Chapter 83 woke up like a pig

I bought a book by Han Shaogong in the bookstore, which tells some stories about the small town of Maqiao in the form of a dictionary.Han is the chairman of the Chinese Writers Association and the Chinese translator of Milan Kundera's "The Unbearable Lightness of Being". I like his writing. When I saw his book, I immediately bought it. "Maqiao" is the place where Qu Yuan was exiled in his early years.Some of the expressions in this small town are a bit different from other places in China.For example, we often say "awake" means rational and intelligent.Hong Kong people like to say that so-and-so is awake.However, in Maqiao, the meaning of "wake up" is just the opposite. To "wake up" is to be stupid.When Maqiao people curse, they will say: "Wake up like a pig!"

The opposite of "wake up" is "jue". "Feeling" is smart. "Jue" means "enlightenment" and "sleep". In the eyes of Maqiao people, waking up is stupid, but sleeping is smart. Don't we often say "wake up"?Once stupid, become wise.People think they are awake, but when they think they are awake, they have become stupid.It is a long road from "wake up" to "sleep".Some people are "awake" all their lives and never reach the state of "awakening".I have never been to Maqiao, but the people in this town are really wise.

"Whoever realizes the big dream first, I know it all my life." Everyone thinks that "awakening" is the best, but who can understand the value of "awakening"?You and I, have both done some stupid things, haven't we?When will we wake up?I like the word "jue" so much, it is more subtle and far-reaching than "awake".