Chapter 9 Only consultations involving everyone have universal value

There is a book that reproduces a story in the "Bible". It says that after Christ ascended to heaven, the disciples sat together and discussed what to do after the master died.Each of them said a sentence, which was very simple, but was considered by later wise men to be the most elegant example of consultation.The first person said: Master is dead, we are going to preach.The second person said: We are going to preach, what about our family?A third said: We moved our families together so they could take care of each other.The fourth person said: What will happen to the children after we leave?Children's education is very important.The last person said: You can leave a teacher who will be our child's teacher.Others agreed: This method is good. We should not only preach to outsiders, but also don't forget to preach to our own children.What they said seemed to be commonplace, and I couldn't see at the time that this was the most elegant negotiation.After looking at the language carefully, you can find that no one in it is against the language.The first person said that the master has ascended to heaven, let's preach.If the second person says no, let's go to sleep, there will be no way to negotiate.After each of them asks a question, a new problem is derived, and then a new solution is derived.No one quarreled.These disciples said a few words, and all the problems were solved. This is the most beautiful example of consultation.

Just now I cited the story in the "Bible", and then I will talk about an example of perfect negotiation.One year in football, a goal was voted "best goal".In fact, it's not that they shot beautifully, but because of this goal, all eleven football players participated.They move forward as a whole, layer by layer, everyone touches the football at least once, and then passes the ball to a more suitable position, all the way to the most suitable position, which is in the goal.In other words, each team member took a kick and participated in the "negotiation" with their own feet, showing the beauty of overall coordination. This is the best embodiment of the spirit of consultation in a football team.

A few people sat together to discuss. The atmosphere in the first five minutes was relatively good, and it became more intense as the time went on.There is a problem with the point of view you put forward, he objects, and then you object to him, and in the end it hurts your self-esteem, and as a result, the communication between each other turns into mutual criticism.The great principle of negotiation is that once someone puts his point of view on the table, the point of view no longer belongs to him, but becomes a shared resource needed for the negotiation.The more people who come up with opinions, the more resources are shared, and the easier it is to negotiate the truth.During the discussion, we question and analyze a shared point of view, which has nothing to do with the person who put forward the point of view. We are only targeting this point of view, so that the consultation can proceed.But often we are not like this. Generally speaking, at the end of the discussion, it is about how a person is, for example, why are you so stupid?This method, which violates the spirit of consultation, directly leads to the fact that people are afraid to come up with their own views.Fearing that they will be criticized, their opinions will be privatized, and if they want to spread, they will only spread them to a small number of people. In this case, even if that opinion is correct, the way of spreading is a kind of conspiracy.

One of the key points why the consultation of the disciples of Jesus is called perfect is that none of the twelve objected to the mission of preaching.With this shared purpose, they can negotiate perfectly and solve the problems that affect preaching, and become the best missionary community, but this is an internal matter.What should they do when their preaching group encounters groups of other faiths?They couldn't solve this problem more than 1,000 years ago, so there were witch persecutions, there were crusades, there were religious orders.Looking at it from the present perspective, we understand that above the interests of the group, there is also a right to equality for all beings.They should continue to consult.Only further consultations will find that all beings are equal, freedom of belief, etc. are applicable to more human beings and races, and thus are more basic human truths.The progress of each era makes truth more universally valuable and provides a more advanced "premise" for collective deliberation.

I firmly believe that the Internet offers the prospect of global consultation I think that the Internet may be the best channel that God has given people to enter into lasting peace. We must make full use of this greatest communication and communication tool and enter into wider consultation as soon as possible. In the historical development of human beings for thousands of years, the changes in the past ten or twenty years are the greatest, surpassing the changes in the past hundreds or even thousands of years. I think the main reason for these rapid changes is the advancement of network technology and information technology. develop.

At first, it was a portal website and e-commerce, followed by a search engine, and then the current blog. It seems that a change that has lasted for thousands of years should be condensed into a few years, or even a few months. A trend of change under the profound influence of technology.Another trend is that China's feudalism for hundreds of years has closed itself to the outside world and missed many opportunities. When the world was undergoing the Renaissance and Industrial Revolution, China was still a feudal empire and had not established good communication and cooperation with the outside world. contact, and miss the enormous impact of these revolutions.However, in the short period of 20 to 30 years after the reform and opening up, the accumulation of material wealth in Chinese society has created miracles in the world. This is the power and speed that burst out after being suppressed for hundreds of years. Imagined, but now let everyone be fascinated, and experience the miracle.The superposition of these two trends has formed the status quo in China today.

Everyone thought that the accumulation of wealth could make more people happy, happy, and able to do what they wanted to do, but when the accumulation of this material wealth reached a certain level, people discovered that material wealth—money is not Almighty, we also need spiritual progress and development.In my opinion, the emergence of network technology may just accelerate people's spiritual progress, because the free and open exchange and collision of ideas through the network will not only eliminate misunderstandings and contradictions among people of various classes and races, but also Because of the integration of each other to produce new spirits and ideas.

The previous Internet was still high-end and mysterious, and it was the monopoly of a few people. The release of information still had a certain degree of authority and a certain level of concept.The advent of blogs has made the Internet appear in a popular, civilian, and grassroots manner. Everyone has the desire and means to express their own thoughts and opinions.From a purely quantitative point of view, blog culture has experienced explosive growth with the support of Internet technology and search engine technology.What emerges from this growth is a bottom-up social force, and grassroots voices from the masses have strongly intervened in social reality.This power will become a powerful driving force for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

The Internet has opened up the country to the greatest extent, and it is the best opportunity for every Chinese, because the Chinese are the least prejudiced in terms of thought, spirit and belief, and they are the most inclusive nation, willing to accept any advanced, self-feeling something of interest.In history, Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism can coexist. Any ethnic culture that enters the Chinese cultural area can find its own place and live happily.Today, certain western cultures are also beginning to integrate into our lives. For example, although many Chinese do not believe in Christianity, we happily celebrate Christmas and Valentine’s Day from the West, and now even Thanksgiving Day China has become a big festival.

In a well-cultivated land like China, everyone has already accumulated a certain amount of material wealth, so they will definitely turn their attention to spiritual progress and the exchange and development of ideas.At this time, the Internet appeared, which will arouse people's potential spiritual awareness and improve the spirit of the Chinese people.