The spirit of Chinese people

After finish reading this article. In my opinion, I can’t agree a single word of it. The reasons are as follows.

First of all, the author thinks militarism is the major cause of the war between western countries. Is it right then? If we want to know the answer, we should know what is militarism. A militarism country, like Japan, have a special spirit which lead to an admiration of power. They prefer to use aggression to solve the problems in their country. Dose western people aggress other country? Obviously. But does western people kill all the native people to show their power? No. they prefer to take the place as a colony. What influence western people most is capitalism. They fight for interest. So here is the problem, how can you solve their problem since you have even not found the really cause of the war between westerners? 

In addition, the author thought the analects of Confucius can help the westerners to avoid war. Really? Ancient China is the seedbed of Confucianism, does the ancient China avoid war? No. It doesn’t mean that Confucianism is not useful. But it is truly not useful any time. One may learn the analects of Confucius, but he can be greedy and cruel too. The frequent war between western countries can’t lead to the failure of Christian itself. If every westerner obeys the admonish “Do not make use of force against an evil man; but to him who gives you a blow on the right side of your face let the left turned.” (Matthew chapter 5) There will be no war any more.

What matters most is not what you have learnt, is what you do. The analects of Confucius and the bible is just as same.

Last but not least, what suit Chinese people shouldn’t be directly used to western people. We have different culture and different way of thinking. How can a westerner who even doesn’t now a country named China learn Confucianism well? Just like a Chinese people who have no idea of the western world, will also take the bible as a ridiculous book. The spirit of Chinese people can only save Chinese. To westerners, they can learn our culture, they can reference our law or the way we treat others. But their country will never ever be another China. And the spirit of Chinese people can save nothing except ourselves. 

In my point of view, the spirit of Chinese people the author advocated is not we really should learn from the ancient China. He only told us some old rules in the Chinese society. But it is only a phenomenon, the reasons why Chinese people to do so is the core matters. But he didn’t mention at all. Nobody will say they want a war, nobody want will say they want to see the misfortunates happens on others and themselves, and nobody will say what they learn from the bible or the Confucianism is a mistake. But problems just happen, even if every one denies they haven’t obeyed what they learn.

There’re no wicked people in the world, only all kinds of necessity.

No denying that the spirit of Chinese people was a good book to learn Chinese culture for the people in Qing dynasty aboard. But not for now, and it’s only a book with shadowy mind. Just like the extreme fantasy of the Qing dynasty itself, breaking by hurts and blood.

The only one we should save is ourselves.

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