Wake up（264）

 

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Two elderly professors sat in a small cafe, talking about society, life, and the long night. They talked about the past that was buried deep in their hearts, what they got, what they had, and what they lost, and it felt like a dream. Their frozen memory gradually vented in the conversation.

The beauty of youth, no longer worry about being restless. The pursuit of the past is no longer willful. Those scenes of flowers blooming and losing, that suffering of pain and death, in the silent late night conversation at this moment, they were released so freely and so mesmerized.

Both Hong Wenxuan and Shen Zhirui are well-known professors. Reading is their duty, and knowledge is their pursuit.

But is reading useful?

Hong Wenxuan said to Shen Zhirui:

Anyone who has experienced the Cultural Revolution knows that "reading is useless", this is the golden saying of Lao Mao. However, the CCP authorities quietly deleted the following remarks made by Lao Mao about "education and knowledge" from Mao Zedong's anthology:

 

1. The more knowledge, the more reactionary.

2. There is no need to recruit high school and junior high school students for medical education. Three years of high school graduation is enough. How many years did Hua Tuo study? What year did Li Shizhen of the Ming Dynasty study?

3. Universities still need to be established. I am mainly talking about science and engineering universities here.

4. Isn’t it the hell that the Agricultural University is located in the city? All agricultural universities should be moved to the countryside.

5. In the countryside, the poor and lower-middle peasants, the most reliable allies of the working class, should run the schools.

6. Young educated people go to the countryside and take root in the countryside to make revolution for a lifetime.

7. Don't take the exam, what is the exam for? It's better not to take the exam! Abolish all examinations and make them absolute.

8. In the exam, you can whisper to each other, or even impersonate someone. The imposter is just copying it according to someone else's, I don't know how, you write it, I copy it again, and I can get some experience.

9. To engage in class struggle, it is a university, and you can learn a lot. What Beijing University, National People's Congress, or that university is better! I am from Greenwood University, where I learned something.

10. I have read "Dream of Red Mansions" five times, and it has not affected me. I read it as history... The class struggle in "Dream of Red Mansions" is very fierce, and dozens of people died.

11. Students should be allowed to read novels in class, students should be allowed to doze off in class, and students should be cared for. Teachers should talk less and let students read more. I think the student you mentioned may do something in the future. He dared not to attend meetings on Saturdays, and he dared not to return to school on time on Sundays. After you go back, tell the student that eight or nine o'clock is too early to go back to school, and you can go back at eleven or twelve o'clock.

12. In the past, I did not obey the rules in school, and I just took the principle of not being expelled. Exams, more than five or sixty points, less than eighty points, seventy points shall prevail. I don’t do a few subjects. Sometimes I can’t do it. I hand in blank papers for some exams, and I draw an egg for geometry. Isn’t that geometry? Because it is a one-off transaction, the submission is the fastest.

13. There are several types of Chinese intellectuals. It is better for engineers and technicians to accept socialism. Science is second. The worst in liberal arts.

 

Hong Wenxuan and Shen Zhirui were shocked when they revisited what Lao Mao said about knowledge and education. However, the above-mentioned words were all published in Mao Zedong's anthology, but they have been quietly deleted by the Chinese Communist authorities. However, the memory of the generation that experienced the Cultural Revolution cannot be deleted.

Hong Wenxuan told Shen Zhirui: The authorities quietly deleted Mao Zedong's anthology, as well as Lao Mao's remarks about "patriotism".

Hong Wenxuan said:

The 12th issue of "Seeking Truth" magazine published Xi Jinping's important article "Take history as a mirror, use history to clarify ambitions, know history and love the party, know history and love the country". The article pointed out that it is necessary to carry out extensive patriotic education so that people can deeply understand why history and the people chose the Communist Party of China, why it is necessary to stick to the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics and realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. How to draw the spiritual power of patriotism from party history? Let's revisit the important expositions of General Secretary Xi Jinping.

His speech on November 29, 2012 when he visited the "Road to Revival" exhibition: The yesterday of the Chinese nation can be said to be "the long road is like iron". Since modern times, the Chinese nation has suffered so much and made so many sacrifices, which are rare in the history of the world. However, the Chinese people never gave in, fought continuously, finally took control of their own destiny, started the great process of building their own country, and fully demonstrated the great national spirit with patriotism at its core.

On December 30, 2015, his speech at the twenty-ninth collective study of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee: We must make full use of the great achievements of my country's reform and development, commemorative activities of major historical events, patriotic education bases, traditional festivals of the Chinese nation, National memorial ceremonies are used to enhance the people's patriotic feelings and awareness, using art forms and new media to convince people with reason, culture and emotion, vividly spread the spirit of patriotism, sing the main theme of patriotism, and make patriotism a The firm belief and spiritual reliance of every Chinese.

On September 3, 2020, his speech at a symposium commemorating the 75th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War: The victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression is a great victory of the national spirit with patriotism at its core. Patriotism is the core of our national spirit, and it is the spiritual bond that connects the Chinese people and the Chinese nation to unite and strive for self-improvement. In the face of the life and death of the country and the nation, all Chinese sons and daughters share the same hatred and unite as one, playing the patriotic song of swallowing mountains and rivers. Patriotism is a powerful spiritual driving force that inspires the Chinese people to safeguard national independence and national dignity, and to forge ahead bravely in the torrent of history. The magnificent banner of the great historical power and the victory over all difficulties and obstacles on the way forward!

According to Xinhua News Agency, the "Patriotic Education Law of the People's Republic of China (Draft)" was first submitted to the third meeting of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress for deliberation on June 26. The law incorporates patriotic education into the national education system, emphasizing the education of teenagers and children in schools and families. At the same time, patriotism education is carried out by using red resources, cultural heritage, patriotism education bases and cultural venues, through activities such as national meritorious honor awards, National Day and important anniversaries, major festivals, etc., through raising the national flag, playing and singing National anthem, constitutional oath and other ceremonies and etiquette to carry out patriotic education to make specific provisions.

In the context of the current economic downturn, the CCP especially needs to continuously strengthen patriotic education to maintain its ruling legitimacy. This law will also create conditions for creating more "little pinks" among young people. But Chinese people who have experienced wars and the Cultural Revolution will never forget the patriotic education in Mao's era.

Hong Wenxuan said to Shen Zhirui:

Regarding the Chinese people's great war of resistance against Japan, what exactly did Lao Mao do and what did he say? The following are what Lao Mao said. It needs to be pointed out that these words are published in the fifth volume of Mao Zedong's anthology. The following are some of what he said:

 

1. Some people think that the less land occupied by Japan, the better. Later, they came to a unified understanding: Only when Japan occupies more land can it be patriotic. Otherwise, it will become a country that loves Chiang Kai-shek. There is a country in a country, Jiang, Japan, and me, the history of the Three Kingdoms.

2. Be calm, don't go to the front line to be an anti-Japanese hero, avoid direct conflict with Japan, go around the rear of the Japanese army to fight guerrillas, find ways to expand the Eighth Route Army, establish anti-Japanese guerrilla bases, and do everything possible to save and strengthen our party. armed forces.

3. The order to go to the front line urged by the government must be postponed with various excuses. Only after the Japanese army greatly injures the national army can we reap the fruits of the anti-Japanese war and seize the Kuomintang's power.

4. In order to develop and strengthen the armed forces of our party, seize the national power after the war. The general policy that our party must strictly follow is "one part in resisting Japan, two parts in coping with it, and seven parts in development." No one or any organization may violate this general policy.

5. I once talked with Japanese friends. They said, sorry, the Japanese Imperial Army invaded China. I said: no! Without your imperial army invading most of China, the Chinese people would not be able to unite against Chiang Kai-shek, and the Chinese Communist Party would not be able to seize power. Therefore, the Japanese imperial army is a good teacher for us Chinese Communists, and it can also be said to be a great benefactor and a great savior.

6. There is nothing sorry. Japanese militarism brought great benefits to China and enabled the Chinese people to seize power. Without your imperial army, we could not have seized power. On this point, I have different opinions from you, and the two of us have conflicts.

7. Some people think that we should resist Japan more to be patriotic, but that is the country of Chiang Kai-shek. The motherland of our Chinese communists is the common motherland of communists all over the world, that is, the Soviet Union (Soviet Union). The policy of our communists is: Let the Japanese army occupy more land and form Jiang, Japan, me, and the Three Kingdoms. This situation is beneficial to us. The worst situation is that the Japanese occupy the whole of China. At that time, I can also use the power of the Soviet Union to fight back. Well!

8. Japan's aggression can also be said to be a good thing, and it has helped us a lot. Please see, the Chinese people have seized power, and at the same time, your monopoly capital and militarism have also helped us. Millions, tens of millions, of the Japanese people are waking up. Including some of the generals who fought in China, they have now become our friends.

9. In 1972, when China and Japan established diplomatic relations, Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka apologized to Mao: "Ah, I'm sorry, we launched a war of aggression, and China suffered great harm."

Mao said: "I'm not sorry, you have merit, why are you meritorious? Because if you hadn't launched the war of aggression against China, how could our Communist Party be strong? How could we have seized power? How could we have defeated Chiang Kai-shek? How can we thank you ? We don’t want your war compensation!”

 

Hong Wenxuan said: Regarding the above remarks, some readers left messages to ridicule Mao Zedong's remarks, whether it is the truth of the Anti-Japanese War, or the CCP's understanding of communism, emphasizing that the Cultural Revolution should be repeated, and the theory that knowledge is useless for the whole people to fool the people, etc., are true. It shows the hostile relationship between the CCP and the interests of the Chinese people. Compared with those high-sounding speeches, these speeches can truly reflect the CCP's thinking and are the "essence" of its arguments.

Shen Zhirui said: Xi Jinping emphasizes "taking history as a mirror, using history to clarify aspirations, knowing history and loving the party, knowing history and loving the country", so people across the country should reread these classic remarks of old Mao, so that the people can better understand the nature of "patriotism" advocated by the CCP What it is, can also predict what the CCP wants to do in the future.

The night is as cold as water, and the heart is as cold as ice. The undeliverable historical truth is like the star language in the dark night sky. There is a sad mood, lingering and tangled, and there is no way to relieve it.

It is a pity that these remarks in the fifth volume of Mao Zedong's anthology have been quietly deleted.

During the long night, Hong Wenxuan and Shen Zhirui unknowingly went back to the past. They waited for half a lifetime, but what they got in return was a look of sadness.

In the icy coldness of night, the touch of the past floated into the forgotten tunnel of memory, freezing the Youmeng that left traces.

Whenever the night comes, whenever recalling that period of history, the silent dialogue makes the two old professors sad and desperate!