Chapter 23 the most important thing in my life

Liang: ...Continuously, instead of moving in space, so it is the same thing as "No Two Passes", and has the same place.The ancient book - "Book of Changes" mentioned Yanzi in it. It said: "The son of Yan's family is almost a concubine? If there is something bad, you don't know it. If you know it, you don't try to do it." When he is wrong, wrong, or bad, he will immediately Know it, don’t do it, don’t do it after you know it, so the “no more mistakes” is like this, it always refers to the popular changes of life.So people asked Confucius who was eager to learn, and he praised Yan Zi——Praise Yan Yuan and Yan Hui, what are Yan Hui's strengths?It is those two points, and we cannot fully understand those two points.I don't know that it is one side, but what is the other side?He didn't talk about other things, he didn't talk about natural phenomena (laughs), he didn't talk about social issues, he just talked about his own life and life, so whether it's a teacher or a student, their hard work and dedication are all based on this place.To be able to pass on the Chinese Confucianism, I admit that in the Song Dynasty, it was the great Cheng Zi, Cheng Hao, and in the Ming Dynasty, it was Wang Yangming, and they passed on this knowledge.

Ai: Then in the eleventh year of the Republic of China (1922) when you published "Eastern and Eastern Cultures and Their Philosophy", you also said that some of Wang Yangming's disciples, Wang Gen and Wang Xinzhai, also understood the way of Confucius. (Liang: Yes.) You haven’t changed your mind yet. The conclusion back then is similar to what it is now. Liang: At this point, it is almost the same.But now when I read the original book, the book 60 years ago, when explaining Confucius, it is not appropriate to use that "intuition" or "instinct". Ai: Yes, but you still belong to Wang Yangming's sect.

Liang: Yes.Aren’t they all divided into Cheng Zhu School and Lu Wang School? I’m considered Lu Wang School, and Lu Wang’s. Lu belongs to the Song Dynasty, and Wang belongs to the Ming Dynasty.In the Song Dynasty, the Cheng Zhu mentioned just now, the big Chengzi, was different from the second Cheng——Cheng Yichuan.Da Chengzi is Cheng Hao. I think Cheng Hao is good, right, and brilliant, but Zhu Zi doesn’t know him well.Didn’t Zhu Zi have a book called “Jinsilu”—the “near” of far and near? Well, he means that Da Chengzi is too smart, that's his opinion.In fact, Zhu Zi seems to be out of tune with Da Chengzi, not in his taste.But I think that in the Song Dynasty Confucianism was still Da Chengzi, and Ming Confucianism was Wang Yangming.I prefer Wang Xinzhai and Wang Gen under Wang Yangming.Wang Gen, in society, he is a lower-class person, he is a worker, he is a worker in a salt factory, and many of his disciples, Wang Xinzhai's faction, are agricultural workers, very ordinary people, not necessarily A superior lecturer.People in the upper class who talk about learning tend to be biased towards books, while people in the lower class don’t read much, or they don’t even have much culture, but they can experience their life and life for themselves. This is fine, and this is in line with Confucianism. It fits Confucius, so I like Wang Xinzhai. At the end of "Eastern and Eastern Cultures and Their Philosophy", it talks about praising Wang Xinzhai.

Ai: You worked in several different jobs in your early years. After you participated in the revolution, you became a reporter, and later you became a layman—a Buddhist layman, and you taught at a university.What kind of work do you think has the greatest impact on your later career? Liang: In my life, although I have worked as a reporter, taught books, and worked as a teacher, in fact, the more important thing is to do social movements and participate in politics.Am I related to both Chairman Mao and Chiang Kai-shek?When Marshall was in China, I had a lot of contact with him.He is trying his best to find a compromise peace between the two parties.I am also engaged in this kind of thing, so I actually engaged in a lot of political and social activities. Rural construction is a social activity, and social and political activities probably account for a large part of my life.As for teaching, I have had this kind of thing before. I taught at Peking University, and later brought many students.Well, as a journalist, I did it when I was young, and then I went to Hong Kong to run the Guangming Daily and became a journalist again.So relatively few, very few, are officials.A very good friend of mine is Li Jishen. When I was 36 years old, I went to see him in Guangdong. He didn’t ask for my permission. When I went to live in a village 60 miles away from Guangzhou, he didn’t ask for my permission. In order to ask the Nanjing National Government to announce that I am a member of the Guangdong Provincial Government, if I don’t, I will quit.So I can say that I have never been an official, I have never been an official in my life, but I have done political and social movements.

Ai: Except when you were in Zouping, you were a county magistrate for a while. Liang: Yes, you have seen this.Because Zouping County is under our management and belongs to the Rural Construction Research Institute, there was a period, about two months, when the county magistrate just couldn’t find anyone, so I went to serve as the county magistrate myself (laughs) for two months. Ai: Yes, so it can be said that you have been an official. Liang: (laughs) Yes. Ai: Regarding... this book you... Liang: I don't know. Ai: Don't know yet?When I return to China, I will ask a friend in Hong Kong to buy a copy and send it to you. I haven’t read it myself, but I just heard that there is such a book.

Liang: What is the title of this book? Ai: I don't know the title of the book, but I think I will find it. Liang: I don't know the name of the book, but the content of the book is about me. Ai: Exactly. Liang: Oh. Ai: It seems to be a biography, not a chronicle.Speaking of chronicles, I also edited them, that is, when the Anti-Japanese War began, I compiled Chinese chronicles. The difference from traditional Chinese chronicles is that there are annotations, what materials are used, what matters, the Western style. The way the book looks.I think it may be published in Hong Kong. Before publication, may I send it to you for your review. (Liang: Right.) Correct the mistakes. (Liang: OK.) I haven’t edited the part about the Anti-Japanese War up to now. Maybe it’s better to divide it into two volumes, because I think it’s better to publish it earlier.

Liang: I have two books. I don’t know if you have read them or not. ...The first visit to Yan'an, the first conversation with Mao, these two books. Ai: It seems to me that the content in it is the same as that published by "Guangming Daily"... Liang: Well, some of them were published in the Hong Kong Guangming Daily. Ai: I found all the "Guangming Daily" in Hong Kong. Liang: Oh?It's not easy. Ai: You have several continuous articles that have been divided into several parts, such as "What I am trying to do", which is true... This is to recall and review your past life.When you think about the past, what do you think is the most important event in your life?

Liang: One of the big things is running for the society and doing social movements.Rural construction is a social movement, which has had considerable influence.We have held a national rural work seminar every year for three consecutive years.Country work was my main running back in the past.The other one is to fight against Japan for the unity of domestic parties.Because I went to a guerrilla zone once, and saw the armies of the two parties fighting on their own in the guerrilla zone, I was very afraid of causing a civil war, which would hinder the resistance to Japan. meeting", and later set up the "Democratic League".Others mistakenly think that I want to start my own party, which is not true.I don't think China needs a third party in addition to the two major parties. I don't mean that.The Democratic League is not the third party, what is it?It is to promote the two major parties to unite against the enemy and cooperate to build the country.It is good to be able to unite against the enemy, and it is good to be able to cooperate to build a country.I don't want to be a party, so now there is a Democratic League, but I don't join.The first stage is to engage in social movements, and the second stage is to run state affairs.

Ai: Important events in your private life?You are talking about the two major events of serving the society, serving the country, and serving the people, so is there no important event in your private life? Liang: That's my book writing.The books I have written, especially the largest and most important book are called "The Heart and Life".I once asked a friend who is good at English, I said that my important book "Human Heart and Life" should be translated into English, how to translate the name?He said that the word xinxin is not a single word in English. There are two words related to it, one is mind and the other is heart. So if I translate an English name for you, it is mind and heart and life.

Ai: Yes.I also don't think it's very appropriate, although it's like this when it's directly translated into English, yes, there are two meanings of the heart, but it's still a bit uncomfortable... Liang: Reluctantly? Ai: Not pleasant.Well, if you want, I'd be happy to translate your book into English, no problem, I think. Liang: I think this is the most important thing in my life, and writing this book is the most important thing for me. Ai: I think your life is not all smooth sailing, there must be some sad things in it, would you like to talk about it?It can have some encouraging and motivating effects on the postgraduates who are in difficulties.You've had your fair share of setbacks, haven't you?

Liang: I think, I don't seem to have any sad things. Ai: Really? (laugh) Liang: None.I just feel like there are things I did well, things I failed, or mistakes.For example, when it comes to mistakes, that was in September 1953, and that was my own mistake, that is, I was too angry, so I contradicted Mao Gong. I thought about that incident later, it shouldn’t be Like that, (Ai: I still feel that it shouldn’t be like that in the future.) I should respect him more and not fall out with him. (laugh) Ai: Then did you feel sad at that time? Liang: I'm not sad, I feel that I'm wrong, I'm not good, it's not sad.If there is any sadness (laughs), it is the death of my former wife, my wife. I am a little sad, because I think she is really good, so her death is a very sad thing.It happened to be a man in his 40s. There used to be a saying in ancient China: "It is a great misfortune to be widowed in middle age." That is to say, if you are not middle-aged, for example, in your 30s, widowed in your 30s, it is not considered How bad is it?Of course it’s a great misfortune, but it’s easy to forget when you’re young, and you’ll forget about it after a while. It’s a great misfortune to be widowed in middle age. Middle-aged is just right, (Ai: Oh, I understand what you mean.) It just so happens that the two have a deep relationship with each other, and the relationship is very deep. This time is different from youth, and it is also different from old age.So, assuming that I have something sad, it is my former wife, who is now the mother of my two sons. Ai: I made a mistake in the book. I just heard people from Hong Kong and Taiwan say that they said that you are more likely to get along with the second lady. I made a mistake. Liang: Everything was different from my original expectations and plans.For example, my wife and wife in front of me, I miss her very much. She has never studied, and she is still literate. She has never studied and has no knowledge.Well, I later had the opportunity to have a second wife. The second wife was just introduced by a friend. She graduated from a normal university and is...