Chapter 65 Letter to Zhou Shizhao[1]

(October 25, 1958) Brother Dun Yuan: Received the gift book on October 17th, I am happy to read it.When accepting a new post, don't choose the light and fear the heavy, but pick the heavy and despise the light.The ancients said: the sage is in office, and the capable is in office, and the two cannot be obtained at the same time.I think you can be cum.Every day, every day, I feel that I am not capable, but it is actually because I don’t know myself very well; second, I don’t understand objective things well—those foreign students, big professors, personnel disputes, complex psychology, look down on you, and don’t talk about it. Save it with a smile, and so on.These social norms are experienced by almost everyone.In addition, I lack political experience, and I am afraid when things happen, and Chen Li will list them later. This is good.These are facts and understandable.I think cleverness and honesty are enough to solve all difficult problems.This seems to have been discussed with you.Cong said to ask more questions and think more, but in fact he was seeking truth from facts.Perseverance and practice are always more able to do things well.Your courage, it seems, is much more than in the past.After three days of farewell, you should look at each other with admiration.I have talked about this big article again, just adding a little oil and a little vinegar.Sitting on the ground and traveling 80,000 miles a day, what Jiang Zhuru [2] said is wrong, there are statistics.The diameter of the earth is about 12,500 kilometers. Multiplying the pi by 3.1416 gives about 40,000 kilometers, or 80,000 li.This is the mileage of the earth's rotation (ie, the time of day).There is a price to pay for taking trains, ships, and cars, which is called travel.Sitting on the earth, without paying the price (that is, without buying a ticket), and traveling 80,000 miles a day, I asked people if this was travel? The answer was no, I didn't move a single step.It is really unreasonable! Confined by customs, superstition has not been eliminated.Complete daily life, many people find it strange.Sky survey means that our solar system (including the earth) travels through the Milky Way every day and every hour.The Milky Way is one river, and the river is infinite. "One thousand" is just too much to say.We human beings just "patrol" in a river, and "see" can be countless.Niu Lang Jin people, schistosomiasis, gu disease, commonly known as bulging disease, Zhou Qin Han has read many books, Niu Lang naturally cares about his villagers, and wants to ask the God of Plague how the situation is.Ursa Major, commonly known as Altair (whether you remember correctly?), belongs to the Milky Way. [3] Please refer to Zhu Rudao for these explanations.Dissenting opinions can be debated.I don’t have to be in Beijing in November, it’s okay if I don’t see you!

Mao Zedong October 25, 1958 According to the "Selected Letters of Mao Zedong" published by People's Publishing House in 1983. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ note [1] Zhou Shizhao (1897-1976), courtesy name Dunyuan, was born in Ningxiang, Hunan, a classmate of Mao Zedong when he was studying in Hunan Provincial First Normal School.At that time, he was the vice governor of Hunan Province. [2] Jiang Zhuru (1898-1967), born in Xiangtan, Hunan, a classmate of Mao Zedong when he was studying in Hunan Provincial First Normal School.Engaged in education work for a long time.

[3] Altair does not belong to the Ursa Major constellation, it is the α star in the Aquila constellation.The stars in Ursa Major and Altair belong to the Milky Way.