Chapter 17 Postscript Tomorrow, start to believe

In a blink of an eye, the new millennium that starts with the second word has passed ten years in a hurry. Some people are gone, some people are coming, and more people are still on the way; some people are looking forward to the expected growth, and some people are getting old.Ten years can change a lot. I opened the book published in January 2000. In the epilogue, there is such a passage, which is related to the ten years that still belonged to the future at that time: "As a rule, after ten years, I should write another book like this. The name may be "Continuing in Pain and Pleasure". That book, I believe, will definitely be sharper, more outspoken, and more To be able to breathe freely while writing, of course, the joy may be more than the pain. I really hope that after ten years, after I pass forty, there will be many problems, and I will really not be confused. But I know, the years I don’t know how to play cards according to common sense, thinking about what will happen ten years later, I’m somewhat ignorant..."

This is the text written for today when I just stepped into the second millennium ten years ago. How should I face it? The name of this book in your hands does not include pain or happiness, but the word "happiness".Proposing it is an improvement; but realizing it is too difficult.Not as direct as pleasure or pain.Pain and happiness have not passed yet, but happiness is still far away.What's more, behind the written word "happiness", there are two other words "faith" that have not been written. It is not impossible to write, but it is also far away. Ten years ago, I hope that today I will be sharper, more open-minded, and more able to breathe freely in my writing. I must admit that compared with ten years ago, I have achieved something, not only in the change of the environment, but also in the inner courage. growth, but it is still possible to put this goal in the expectation of the next decade.Sharpness has been spread in the society, but there is a "brother" behind it, but brother is just a legend.

Ten years ago, I hoped that I would not be confused when I was over forty, but I am sorry to myself, I can't do it.I can't get something for nothing, and I can't be confused about many things. I even have to admit that I may not understand some things even more than ten years ago.For example, ten years ago, I could see my optimism in the text, but today, I can't judge whether the degree of optimism is the same as before or has significantly decreased?Ten years ago, I believed in the future so much; but today, I am standing in the original future, but I don't know whether I should write "Believe in the future" with a pen dipped in doubt!

Is it also a kind of maturity to no longer believe optimistically?If so, I'd rather stay in the process of maturing. Therefore, ten years, from the perspective of time, remain constant, but because of different people and different things, it is not a concept at all.For some things, ten years is enough to make them change forever; and for some dreams, ten years is just a small step, and even this small step, you will worry that it will go back. However, the past is the past after all, and whether the original expectation is realized or not is also taken away by time.Whether you like it or not, a new starting line is drawn here again.The reason why people can endure suffering is that they can also have hope.

I'm about to set off again, because of hope, I can only rely on walking. In 1993, I had just entered "Oriental Time and Space", and the producer told me: "There are two things that are taboo and cannot be done. One is to resolutely remove adjectives, and the other is not to call the interviewee a teacher." Why drop the adjective? We do news, and the role of adjectives is to modify. Life does not need modification. Whether it is good or bad, news should objectively reflect the original appearance of life, instead of using adjectives to whitewash or deliberately suppress.

Why is it not allowed to call the interviewee a teacher? Because we can't presuppose the audience as students in advance, TV is not for the audience to listen to the lectures, we and the audience, we and the interviewee, and the audience and the interviewee should all have a head-to-head and equal relationship. So, I remembered that one record lasts for more than ten years, and it may not be possible to do it all, at least reflect on it from time to time.After a long time, I realized that these two requirements are not only about how to make TV and news, but also useful to society. Of course, they are also related to being a human being.

However, what is often puzzling is that these two reminders are still fresh for many young colleagues today. Obviously, they still have value in the present.There is no way, adjectives can be seen everywhere in the news, and the title of "teacher" is further flooded, but the frightening thing is that there are few people who intend to stop and correct it.Maybe it's better to have one thing more than one thing less, maybe everyone is more practical or more numb, so the era is often praised and described enthusiastically.It is not how bad the times are, but that in a better time, we should hear more criticisms and worries, the ideals in supervision, and the unique strength and confidence of the times in the face of criticism and supervision.We are not students of the times, and the times should not be the fake essays we wrote in order to get high grades when we were studying.

It seems that after more than ten years, it is still necessary to repeat the old story. More than ten years ago, when I first started TV, I wrote nine words for myself. I didn’t use paper and pen, but put my heart into it. These nine words are: Speak people’s words, pay attention to people, and be like a person. These nine characters at the time meant an ambition to change, and of course, it also came from dissatisfaction with the state of media discourse at that time. In all kinds of media, empty words and clichés are flying all over the sky, and the motherland, people, the world, and dreams are all about the country, the people, the world, and dreams. Good and bad, but there is no complicated middle ground, especially without "people", news has become an exhibit that is difficult to touch, and media people are often like grass on the wall, looking up or down, it is difficult to stand alone and think independently; It was the status quo that existed in large numbers at that time, and I asked myself and my colleagues to remind myself of the nine words "speaking of people's words, paying attention to people, and being like a person".

Over the past ten years, we have been progressing and regressing; some people are persisting, and the surroundings are also changing. Quite a few media and media people have become companions of these nine characters.While in many cases empty stereotypes persist, you have to believe that change is hard and slow, but it is changing. In 2008, I was forty, which was a strange age.Looking to the past, you can grasp the tail of youth; looking forward, the end is faintly visible.As for life, if you muster up your courage, there are still new heights to go forward. If you want to give up, you will go downhill in numbness.When a person reaches middle age, he should take a second look. Is this the way it is, or should we start again?

So, that year, I gave myself twelve words: defend common sense, build rationality, and seek faith. Of course I know that these twelve words do not belong to me alone, and it is much more difficult to realize than the nine words ten years ago, but it is worth spending the rest of my life working hard for it.Of course, for China, this time may be longer. Common sense, never complicated, because it is common sense.However, looking back at history, it is really not easy to defend common sense. I don't know how many people lost their lives because of it.For example, many heroes in the "Cultural Revolution" just uttered common sense, but they rebelled against the truth in the era of subverting the truth and were forced to become heroes.

Fortunately, that era has passed, which does not mean that common sense is easily defended. Recently, the media, experts, and the public have been calling for telling the truth, and admitted that telling the truth is not easy, which is very intriguing.On the opposite side of the truth, there are not only false words, but also a lot of empty words, stereotypes, and flattery words blurted out for self-interest.The reason why everyone doesn't tell the truth is because they are afraid that some people will not like to listen to it and it will be bad for them. In the final analysis, it is the word "profit" that is causing trouble.I used to think that young people would change everything when the waves behind the Yangtze River pushed forward, but I suddenly discovered that under the pressure of reality, younger siblings can also use this set of words naturally.There is no way to think about it, grandpa and dad are like this, can you expect the children to be reborn?After all, you have to believe in genetics.In fact, it's not that everyone doesn't know what the truth is, but if things go on like this, common sense will shy away from the crowd. I remember that after "News 1+1", someone interviewed me: "To be a news commentator, the most important thing is to have unique ideas?" I was happy, "Ideology is not the most important, it is as simple as truth, There are not so many that are everywhere, and so are good ideas. To be a news commentator, the most important thing is acumen, courage and a sense of direction. Without these three, you are worthless; and these three, I think it’s all about common sense. What we need is not to try to invent common sense, but to defend common sense.” 1+1=2, how simple it is.Under the condition of no pressure, everyone knows, but if the environment changes slightly, 1+1=3 will benefit, not to mention that those who insist on 1+1=2 will be punished, just profitable, it will be in an instant , so many people blurted out "1+1=3" without blushing. This is the status quo, so defending common sense today is actually defending the future.As long as lies, empty words, and stereotypes prevail, the future of the times will be uncertain, and our destiny may be reversed at any time.Therefore, defending common sense is also defending oneself. If rationality is not built up, the word "big" of a big country can hardly be worthy of its name. Rationality is difficult because it means restraint, which is true for an individual, a ruling party, and a nation. Many people and things in life, whether they make me angry or moved, can I face them rationally?And catharsis or indulgence, addicted to death, seems to be a life attitude, but it is actually full of danger. As a ruling party, can it really govern geographically after saying goodbye to the revolution, instead of still using revolutionary ideas to deal with the contradictions in reality?Is it possible to rationally restrain the chaos and embarrassment of the relaxation process due to the beautiful goal?Is it possible to really govern the country according to the law and restrain the impulse to rule by man?Is it possible to tolerate and listen to different and even harsh voices, and put yourself under supervision?This is where rationality should arrive. The same is true for a country. The world is never simple. There are no permanent enemies or permanent friends. There are bayonets in smiles, and flowers after insults. The world will become more chaotic and hopeless. Of course, the so-called rise of great powers is a dream after all. Rationality is not necessarily so comfortable for individuals, the ruling party, or the national character of the country. It is not as enjoyable as the indulgence of emotions for a while, but it is this discomfort that is its most precious part, allowing passion and dreams Pentium in the safe river, not destroying everything. Belief is too big, too big to describe, but often too small to be very specific. Without it in your heart, you will feel empty. This is true for individuals and society.If there is faith, there will be reverence, there will be impulses and actions to become better, there will be conscious restraint against evil, and individuals and society will be better.Of course, I must emphasize again that in China, this belief is not necessarily related to religion, but it must be related to our inner fulfillment. It is also because of this that the belief that the future belongs to the Chinese people has been destroyed for many years, and it is difficult to rebuild it. It starts in ruins; not to mention, in a new era, what kind of place will be placed in the depths of people's hearts and the core of society? Faith has not yet been determined, so it can only be found slowly. Some people also questioned that there are many problems and obstacles in reality, but if the future and goals are suddenly pushed to the illusory mind and beliefs, is it evasion?Is it a kind of incompetent and helpless defeat in the face of real problems? I don't think so. It is precisely because of these difficulties that we need to have clear beliefs as a weapon to attack tough problems. What's more, we all need to know where we are going? Every individual has his own way, which is not discussed here, because it is closely related to happiness. After getting rich, it must be the active choice of people.You should always believe in something, such as sincerity, such as friendship, such as moderation, such as good will be rewarded with good, and evil will be rewarded with evil... Make yourself peaceful and let the people around you be infected. Without belief, I am afraid that there will be no happiness. I want to talk more about society. Someone described it as: China is like a bicycle, as long as you ride forward at a certain speed, it will be stable, but once the forward momentum slows down one day, it will swing from side to side, and if the speed slows down again, it will eventually become stable. fall down. Therefore, always giving it the power to move forward is an important factor to keep it stable. For more than 30 years, we have moved forward with speed and increased with a series of figures to maintain and maintain its stability and vitality. However, the driving force forward is not only material and economic, especially when this driving force is destined to become slower and slower. In the spring of 2010, at the beginning of another decade of the new millennium, China put forward the word "dignity" in its future goals. In the heart of every citizen, there is a steelyard to measure it. There are standards for more or less. In my opinion, the word dignity is very grand and moving, and it should be known that it is actually more difficult to achieve than the goal of becoming the world's first economy. However, it is an important turning point for China. It means that this bicycle in China is looking for new power. Dignity includes reform of the political system, democracy, freedom, and public rights, as well as happiness, tolerance, equality, and a decent and happy life. However, to promote economic system reform, interests are the engine; to build dignity, it must be supported by national beliefs.Perhaps, the process of finding faith in a society is the process of building dignity. So what will happen ten years from now? For individuals, I will not put forward many ambitious and unrealistic goals. I hope I am healthy, happy, calm, still able to play football and score goals, have a lot of hair left, but not gain much weight, still curious about the world, still angry and cry, of course, the most important thing is to let life Slow down, walk slowly, and enjoy all the scenery on the roadside. Perhaps, all of these can be realized. After all, individual dreams can be controlled by themselves, and they will not complain too much about success or failure. Maybe ten years later, I will still write such a book called "Finally Belief". I really look forward to recording the relief of a person and an era after a breakthrough or the excitement and curiosity of a breakthrough.Of course, it is not ruled out that within a few years, I will be out or be out of the game, or I will think more clearly, know the true meaning of the word "nothing", and then start to write the next book "Leisure——Try to be with me" The book "Life Reconciliation", like many people, life is only related to yourself and your family, the times and society, that is a proposition that young people should think about. Books can be written like this, but it is impossible to give up, because challenges and breakthroughs are not far away. The period of sustained high economic growth is coming to an end. Perhaps, in this decade, there is nothing to worry about. On the one hand, we have to slow down, and on the other hand, it is also an active choice.Speed ​​is never as important as direction, and the next ten years will be the most important stage to make the direction of dematerialization clear. Therefore, I value the water testing and growth of China's new energy and new reforms in the next ten years. I will not be too optimistic that everything will go well, and I will not think that ten years later today I will be done.Growth is the most curious thing about the next decade because it has to do with the happiness of all of us. Therefore, in the next ten years, we are still on the road; looking forward to ten years later, we will begin to reap happiness, faith and smiles! One morning, Shakyamuni bowed to his stone statue after bathing. Seeing this scene, the disciples next to him were all surprised: "Master, your image is used by disciples to worship. Why do you worship yourself?" Sakyamuni smiled slightly and replied: "It is better to ask for yourself than to ask others."