Chapter 116 talk and look at the eyes

talk and look at the eyes As the saying goes, "You can't wait to look at your eyebrows." This sentence has probably been around for a long time, and we can say that people have always been like this.This time of the war of resistance, the flames reached everyone's eyebrows, and "just look at the present" has become a general rule, and the temporary atmosphere has always been rare.But during the Anti-Japanese War, everyone still had a common vision of "victory". Although it was hazy at first, it became more and more clear later.This tells us that we might as well keep our eyes on the present, and a long-term solution will come soon.But we won miserably, and the war started in my own home. The turmoil was even worse than during the War of Resistance, and it seemed like it would never end.There is no common perspective; some have no perspective at all, others have a perspective, but only fragmentary, and the panorama is in a haze.But the fire is burning bigger and faster, and it is good to be able to focus on the present, and it is good to take care of it day by day, who would think of any long-term solution!But can this situation be dragged on for a long time?We should be alert.

Looking at the present, the situation is very different.The first category is people who only care about pleasure, the so-called "drunk today when there is wine".Such people were probably those who made fortunes in the country during the War of Resistance, and after the victory they were probably those who made fortunes or received fortunes or victory fortunes.They obtained wealth by clever tricks, and they got it quickly and spent it quickly.Although these people may not all be poor in the first place, it is a fact that they got rich suddenly.The current situation is always turbulent, and prices are always rising. If the wealth that comes here is not used or spent, it will be empty-handed in a blink of an eye!The so-called application may also tend to be speculative; this road is turbulent and risky.In the turmoil, you must grasp the present, you will not suffer, only enjoyment.Pleasure is nothing more than eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, plus wearing good clothes and living in a good house.The traditional way of enjoying life is not rich enough, add some comprador culture, the more foreign taste the better, anyway, there is plenty of money.Naturally, there are quite a few people who, after enjoying themselves for a while, still treat me like a poor child, and suffer again.But there are also a few wealthy families, relying on their special power and position, to fish in troubled waters, getting richer and richer.Wealth is concentrated in their hands, and pleasure is also concentrated in their hands.So the rich are as rich as the thirty-three days, and the poor are as poor as the eighteen hells.The disparity between the rich and the poor is unprecedented; the enjoyment of entertainment is also unprecedented.But can the majority of people who are struggling on the hunger line support this group of extravagant and lustful people to enjoy themselves to the fullest?Someday--oh, let them see it!

The second category is people who live in peace.These people probably don’t want to work, and they don’t want to start some careers, but the material environment is so difficult and the society is so unstable. Everyone is greedy for convenience and quick success, so they just follow the wind and muddle through everything. "Miscellaneous" is an old saying, and it can also be said to be an inherent culture; but it has always been self-effacing, and I don't think that "miscellaneous" is a good thing, and I can live my life.But now this "mixing" seems to be the principle.There are so many difficulties that we can’t do it, we can’t do it, so we have to be sloppy, push if we can, procrastinate if we can’t, and cut corners if we can’t. It doesn't matter if it's not good, as long as you don't suffer!In the past, it seemed that only the old and qualified people were so messed up.But now even many young people are following suit.This kind of unscrupulous and only looking at the present has become a trend.No one can tell what will happen tomorrow, as long as today is over, why take it seriously!What's the use of being serious!Only a few nerds and would-be nerds are still working in their own positions, dead and well-behaved.But news of war followed news of war, it became more and more difficult, more and more unstable, and more and more people mixed up. Can these nerds and quasi-nerds survive?Everyone always mixes up like this, and one day it will collapse and it will be over.It is understandable that ants are still greedy for life, and they only care about the present and earn a living. However, how long can it last?People who only care about the people in front of them don't think of this.

The third category is the poor and needy.These people are struggling on the hunger line, they can only take care of the food, clothing and housing in front of them, and they can’t take care of anything else; they can’t even take care of the food, clothing and housing in front of them, so how can they have time to think about other things?This type of people has always existed, just like the first two types of people have always existed, but the rapid increase in the number is worrying and terrifying.This type of people is exactly the opposite of the first type of people. The first type of people increases the amount of wealth, and this type of people increases the number of personnel—and the same is true for the second type of people.Perhaps this increased number of divisions will eventually degrade history?In history, only a few people presided over the long-term or century-old plans of the country and society; but in relatively stable times, most people can still have a plan, for their own family or themselves.There are two old sayings, "A year's plan lies in the spring, and a day's plan lies in the morning", which is probably for farmers.No matter what kind of poor plan, hard plan, it is better to have a plan than to have no plan.Now is indeed the time when people can't plan; "one day's plan" is still possible, but it is obviously different from the previous "one day's plan", because "today I don't know tomorrow's affairs", this "one day" is afraid Really limited to one.In this situation, the "hundred-year plan" is naturally out of the question.However, those wealthy families can still have their plans. Not only can they plan for themselves for the rest of their lives, but they can also plan for their children and grandchildren.Because even if the big changes come, they can still sneak overseas to work as apartments.These people are naturally satisfied with the status quo.Although the second type of people are dissatisfied with the status quo, they are also afraid of destruction and change, because they feel that they are more uncertain at that time.The third category of people is needless to say dissatisfied with the status quo.However, except for some wandering types, they probably believe in God's appointment and are willing to pay a high price to obtain even the slightest stability; they are also afraid of destruction and change.Therefore, "just look at the present" has become a trend, some robbing, some fooling around, and some waiting idly.However, there is also a class of people who look at the present and don't care about the present.

We have always had a saying "to enjoy yourself in time", but Tao Yuanming's "Miscellaneous Poems" said, "Timely should be encouraged, time does not wait for others", the same is to teach people "timely", but the attitude is quite different. "Timely" means to grasp the present; "carpe diem" must grasp the present, and hard work must also grasp the present.Tao Yuanming refers to individual efforts, what is urgently needed at the moment is everyone's efforts.In an era without major changes, the so-called "one hundred years can be known", the leaders' efforts can be said to be "a hundred years plan"; but in this turbulent era, "a hundred years" is too vague and empty. For everyone, at most it can only be a few years. Only after years of planning can we make steady efforts to move forward.This is also "timely" and grasping the present is another meaning of "looking at the present". Not to mention turning from emergency to carpe diem.But in China right now, we can't even talk about a few-year plan.So some people, especially the younger generation, start with the general grasp of the present.This is trying to understand the present, expose the present, criticize the present, and protest the present.They are experimenting, and there are bound to be mistakes.However, in the eyes of the first three types of people, their efforts will inevitably lead to the terrible and worrying path of destruction and change, which is regardless of the present!However, this is just speaking from the standpoint of self-care. If they take care of everyone, these people can really take care of the people in front of them.

Made on December 25, 1947 (Originally published in "Independence Times" on January 17, 1948)