There is no category for 'speaking', but the prerequisite is reverence
2026-02-25
Recently, an internet celebrity mentioned his understanding of the Tao Te Ching during an interview, which received attention. The controversy surrounding internet celebrities' use of classics and commentary on classics has sparked many similar examples recently, prompting people to ponder whether internet celebrities are suitable for talking about classics? Confucius said, 'There is no discrimination in education.'. As early as thousands of years ago, the concept of education not distinguishing between high and low status and treating all types of people equally had already emerged. Nowadays, with the development of the times and technological progress, everyone has a microphone, and everyone can become a content producer and cultural disseminator, providing conditions for those who speak without distinction. Yang Chunbai and the people of Xialiba have always enjoyed both elegance and vulgarity, or both. In the era of self media, both can appreciate their own beauty and share the same beauty. Profound knowledge and difficult to digest large parts, with the help of internet celebrities, reach a wider audience, and cultural classics enter more people's daily lives, rejuvenating through inheritance. This is something that people are happy to see achieved. Not only can it be said, but it also encourages and promotes creativity. Rural grandmothers won the "Jury Prize" in the "Writing Competition Around Us", while rural women on the field chewed wheat grains to "taste poetry". Workshop workers used poetry to tell the story of the factory. The new wave of popular literature and art that everyone can create, publish, and be seen is surging, which is stimulating cultural innovation and creativity. But just as literature and art should be popular, they must not be vulgar, vulgar, or pandering to vulgarity. Everyone can share their feelings and life experiences about classics and culture, provided that they have a sense of awe and cannot speak nonsense, talk nonsense, or talk nonsense. Adhere to the spirit of respecting history and loving culture, and ask more questions about right and wrong, and why, in order to obtain more cultural truth. For example, the saying 'If one does not serve oneself, heaven will punish the earth' is widely spread, but there are differences in how it is understood. Some people intuitively understand "for oneself" as "for oneself", and what they read out is a defense of selfishness and self-interest. But if understood as "cultivation" and "self-cultivation", it can open up a broader interpretation space. Combining Mencius' "Four Cardinal Principles" - "Without a heart of compassion, one is not human; without a heart of shame and evil, one is not human; without a heart of concession, one is not human; without a heart of right and wrong, one is not human" - it can be understood that being born as a human should constantly cultivate one's body and mind, otherwise how can one be accommodated in heaven and earth? This kind of cultural inheritance is more beneficial. For example, different people have varying degrees of understanding of the opening sentence of the Analects, which reads' Learn and practice at the right time. '. If further understood as "practice" on the basis of "review" - putting knowledge and learning into practice, constantly combining with reality to deepen understanding, this should be more enjoyable and in line with the Confucian view of knowledge and action. Combining the last two sentences, 'Isn't it a pleasure to have friends coming from afar? People don't know and don't get angry, but they are also gentlemen.' When interpreted in conjunction with the entire Analects, we may gain deeper insights and more rewards. To better appreciate the beauty of language and culture and appreciate the vastness of classics, it is necessary to respect history and excellent traditional culture, and to deeply understand and inherit them. Some foreign friends who have just learned Chinese think that Chinese people describe boiling water as "boiling water" which is very romantic. Gazing carefully, isn't the boiling water constantly surging outwards like a blooming flower? Just three short words, full of beauty. The snack "Spring rolls" is like rolling in the spring, with poetic naming. There is also the word 'spoon', which immediately reminds people of the scene of stirring a spoon and preparing soup. The seemingly ordinary vocabulary in daily life carries unique charm and allure. Our culture and classics are beautiful and dignified, and must be carefully nurtured and protected. Therefore, the subversive tampering, demonic deconstruction, and vulgar adaptation of classics have become the targets of special governance and key clean-up by relevant departments recently. In response to the rampant trend of Internet "slang", the network platform carried out rectification of non-standard terminology, and the attitude was also very clear. Some people use "Shuowen Jiezi" - the ancient Chinese character for "respect" resembles a person bending down and bowing their head slightly, while "fear" is like a person holding a stick and wanting to run but not daring to run - and from this combination of characters, one realizes that "fear" is a sense of propriety and clarity towards all things in the world and the rules of the human world, knowing what to do and what not to touch. This kind of insight is beneficial. The root cause of fallacies such as inexplicable references to 'Dream of the Red Chamber' and the fabrication of 'English originated in China' under the guise of 'textual research' lies in a lack of reverence for culture. Cultural heritage and cultural classics not only belong to our generation, but also to future generations. To maintain a sense of awe and protect the precious wealth left by our predecessors is to safeguard our cultural roots and the source of our strength to move forward. (New Society)
Edit:Yiyi Responsible editor:Jiajia
Source:people.com.cn
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