Notes on the Millennium Sigh

1 ... reading notes of Yu's Millennium Sigh This is a diary, which records Yu's personal experience of traveling tens of thousands of kilometers to inspect the remains of major human civilizations. I haven't finished reading it. Tonight, I followed the author's footsteps and came to the Solomon Pillar in Israel. Looking through the chapters I have read, there are many sentences worth remembering: this practice is a bit like the current performance art, everything is only carried out in the process of behavior, and it is no longer drawn outside the behavior; It's also a bit like China's calligraphy. There are always many regrets when you take a brush, but it is not appropriate to draw the west after you collect the pen. Roots are climbing, mud and water stains remain, and the picture is true. This is because the author is unwilling to delete any part after the manuscript is completed, so as to keep its original state and rough state. ) The plane chased after it all night, for fear of being caught up by dawn, so it was completely dark for more than ten hours. When it stopped flying, dawn came with Athens. This is the author's wonderful description of starting from Hong Kong, stopping in Bangkok and then from Dubai to Athens! ) I saw the Aegean Sea. Vast but not majestic, gentle but not gentle and lovely, you just need to borrow some clouds and haze in the hot sunshine by the sea, and it will be cool soon. It gives me the feeling that an ancient sea is relatively simple. ) Aesthetic cowardice is a strange emotion, which often arises when we don't see those famous objects when we are young. When I was young, I would go straight with joy. When I am old, I realize that there are not many such images in the world. If you lose one, you lose one, so you cherish it more and more. I'm not afraid of not seeing it. I'm afraid I didn't have enough mental preparation when I saw it, and I wasted a great opportunity. Although I am not old enough, I sometimes feel this way. For example, if you see an extremely beautiful article, you don't want to finish it at will. I always want to find a gentle night, make a pot of small tea and have a word-by-word aftertaste, but I can't find such a night. Therefore, I cherish it. ) Ma Fuzi used to sit here and look out every day, with a small electric fan rotating slowly overhead. The oily roof was so low that it almost touched a tall man's head. But this window in the official downtown area, this small table in the window, and the silence beside his favorite small table. Here, I re-examine the boundary between a writer and others: whether it is a small space with a big vision or a big ostentation and extravagance with little knowledge. In fact, this kind of injury happens in the dark every day, but Ma Fuzi became famous and the gangster was seen at once. We don't know the name of this gangster. More importantly, many potential protagonists in the history of human civilization have disappeared under the gangsters, and we don't know their names. (Alas, this is the sorrow of a nobody! ) 2 ... My Cultural Journey-Notes on the Millennium Sighs (Emotional Update) Foreword of my Cultural Journey I have been reading more books recently, and there is a strange sight, and I am here myself. Although I can't go to as many places as Yu because of material reasons, my thoughts are regardless of national boundaries and time and space. I want to follow him. Greece has always been my yearning place. I remember playing disc fairy on 16 and 17, which means I will settle in Greece in the future. Let's not discuss the scientific superstition of the disc fairy, at least I am subjectively satisfied with this result. Greece in my mind can be compared with China culture, and it can be said that it is the birthplace of European civilization. I seldom read books outside China's classical culture, but ancient Greek philosophy has always interested me. Socrates-I want to be the midwife of human thought. I am a cow that stung Athens. His later death mocked the democratic system and left a deep impression on me. Plato's Republic has been read a little, but he gave it up because it was a dialogue, but some of his thoughts and ideas still know one thing: rational society, human beings always pursue a perfect rational society because of imperfection, and the metaphor of Neanderthal culture affects me; I have hardly read Aristotle's philosophy, but what I am most curious about is the cultural differences between China and the West reflected in him. He is a philosopher and scholar, but he is also a scientist. Strangely, China's thinkers seldom go deep into the field of science. They care about the relationship between people, political system and so on. Did this difference as early as thousands of years ago determine that modern China would be invaded by low-educated powers? He mentioned here a passage from Don Juan written by Byron, which was later translated into Sorrow of Greece by Su, and was polished by Zhang Taiyan and Huang Kan, a master of Chinese studies, and became the ideological enlightenment before the Revolution of 1911 (he wrote emotional preparation, which may be more accurate). Finally, he mentioned that the fate of a grand civilization cannot be completely measured by the national strength of the country where it happened. Now China seems to have a little excuse and a little comfort. In my opinion, the present situation of China is caused by cultural fault! We have long forgotten the vast cultural tradition of 5 thousand years. We just throw it into the pile of old newspapers that say "those are out of date and should be in line with international standards", and only occasionally take it out for political and economic needs to decorate the facade. China people have long died, leaving only some bastards who grew up in the west and even Japan and South Korea. The size of a country's territory and even its existence (just like the Jews before) are not the key to the survival of a nation, but whether it has its own cultural consciousness. Confused China and confused China people will eventually lose their identity. 3 ... Today, I finally finished reading Yu's Millennium Sigh. I heard a long time ago that this travel diary at the turn of the century is worth reading. It seems that I have been busy. Now I have finally finished reading it, and I feel a lot. First of all, I was impressed by Yu's talent and profundity. This is universally acknowledged, whether for him or against him. In 2008, CCTV Youth Song Competition made ordinary people know him. From Greek civilization to Egypt, to the two river basins and then to the Ganges River basin, ancient civilizations are handy in Master Yu's works. With such a thousand-year trip, I can tell the world what I have hidden in my chest in my own language and with my own actual observation. The disputes between religions, the prosperity and loneliness of civilization, the changes of emperors and even the lifestyle of modern people all have their own thoughts. Secondly, it expounds the depth of culture from different angles. Summarize the decline of several major civilizations and analyze the reasons for the inheritance of Chinese civilization. The connotation of China civilization and China philosophy, and the difference with other civilizations. Of course, for these, I just read the article with the author's mood and feelings. I haven't studied this, and I can't seem to put forward my own thoughts and opinions. As the saying goes, the authorities are fascinated and the bystanders are clear. Only when they return to China from Greece and enter Nepal can they truly feel the meaning of Chinese civilization. It also gave us a chance to travel with this diary. The third is to express admiration for their long March. Many things, many people and many cultures need us to see, observe and feel by ourselves. Traveling is a good way. It is rare for a scholar to have such an opportunity, and it is also rare for a scholar to dare to accept such a challenge. No investigation, no right to speak. We ordinary people think that there is no such travel opportunity, and money is the main factor, which is not practical. But have we ever thought that if we are really given such an opportunity, can we see these profound things? Will we also have our own thoughts? Can we express these ideas again? I think the answer is no and it is unnecessary. Social division of labor is different, everyone plays his own role, and it is enough to be himself. Reading such articles and enjoying a cultural feast can be regarded as a reward for our busy work, so let us calm down and feel it once in a while. Four ... I just finished reading the literary work "Millennium Sigh" in the form of diary, which made me feel reunited after a long separation and was also influenced by culture. The secretary described Yu Xiansheng's experience of walking 40,000 kilometers with Hong Kong Phoenix TV's "Millennium Tour" off-road vehicle team at the turn of the Millennium. They went to look for the roadbed of ancient human civilization, only to find that there were so many roads, blurred grass, dense trenches and bandits. Their jeep ran more than a kilometer at a time, as if it had taken me into their "Millennium journey". The following are my personal feelings about this book. This trip has no bright colors or bustling scenes, but just seeing the civilization that once flourished and has now declined to such a thorough degree, which makes you feel sad and declining! When I arrived in Greece, I felt that there were only old and idle people, but when I saw the vast but not majestic Aegean Sea, I suddenly remembered Aeschylus, Sophocles, Socrates, Herodotus and Plato. In the 5th century BC, the world as a whole was desolate, but such a dazzling spiritual constellation was far behind. Greece today is carefree in the cold, but Egypt is different. Its glory has been cut off several times, the original text is unknown, and no one can translate the ancient documents. The culture of ontology is almost annihilated, leaving only weathered ancient sites and pyramids, and seeing the appearance of an ancient civilization. Seeing the restoration of the ancient Babylonian ruins is even more jaw-dropping. They razed the ruins of the ancient city to the ground and rebuilt it, and that sense of historical vicissitudes was also annihilated. It can be said that the decline of civilization has led to the poverty of local people, and children always touch people's heartstrings. There are too many illiterate out-of-school children in Iraq, but their ancestors were the first people who invented writing in the world. Very young children, who should be naive and happy, have an indissoluble bond with politics. They only teach slogans such as "anti-American and anti-embargo" at school. The war left many children's fathers, and the burden of life was on the children's immature shoulders. Their sallow faces and deep big eyes indicate that they should not be heavy at this age. Rivers should be the birthplace of civilization, but on the banks of the Ganges River in India, people have experienced unprecedented shock. Many people soak in the Ganges, thinking that it can cure diseases. People will wait for death by the river for a long time, because their ashes can be scattered in the Ganges. The scene by the river shows the filth, ugliness and death of people, so the exaggerated nude is released to others and nature without restraint. The turbid smoke melted into the morning dew. Looking at the top of the Ganges River, you can see the faint red sun dragging out a rising sun in Ran Ran, without light, just rising quietly. "A Millennium Sigh" is that I followed it almost across the whole European continent, spanning the Millennium. This made me think, why did China culture continue to this day? Perhaps its culture yearns for simplicity and nature. China has faced many challenges and setbacks, but it is precisely because of this culture that it has saved a lot of expenses and saved its life to this day. The profoundness of China's culture and its long history of 5,000 years have always stood tall. It is profound, ancient and full of vitality and passion. Now the arrival of a new era is still magnificent and shocking the world. Therefore, the task of continuing to maintain and carry forward Chinese civilization also falls on the shoulders of our generation. This is our mission. Maybe we can't achieve anything, but as long as we work hard, we will certainly gain something! Ten years have passed since the "Millennium Journey". I really hope that the environment and political practices of those countries can be improved and the world can be more peaceful. At the same time, I wish Guangdong's nuclear power culture a good development, and let us contribute to the future of Guangdong's nuclear power! For the benefit of mankind!