Chapter 67 Remarks: Idols and Minions (West Screen)

When I was seven or eight years old, when my grandmother was still alive, I played the role of a prisoner for a while, wearing red cloth, handcuffed, and walking with the idol.The idol was carried, and I walked on two feet. After passing through many markets, I stopped in a temple. Then I took off those things and became a sinless person.According to my grandmother, walking like this once can avoid disasters and avoid disasters; but illness can prolong life.But later on I was quite sick,—but I was able to survive until now, perhaps because of playing the role of a prisoner.At that time, I listened to the wonderful talks of the adults, and when I saw the Clay Bodhisattva, I felt a little awe, an inexplicable and strange awe.Later, after hearing some "new theories" in school, this wonderful theory gradually became untenable.When I was ten years old, I followed my father to various "wharfs", and I heard more and more strange theories, so the dignity of the clay bodhisattva was lost in my mind.From then on, when I saw statues with red faces and black heads, I would not worship them cautiously, and my aunts called me a bookworm.Because I was a little dumbfounded after hearing the unreliable words of the master in the foreign school.

This stupidity seems to be a goblin, and if you get entangled, you can't get rid of it. Up to now, I still don't believe in the clay bodhisattva, although I still remember the scriptures such as "disasters are away from disasters, difficulties are away from the body, all disasters turn into dust, and Avalokitesvara saves the suffering" and other scriptures .It is said that this is not surprising, there are so many people who do not believe in Shinto.Feel free to talk about it, everyone thinks it is beyond doubt——but after careful consideration, I feel that there are not many people who do not believe in idols.People who wear western style suits also seem to be "gods with their heads up three feet", devoutly and sincerely believe that the Savior Jesus is watching them sitting and lying down, not to mention the belief in the leader of the Tongshan Society for the gentlemen in mandarin jackets and long robes.

The theory of evolution advocated by Darwin is also valid in China.Since the Republic of China, "the morals of the world have declined, and people's hearts have become old." Idols have evolved to the point where they are not necessarily clay bodhisattvas.Not only are people with lofty ideals worried about the times, but they are too relieved about it; even I, I also feel the poison of people in the heresy, and I sigh vividly.I am not a "scholar of ancient ways" lamenting the fall of the national quintessence and the prosperity of foreign religions; I am worried that there are too many idols, and there will be too many people who worship them.And a sober person sees less ears.Here, let’s first classify idols.

According to the British foreign devil Bacon (F. Bacon 1561-1626), idols can be divided into four categories:-Idols of the Tribe, idols of the Tribe, idols of the Cave, idols of the Market, idols of the Market Place The Idols of the Four Stages, Idols of the Theater, probably have definitions and detailed discussions of what the foreign devils say.However, the articles of the Tongcheng School focus on simplicity and vigor, so I will only talk about the third category of idols, omitting the other three categories.According to many foreign books, the so-called "idols of the market" are as follows:——

Blind followers who go with the flow, everyone whoops and whoops, and everyone who is like you, who has no discernment at the beginning of the matter, only listens to hearsay, takes it as a treasure, and takes the words of famous people as the eternal scriptures, which are universally accepted by the world. The judges are all believers in market idols. Regarding empty theoretical beliefs, such as Democracy, Daltonism, etc., these believers are still above the idol believers in the market; , once transformed into a vulgar man dressed in flesh and bones. "Evil desires its death, and love desires its life." Anyone who has a prejudice against someone in his heart will find it difficult to know them clearly.People who have probably read "Liezi" can always remember a passage from the neighbor's son stealing the axe, and they can think of this level.Introspective psychologists who make experimental psychological introspection reports must go through a lot of training-so those who want to do this are just trying to get rid of inner idols and prevent distortions in self-examination.However, it is extremely difficult, almost impossible, to get rid of subjective prejudice.But this is an off-topic article, so I won’t talk about it here; I’m so surprised that I can’t help but talk about it because I call myself a “new” person, teaching others not to have the concept of idols, but I just became a market idol. And so believers also.

It is not uncommon for those who worship clay bodhisattvas to be ridiculed as fools by others, because clay bodhisattvas are not wise, so why should they be low-minded believers of this thing?However, I think of the Compensation of psychoanalysts and social psychologists who said that foolish men and women are not able to grab status and money like smart people in the real world, but can only daydream (daydreaming) Generally speaking, it is very pitiful to seek the blessings of gods in delusion, and to be complacent and wishful thinking.We should have deep sympathy for this group of ignorant and weak people; moreover, if you are engaged in the social light movement, you have the need to "awaken first and often later" to awaken them. ——However, if the intellectuals, some of whom are engaged in the social light movement, are also daydreaming, drowsily curling up with an idol, worshiping and prostrating devoutly, wouldn't it be lamentable, wouldn't it be sad!

Recently, some people talked about national character, so I became suspicious, thinking that since they are both citizens of the Republic of China, they should have the same national character, so this kind of idolatry may be based on a certain characteristic, although the object here is (Idols) are not the same.This suspicion is strange as soon as it arises, because the difference in objects is only a difference in degree, not a difference in quality.If Freud's characteristic of speaking (Freud^sconceptoflibi*洌锌┦actual speech), the principle of sublimation cannot be applied here? Be a fool for a while, and find out this characteristic.

Of course, I dare not say that the results of my research are very true, but as long as it is close to true, it may as well be offered for discussion and discussion. f. H． Allport [3]'s "Social Psychology" Chapter 5 "Personality", in the section "Self expression", divides "people" into two categories, self-esteem and inferiority (Ascendance and Submission) and outreach and internal litigation. (Extroversion and Introversion).He said: The most civilized person seeks satisfaction in fantasy. ...hidden desires are fulfilled in daydreams or nightdreams.As a result, this illusion is mixed with real life.Real phenomena are all distorted by fantasy, and the expectation is consistent with one's own expectations, so the true value of things is based on a strange standard. ... An idiot or a crazy person, who exaggerates too much about small things, is an example of this.Cowardly, disabled, or accompanied by grown-up children when they were young.If you don't fantasize about fulfilling things, you often retain the habit of inferiority complex.Intimidated and flattered by his abusive father, teacher or elder brother, he became a slave who humbled himself to shepherd himself.Not daring to express one's opinion to others,... When meeting others, one often sees them as extraordinary and lofty, while oneself is docile and submissive.

At this point in the translation, I think of the teachings of the sages and sages in our country, all of which are moral words that teach people to "be humble and shepherd themselves".The Chinese who have always regarded humility as a virtue, even the "cowherds" in the countryside know the motto "If you suffer a loss, you are cheap", so it is right to be a slave! ——If you don't believe it, you can read the popular folk stories of "Shi Gong An", "Peng Gong An" and "like and so on". Don't officials call themselves "slaves" when facing the emperor?This is really the most thorough expression of national character itself.So now believers who worship idols naturally don't have to be demanding, because the national character is so servile by nature.

In this way, the Chinese people are very pitiful, almost born slaves.New people’s idol worship is certainly a good proof, but the May 30th massacre is not a national humiliation. For the nationalists of the imperialist countries such as Britain, Japan, France, and the United States... are these arguments and facts not the expression of the national nature of slaves? If you see these things deeply, can you not lament?But now even lamenting and moaning are banned in China!Reputable people speak righteous words, and there will be "rumours"; younger people who speak righteous words are even more destructive of human relations, betraying the saints and abandoning the way, and they are not filial figures.For these people who are willing to be slaves, can you do something?If the story of "Liao Zhai" is true, I really want to change the minds of those servants.In addition, there are many people who want to use the power of socialists in other countries to help China get rid of the status of slaves. Isn't it just a slave thinking in daydreams about people who are tall and humble?Not thinking about it yourself, just asking for help from others, this is the nature of a slave, and unfortunately this is a fact that is prevalent among the intelligentsia in the country.

In short, low self-esteem and civil litigation are the bad roots of our people.If you don't get rid of this inferiority, you will not be able to get rid of your slaves for a day. The best example of getting rid of slaves is Germany.Here, please quote the words of the former Kaiser Wilhelm II to conclude.He said: ——“To restore Germany to its original position, it is absolutely impossible to ask for outside assistance, because it may not be done immediately, and if it is done, it will be hidden in the status of slavery.  … Self-reliance and not relying on others, this is the consciousness that citizens must have.For example, when the entire class of the people is awakened, an upward heart will spontaneously arise. ... If the Germans have the national consciousness of the whole nation, the spirit of mutual help among the compatriots, the self-awareness of the dignity of the motherland ... are different, ... it will not be difficult to display the national spirit of the pre-war (according to this refers to the European War). ..."