspects: The first is a lack of empathy.Chinese people talk about friendship, so-called friends in need; this is the most precious, because too few people talk about friends in need.There is one of the coolest phenomena in Chinese society, that is, seeing others in trouble, instead of expressing sympathy, they are happy and joyful.For example, if someone falls down on the street, in the United Kingdom and the United States, everyone must rush to help him up, and even take him to the hospital if he is injured.But in China, when people see it, they often clap their hands and laugh.In the twenty-fourth year of the Republic of China, I came to Chongqing for business, and because I didn't know the way, I took a foreign car from a bookstore back to the hotel, and the foreign car overturned on the way.Strangely, because of the accidental balance of the weight, I didn't turn over backwards, and the rickshaw driver also hung his feet, so the rickshaw became an automatic car, and drove down a very high slope for more than 20 feet.At that time, I saw a military truck approaching in front of me, and asked the people on the side of the road to pull the foreign truck, but the people along the road only laughed, but did not pull it.Another time, when I was on a ferry in Wuhan, I saw a man fall into the water. Many people on the boat not only did not have any one to save him, but laughed about it as if they didn't care.When I was in Europe, I knew that there was a train accident. The driver fell out because of drunkenness. The train was running automatically and could not stop. So a college student jumped on the front of the train on the iron bridge in front of the station and turned the brakes. Stop, one of my own arms was broken, but a car full of people was saved.This incident was widely reported in the newspapers, and the young man was given the title of hero, which is really the praise he deserves.How is this compared to how the Chinese look at people coldly in times of crisis?A while ago, a responsible authority of the Department of Health told me that he saw with his own eyes a man who was dying of illness and was carried to the door of a church hospital in Chongqing, but because he couldn’t find a guarantor, he couldn’t pay a month’s hospitalization fee. , the hospital did not allow him to enter, he had to lie outside the hospital and die.What an appalling thing it is for this kind of death-defying phenomenon to be realized at the gate of a charitable institution. I also heard that some military doctors often get rich. How cruel and heartless this is!Some time ago, there was a big fire outside Linjiang Gate in Chongqing, which burned more than 4,000 homes. If it was in a foreign country, it would be fine. I am afraid that the whole city will be mobilized to raise funds for relief, but this place has passed without a hitch!

Recently, Mr. Pan Guangdan introduced a book on the characteristics of Chinese people written by Arthur Henderson Smith of the United States. One of the articles was titled "Chinese without compassion". I was very sad to read it; Can't deny it.Not only is Ming Enpu's observation like this, even Russell, who compliments Chinese culture the most, also pointed out that Chinese people are cruel and lack sympathy when writing books.For example, death is the most unfortunate thing for a family, but when a family dies in China, others do not sympathize with this unfortunate event.When I first arrived in France, on the tram, I saw many people in the same car suddenly took off their hats and paid tribute. I thought it was strange; it turned out that someone beside the car was attending a funeral, which was to express sympathy for the deceased.Don't say that ordinary people express it this way when they meet a funeral, even the president will take off his hat when he comes out to meet a funeral.Chinese people are not like that. Seeing the relatives of the deceased relatives of color, weeping and mourning, even the hanged one will be happy!People in the country even hope that someone in another family will die, so they can go to drink and eat meat, and have a full meal; isn't everyone in the city empty to see the funeral?Ming Enpu specifically pointed out that the Chinese have no sympathy for the disabled.People who have suffered from smallpox go to the pharmacy to buy medicine, and the people in the pharmacy often ask him: Brother Ma!You are from that village!When you see a person with squinting eyes, you will say: "Slant eyes, crooked heart, come to make fun of him and ridicule him."It is generally believed that disabled people are bad people, for example, out of ten pockmarks, nine are bad, the sky is afraid of six or six armors, and people are afraid of squinting and lame people. Such sharp and nonsensical remarks are very popular.In fact, people with slightly damaged limbs are bad people.If there are bad ones, they are mostly forced by the society, because the society discriminates against him too much, making him feel that everyone treats him harshly, so he naturally has to take precautions or try to deal with people.In addition, there is the same lack of love for the young and weak.It is common for child brides to be abused; beating girls, not to mention slaves.So the lack of sympathy is the most obvious pathology in Chinese society today.

Because of the lack of sympathy, a general social psychology has formed, thinking that things are not their own, and they absolutely don't care. Therefore, there is no justice in society, and there is a shortage of people who are eager for justice.The concept of right and wrong not only needs to be cultivated by politics, but also needs to be fostered by society.There are social rewards and social sanctions, and then there is public right and wrong.Examples are too numerous to enumerate.The progress of society requires not only standards of right and wrong, but also people who are willing to sacrifice themselves to maintain the standards of right and wrong.But the traditional Chinese philosophy only teaches that if a person is poor, he will be good for himself alone, and if he is rich, he will be good for the world.It must be known that Dagu must also be good to the world, and the poor should not only be good to himself, at least he must also be good to the poor.Chinese people are too deeply poisoned by this traditional philosophy.Everyone wants to be alone, so not only can sympathy fail to develop, but also there is no way to establish what is right and what is wrong.

Because of the lack of sympathy, the spirit of sacrifice is degraded.It's best for a chivalrous man to go thousands of miles to righteousness.If there is no spirit of sacrifice, how can we go to righteousness?We should act bravely when we see righteousness;Yes, no matter what, how much trouble can be saved.But legitimate nosy things can be left alone, and the more you can take care of them, the better.The jury system stipulated in British and American laws not only encourages but also forces people to meddle in their own business.But those who do not have the spirit of sacrifice are not worthy of meddling in their own affairs.If you are unwilling to sacrifice yourself, let alone the righteousness of a thousand miles, even if something happens to the neighbor, you are not worthy to ask.When people in Shanghai are robbed, they must not shout to catch the robbers, but can only call for fire, because the people next door will not dare to come out when they hear the robbers are caught, for fear that they will suffer losses, but when they hear fire, they are afraid that their own house will burn. not coming out.These cruel and cowardly facts are just the manifestation of the current social disease in China.

This kind of sickness can be said to have two sources: the first is life.In a poor society, the competition for survival is very fierce.It is impossible to undress people in clothes and eat them.The drifting mother's fan Han Xin must have a meal of her own.We often see that some poor people are beaten to death for one or two cents.When the ship was about to dock, the footmen rushed to jump on board before the ship was docked, and if they were not careful, they would plunge into the water.If their own lives cannot be resolved, where can we talk about sympathy for others?The second is thought.The lesson of China over the years is to be wise and protect one's life, which is the saying that everyone sweeps the snow in front of his own house and don't care about the frost on the roof of his house.The result is that everyone is afraid of being nosy, afraid of getting into trouble.The ethos of drawing swords to help each other when the road is injustice has now declined.In fact, absolute individualism does not work in the world, just as absolute universal love does not work.If you see the plague in your neighbor's house, if you stand by and watch, you will inevitably be infected.Especially in the modern big society, people are closely related, who can live a lonely life?If you are poor, you are alone.snort!Is it possible to be alone?

Or some people think that the above-mentioned social ills are all right because of the poverty of life, but it is wrong to say that they are due to the influence of thoughts.But I think the influence of thoughts is also great.For example, in the example mentioned above, the people in the pharmacy want to call the person who suffered from smallpox Big Brother Ma. Is this also the result of life?Thoughts and life must be improved at the same time, and the sickness of society can be fundamentally eliminated. In the age of decline and decline, because of the lack of sympathy, the unclear concept of right and wrong, and the low spirit of going to disaster, people with aspirations often have no choice but to advocate Ren Xia.In the biographies of the rangers, Tai Shigong once said with emotion: Although the actions of rangers today are not in line with justice, they must believe in their words, and their actions must be resolute. They must be true to their promises.Since life and death are dead and alive; if you don't boast of your abilities, you will be ashamed of your virtues.There are also enough covers.He also said: There are times when people are in a hurry, but people in common clothes, who make promises, recite righteousness for thousands of miles, and disregard the world for death, have their own strengths, and they are not just dogs.So the righteousness of a chivalrous man is so rare!He pointed out that the Zhu family and Guo Xie said that the Zhu family was devoted to the needs of others, rather than their own selfishness;As I said above, this kind of chivalry is a product of the dark age of social injustice and politics; we don’t necessarily have to advocate chivalry, but this kind of chivalry should be promoted, and it must be promoted through political power.Instead of using personal power to avenge hatred, but using political power to make large-scale reforms, can we extend sympathy to those who are hungry in the world, as if they are hungry, and those who are drowning in the world, as if they are drowning And make people in the world have their own place.

The first hero in Chinese history was neither the Zhu family nor Guo Xie, but Mo Di.He does not advocate using a knife to assassinate or avenge injustice, but focuses on large-scale political reform.He said that there are three conditions for being a hero: the first is great benevolence, the second is righteousness, and the third is great courage.What is Daren?He said that those who are benevolent must seek the benefits of the world and eliminate the great harm of the world.However, in today's time, which is the greatest harm in the world?Said: A big country attacks a small country.Everyone is in chaos and the little family is also.The strong will destroy the weak, the many will be violent and the few, the deceitful will seek the foolish, the noble will be arrogant and lowly, these are the harms of the world.Also, the unfavorability of the ruler, the disloyalty of the ministers, the unkindness of the father, and the unfilial piety of the sons are the harm of the world.And with the sluts of today, they hold their weapons, poison, water and fire to make friends and lose thieves.This is also the harm of the world. (If Mozi was alive, he would have called the invaders a slut!) His views on politics believed that the people had three problems: the hungry would not have food, the cold would not have clothing, and the laborers would not be able to rest.Those who add fees but do not add people's peace, the saints will not do it.This is a display of full compassion.He advocates enriching the interior rather than invading others and increasing land.So he has the idea of ​​not taking land from outside.Some people think that since Mozi advocated universal love, he must also advocate non-war; for example, Guan Zi once said: If universal love is said to win, soldiers will not fight.actually not.He is against the war of aggression, not against the war of self-defense. Not only does he not oppose it, but he also helps the war of self-defense.When Chu wanted to attack Song Dynasty, Gongshu Pan built a ladder. When Mozi heard about it, he went to see Gongshu Pan.He untied the belt into the city, used the ultimatum as a weapon, and Gongshu Banyan's method, and Gongshu Banji's nine siege plans were all broken by him.The king of Chu wanted to kill him. He said that he had three hundred disciples already defending the state of Song, and it would be useless to kill him.The king of Chu had no choice but to soften up and say: Good!I ask you not to attack the Song Dynasty!From this historical fact, we can see several points: first, Mozi was able to go to the disaster of the country and assist in the self-defense war; second, he had the technical ability to assist others; third, the Mohist school was an organized group , capable of disciplined action.These are the meanings of Daren.Heroes and righteousness are connected.Although Mozi advocates both love, he does not love indiscriminately, but advocates the balance of righteousness.The method of the Mohist, although the murderer is punished by the king, and the officials are ordered to punish him, he must not follow the method of the Mohist.This is the words of Lu's Spring and Autumn Records.The Fu family was a member of the Mozi school. His son killed someone, and the king of Qin pardoned him, but the Fu family himself advocated killing him.It can be seen that with ink as the law, there is no abuse of committing crimes.This is the performance of righteousness.Not only that, Mozi not only advocates great benevolence and righteousness, but also seeks its realization and thoroughness with the greatest sacrifice.This is the full spirit of sacrifice and the performance of great courage.Therefore, the spirit of Mozi is the spirit of benevolence, righteousness, and courage, the spirit of chivalry, that is, the spirit of revolution.

Mr. Zhongshan said that revolution is to fight against injustice.His method of fighting against injustice is the same as that of Mozi. It is not for personal revenge, let alone for revenge. It is to reform politics and solve people's livelihood with the spirit of benevolence, righteousness and courage.A man without great sympathy is a man without a revolutionary spirit.He is not worthy to engage in politics, and he is not worthy to talk about revolution!We must fully cultivate and promote this kind of great sympathy, restore the inherent chivalry of the Chinese nation, and only have the hope of political reform!

Now let's talk about the international situation.Like the current situation in the world where the strong bully the weak and the few, it has never been the result of the loss of chivalry.Abyssinia is dead, which country draws its sword to help?The Czech Republic is divided, and everyone is still grateful for the temporary safety.China was innocently invaded. Before it was attacked, that country came to fight side by side with us for the sake of justice and humanity?The chaos and disorder in the world are all caused by the loss of the spirit of the chivalrous. What everyone abandons, I will keep it.We must not lose confidence?We must hold on to the spirit of a chivalrous man to tidy up our interior and wipe out our foreign bandits.If we succeed, we should also uphold this spirit to establish a new international order!