Chapter 5 Heroes and Times (September 15, 1899)

Either it is said that heroes make the current situation, or it is said that the current situation creates heroes, these two words are all famous sayings.Those who said before said: "Heroes are also the creators of the world. The great undertakings of the world are all accumulated and discovered in the hearts of heroes. Although it is called the history of the world, that is, the biographies of heroes, there is absolutely nothing wrong with it. Therefore, there is Ruth, and then Protestantism; Columbus, and then New Zealand; Washington, and then American independence; Bismarck, and then the German Confederation. Those who speak for the latter say: Heroes, those who take advantage of the times, It is not the one who can make the time. The people's gradual accumulation, accumulation, thinning, and reserve are already full and will be released. At this time, they can also breed heroes to bear their lack. Therefore, although heroes have benefits and Crowds only pay back the benefits they received from the crowd. Therefore, Ruth was not born in the sixteenth century (the Westerners regard the 100th year of Jesus as the first century), but was born in the tenth century, or It cannot be the work of reforming religion; even if there is no Ruth in the sixteenth century, someone else must rise up and reform. The same is true for other examples. Columbus, the new world of America will eventually emerge.

Yu said that both theories are true.Heroes can create the current situation, and the current situation can also create heroes. The hero and the current situation follow each other like a shadow, and they are not far apart.If there are heroes, there must be times; if there are times, there must be heroes.Woohoo, the misfortune of Yu Yuyu today has come to an end!The murderous aura of the earth is already deep!Mencius didn't say anything: "It's too late based on the number, but it's okay to test it based on the time." Si is the time when the world is eagerly looking forward to the heroes.It's time for two or three heroes to come out, and it's time to rectify the world.My comrade, my young man, can he belittle himself?

In Italy, when Rome fell for a long time, the pope was domineering, Austria interfered, and it was on the verge of enduring, Gavour began to exist; in Prussia, when the Germanic countries were disorganized and weak, when the legal person was seen and the state was completely lost, there was Bisch Mai; when the United States was suppressed by the British and the people were in dire straits, there was Washington.However, human beings are not heroes, and if they are heroes, why are the difficulties and dangers of the current situation?Thunderstorms and strong winds frighten the birds, while the dragons take advantage of the flight and disappear; the stormy seas make the mackerels lose their homes and startle, while the whales and kuns fly for thousands of miles.Therefore, the hero's ability to do things starts with using the current situation as the starting point, and takes creating the current situation as the ultimate goal.Heroes and the current situation are each other's cause and effect, and the cause is continuous, and the result is continuous.