Chapter 79 have no idea

have no idea There are people in the world who don't know what they don't know.Confucius taught people a long time ago that "knowing what you know is knowing what you don't know, and knowing what you don't know." This is the honesty of knowledge.Knowing what you don't know is already difficult, but admitting what you don't know is even more difficult.Most people like to show that they know about knowledge, at least they don't want to teach others what they don't know.Socrates also saw this problem early, but he always questioned people until they admitted that they didn't know.He is for the truth.Those who were interrogated by him were forced by him layer by layer, until they had no choice but to admit that they didn't know; but whenever there was a little evasion, these people would have to force their words and refuse to say "don't know" easily. That sentence.Those who are willing to frankly admit that they don't know about knowledge are extraordinary people. Even if they are not saints, they should still be gentlemen.Knowing what one does not know, and letting others know what one does not know, is honesty and bravery.Confucius said "knowledge", this ignorance is actually true knowing—at least knowing oneself, the so-called self-knowledge.

There are people in the world who know better than to not know. "Zhuangzi Equality of Things" records: Nie Que asked Wang Ni, saying, "Do you know the same thing about things?" He said, "I know what is evil!" "I know what you don't know about evil?" ?” Said, “I’m evil and I know it! Although, try to say it, do you know what I mean by knowing what I don’t know? Do you know what I don’t know is not what I know? …” Ask three times and don't know three times.Finally, Nie Que asked, "If a child doesn't know the benefits, then the perfect man certainly doesn't know the benefits and harms?" Wang Ni's answer was that the perfect man is unpredictable, so what's the benefit?Although he seems to know the perfect person, he doesn't know whether the perfect person knows the benefits or not, so he still doesn't know.That's why it is said in "Ying Di Wang", "Niao Que asked Wang Ni, asked four times and didn't know four times, and Nie Que was overjoyed because of his leap." Zhuang Xue opposed knowledge, so Wang Ni said that knowledge may be ignorance, and ignorance may be knowledge— Taking it one level further, the miraculous realm is simply unknowable.Wang Ni's four ignorances made Nie Que suddenly realize that state, so he "jumped and rejoiced".This is the beauty of not knowing, and once you know the beauty, you will lose it. People in "Peach Blossom Spring" "don't know there is a Han, regardless of Wei and Jin".The Taishang hermit "there is no calendar day in the mountains, and the year is not known at the end of the cold." Man and nature are one, which is also a wonder that I don't know.

In human relationships, it is better not to know.Zhang Hui’s novel describes a hero who is in distress and is at an inextricable moment of life and death. He suddenly stops and says, "I don’t know what the life of the hero is. Let’s listen to the next chapter to explain it."The writer or "speaker" knew exactly how the hero's life was, and the "reader" or listener also knew that he knew, but he pretended not to know, and said he didn't know.He knew that everyone was concerned and was eager to know, but he didn't say anything, which made everyone more worried and anxious, so they had to listen to him and watch him.The wonderful thing is here.Besides, boys and girls who are unmarried and married often only say "he" or "she" when referring to their lover or companion.If you ask who he or she is, the speaker will answer you angrily, "I don't know!" He seems to be asking questions for you knowingly, but most of them are shy and coquettish.When a child is angry, if you ask something, he will often give you a "I don't know!"Even when he is not angry or concentrating, if you ask him about his taboos or concealment, he will still give you "I don't know!"Children are always naive, and his ignorance is the beauty of innocence.These don't know are actually "don't tell you!" or "ignore you!" or "I don't care!"

Some adults with a bad temper will act like children when their temper flares up, and they don't know anything.Especially when you have broken his things or things and asked him what to do, his first answer is often heavy or cold "I don't know!" He is of a higher rank, so that is naturally more tolerable. ——When a child encounters this situation, he will probably cry a lot, but it's over after crying, it's not like an adult will take it to heart. ——This "I don't know!" is actually "I'm not happy to tell you!" Adults also ask questions when they are concentrating and don't know anything. They are the so-called people with a lot of forgetfulness, not too many, and often half of them. Forget it, half of it.Taboo or concealed words, adults say more and more complicated than children, but when asked by others, he will probably cover it up with a soft "don't know"; Show your feet.As for the words "You really don't know the benefits!" and "Hey, I don't know how much it will cost me!" The ignorance here is half serious and half joking.Seriously, I really don't know, because who can know?You can say: "God knows how powerful you are!" "God knows how much money is enough for me!" The tone is still the same. "God knows", "Ghost knows", no one knows about Ming Mei.Since no one knows about Mingmei, is it a waste of words to say "I don't know"?Just kidding?It's not meaningless to play around, this ignorance is actually to emphasize the tone, to emphasize the two sentences of "how powerful you are" and "how much money is enough for me to spend".

In the world, there are people who deliberately know what they don't know. This is sophistication or strategy.As the saying goes, "Ask a question and don't know three times", it refers to this kind of worldly person.He is afraid of causing trouble and taking responsibility for everything, so he always gives you a clue.He didn't know, he didn't say anything, any mistakes, big or small, are your fault, and you can't blame him.This can be said to be "smart and safe", I don't know.The teacher asked the students about the book in the classroom, and the students answered "don't know".Maybe he is lazy and hasn't read the book, so he can't answer it; maybe he has read the book, but he still can't figure it out, thinking that if he gives the wrong answer, it would be better to answer the one who doesn't know, and the teacher can forgive him more.The latter ignorance is strategy.During the May 4th Movement, some students in Peking were arrested by the police and sent to the court.The student union hired lawyer Liu Chongyou as its defender.Mr. Liu taught those students that when they went to the court for interrogation, if they didn’t know how to answer the judge’s questions, or if they were afraid of something going wrong, they would simply say “I don’t know”.Really, if you say "I don't know", people won't be able to catch you, and they won't be able to point out your faults.In the past, torture was used to force you to say "know" even if you really didn't know, but today's judges can only interrogate you, use words to trap you, force you, or lure you to tell what you know.If you are careful and say more "don't know", the judge will not be able to do anything to you.This ignorance is more obviously a strategy.However, the application of this strategy still depends on people.Sophisticated judges include one or two important words in a lot of nonsense, so that you can't be on guard. Maybe you will leak one or two things to know, and the case will be settled. At that time, all your ignorance will become waste up.

The time when the "don't know" strategy is most needed is when government officials answer questions from journalists.If a reporter raises an issue of domestic and foreign affairs that cannot be published or is inconvenient to publish, the government spokesperson will always have to answer it under normal circumstances, but it is not at all marginal, so it is a bit of a dilemma.Of course, he can sometimes "keep silent", and sometimes he can answer honestly, "I can't tell you" or "It's inconvenient to tell me"; people.Under normal circumstances, the spokesperson can just say "I don't know", which is both decent and tactful.

This "don't know" is actually "no comment", which is slightly lighter than "no comment" or "no comment".As for whether the spokesperson knew or not, that is another matter, which can be ignored.Modern demanders do not know of many opportunities for this one.Every time the situation is not exactly the same.Considering the current situation, the spokesperson sometimes changed this sentence slightly, making it more tactful and more interesting, so as to teach the reporters not to walk away in embarrassment.This can also be said to be a new way of life, which may be more subtle than the old one.

This "don't know" change, sometimes only a "no" can be seen.For example, "This matter cannot be discussed until a follow-up report has been obtained" actually means "no comment at this time".On September 20 the year before last, when US Secretary of State Hull met with reporters, "A certain reporter asked whether the rumor that the US Far East team had been ordered to concentrate in the Philippines was true. It’s something.’” Judging from now, Hull’s words are probably true, but at the time it seemed to be just a humorous remark, and his “I don’t know” seemed to be just a strategy.In August last year, President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill met on the Atlantic Ocean. Washington International News Agency on the 6th - "Navy authorities announced that they received a call from the Potomac yacht sent by the President, saying that the yacht is now slowly moving along the coast; in the telegram There was no mention that the President was going to meet the Prime Minister somewhere at sea." It was a general announcement, because the whole world was concerned about it at the time.However, there were only some gossip in the announcement, but at the critical moment, it was covered up with the phrase "it was not mentioned in the telegram", as if nothing was said.Also, when Wilkie returned from England last year, Senator Clark asked him, "Mr. Wilkie, when you were traveling around England, did you know that Britain wanted the United States to send ships to escort the armaments?" Wilkie replied, " I can't recall anyone expressing such a wish." "Can't remember" is more active than "don't know"; the senator is not a journalist, and Wilkie had to be more tactful, more cautious—but the result was the same. A "no comment".

This ignorance sometimes even turns into knowing, but what you know are all seemingly related and irrelevant things, you can't figure it out, it's still the same.On October 8 of the year before last, the Washington International News Agency reported that President Roosevelt "feared that the situation in Asia would change abruptly due to the reopening of the Burma Road." The former Chief of Naval Operations, who is now serving as defense adviser, Li Hai, and other three giants discussed. The president also said in an interview with reporters that they only studied the map during the meeting. To put it lightly, there are still more "don't know" than "know".In May last year, Australian Prime Minister Benjamin Menshir went to the United States and met with President Roosevelt. "The meeting lasted for an hour. Later, Mengshir told reporters: We only discuss a few events. We have actually traveled the earth for a week, and the results are very good." It is exciting. The Australian Minister to the United States Jia Saixuan also told reporters that the Australian Prime Minister and the President are discussing the past, present and future events." The bigger the circle, the more "don't know" people in the circle.

This ignorance will also become "he knows".On August 27 last year, the Washington United Press reported that a reporter "asked the President how he felt about Ambassador Nomura's claim that the gap between Japan and the United States must be bridged. Secretary of State Hull." Someone has already asked Secretary of State Hull, and the Secretary of State knows that, so the President does not need to answer.On May 16 last year, the Washington United Press reported that President Roosevelt had received reporters today and said, "The United States has fought two undeclared wars in the past. The first time was the pirates of Barbara in North Africa who attempted to blockade America’s voyage in the Mediterranean. For the second time, the US will send its navy to India to protect American commerce and fight against British, French, and Spanish pirates.” “The reporter asked, ‘Are there any Barbara pirates today?’ President said , 'Please judge for yourself.'" "You judge for yourself", you know it yourself, so the president doesn't have to answer. "He knows" or "you know", what else can you say with the speaker's "I"? — These kinds of transformations, although some are beyond recognition, but they are all reborn from that one, but they are very subtle.Spokespersons adapt to the situation and emerge in endlessly, but the ever-changing remains the same; this ignorance can be regarded as divine.

Made on January 5, 1942. (Originally published in "Contemporary Review", Volume 2, Issue 1, January 12, 1942)