Chapter 35 Go to Japan and see the wise men (2)

In Japan, I also asked myself from the standpoint of Japanese nationals: Is the historical issue really that important, can't I just turn over that article?In the end, I feel that it is necessary to turn the chapter, and there is no way out of entanglement in the past, but behind this there is a question of how to turn it well.In Europe, falling flowers, love and flowing water have intentions, the former Allied Powers wanted to turn the page, and the former Axis Powers also wanted to turn the page, so they turned over Auschwitz with all their strength. To put it superficially, I have always had the impression that East Asian countries are somewhat controlled by emotions, and they do not have the belief in human love like Western countries.

The Japanese people seem to shy away from medical treatment, and their mentality is relatively naive when facing accusations.Children generally have this mentality: Haven't I already changed, so don't mention the past.I think it is unreliable for some Japanese citizens to argue that "the predecessors fought the war, and we did not participate in it." country? In Tokyo, Professor Kogo Tsuji told us: "The two countries took different paths after World War II. China became a socialist country, while Japan became a democratic 'abnormal' country. The thinking patterns are completely different, and it is difficult to understand the other side's position."

I think he's right.There were so many countries participating in World War II, and some of them, such as the United Kingdom, the United States, France and Germany, had similar systems, so the war was over when it was over.The fate of China and Japan is like a reed in the wind, and has been completely rewritten since then. It can even be said that without World War II, there would be nothing that followed.After the robbery wave is over, they walk towards each other, each burdened with mental illness, and naturally drift away. Therefore, it is not surprising that when the Chinese occasionally express their inner anger, it is considered unreasonably narrow-minded by the Japanese.

This reminds me of what Zweig said in "Yesterday's World", when he told young people about the past before the First World War: "How many things are still self-evident to me. , and it has become history or inconceivable to them. But an instinct hidden in me makes me feel that their question is justified, because all bridges between our today and our yesterday and the day before yesterday demolished." At the Yasukuni Shrine, I feel that it is not easy to rebuild "every bridge between our today and our yesterday and the day before yesterday". The controversy about the Yasukuni Shrine usually focuses on the issue of the 14 Class-A war criminals, but in my opinion, even if the spirits of the Class-A war criminals are removed, this shrine is not right.Since the Meiji Restoration, those who died for the country have been enshrined here, so the Russo-Japanese War, participating in the Eight-Power Allied Forces attacking Beijing, the "Siberia Sent Troops" in the Anti-Soviet War, the Sino-Japanese War, and the Sino-Japanese War. list them.

After the Meiji Restoration, Japan fought without justice.Except for a few people during the Meiji Restoration, the 2.46 million "heroic spirits" enshrined here are all invading troops.They rewrote the history of the entire East Asia.The Chunfan Building in Shimonoseki was the place where the Treaty of Shimonoseki was signed. I read the inscription written by Saidaiji Ito there. He said: "Woohoo, the prosperity of our country today actually originated from the Sino-Japanese War." After all, it was an era of frequent swords and soldiers, and he said it frankly. I always feel that the Yasukuni Shrine is somewhat similar to the Lingyan Pavilion in the Tang Dynasty. They are both based on the aesthetics of sacrifice and glory, but the former is attached to Shintoism, while the latter is attached to the Dao of Kings.The Japanese say that the souls of the living and the dead will meet at the Yasukuni Shrine. The ancients said: "Please go to the Lingyan Pavilion for a while, if you are a scholar with thousands of households." The tastes are different, but the barbaric ambition of killing one's life and becoming a benevolent is the same.

Follow the "Li Hongzhang Road" in the relics of the past, and you can find a sign, "Where the idiot stabbed Li Hongzhang".Walk up the mountainside along the road, overlooking the Xiaguan Strait, the scenery is beautiful.In the Chunfan Building, Li Hongzhang’s handwriting praising the local scenery is still hidden in four big characters: Haiyue Yanxia.