Chinese civilization has a long history, up to and down five thousand years, each historical period has a very representative genre and figures. For example, mentioning the Han Dynasty is associated with Lefu poetry and Sima Xiangru, and mentioning the Tang Dynasty is naturally "Three Hundred Poems of Tang Dynasty", Li Bai, and Du Fu.
When it comes to the Republic of China, there is a name that can never be avoided, that is, Hu Shi. It can be said that without Hu Shi and other cultural masters, the Republic of China is doomed to be incomplete.
Hu Shi, a famous writer, philosopher and thinker during the Republic of China period, was the founder of the New Culture Movement and the Vernacular. It can be said that he was the founder of the temperament of the Republic of China, one of the most culturally influential historical figures in the last century, and led the ideological trend of an era.
Xiong Peiyun, a professor at Nankai University and a famous scholar, once said: "If we miss Hu Shi, we will miss 100 years." Even his views are poking at reality today.
Mr. Hu Shi once said: Philosophy is my profession, literature is my entertainment, and politics is a new effort for me to "can't help it." At all levels of national politics, life ambitions, and personal feelings, Mr. Hu Shi has left a golden sentence.
"Although the zhou is an old state, its life is renewed." Mr. Hu Shi's early experience of studying in the United States gave him the most intuitive and conscious understanding of democratic constitutionalism. "Big goals, little efforts".
Mr. Hu Shi is not only an idealist, but also an experimentalist. He believes that after hard work, China can fully embark on the road of democracy. "If we want to make China a powerful modern country, we may have to change our own stereotypes."
"To look at a country's civilization, you only need to examine three things—how to treat children, how to treat women, and finally how to use leisure time." It is well known that the rights and interests of children and women are the most basic aspects of human rights, and it is indeed a reflection of the degree of civilization of a country.
"Tolerance is more important than freedom". Tolerance is the foundation of all freedom. Without tolerance there is no freedom. This view is difficult to understand at first glance, but what does tolerance have to do with freedom?
In fact, if you think about it carefully, tolerance is an attitude toward others and the world from the inside out; while freedom is a feedback response from the outside to the outside to the self. The two are mutually reinforcing and complementary.
Tolerance is a noble and beautiful quality and realm, and it is also the ideological concept that Mr. Hu Shi has practiced throughout his life. How many of us today can be tolerant of others?
"Bold assumptions, careful verification, serious work, serious behavior", "people live to the extreme, must be optimistic and generous". There is no doubt that Mr. Hu Shi is an optimist. During the Republic of China period, although the atmosphere of governance was relatively civilized, on the whole it was still a state of withering and dazedness in the whole country.
Even in this case, Mr. Hu Shi has always maintained an optimistic and gentle attitude towards life. Although the future is slim, I can still enjoy the joy of hard work. "Afraid of what truth is infinite, and there is an inch of joy in it", he endured all kinds of unbearable reality and walked calmly on the road to civilization and light. Isn't this spirit exactly what we today's young people should learn?
As a leading figure in the "New Culture Movement", Mr. Hu Shi's most amazing thing is his arranged marriage of "suit and small feet". Other Republics of China people, such as Xu Zhimo, often divorced their wives on the grounds of the huge gap between culture and ideology. However, Hu Shi obeyed the words of his parents and stayed with the traditional woman Jiang Dongxiu for a lifetime.
As the saying goes, the shoes are not suitable only the feet know, and the marriage that is not favored by the world is managed by the two people to become a love story with a white head and an old man.
Others ridiculed Mr. Hu Shi for being afraid of his wife, and he was not only not annoyed, but even put forward the theory of "new three from four virtues" - following out the door, obeying orders, blindly following mistakes; waiting for makeup, remembering birthdays, enduring scolding, and being willing to spend money.
Not to say that in the Republic of China period, even in today's society, it can still be called an emotional expert and a model husband.
In addition to his happy marriage, Mr. Hu Shi is also keen to match his friends around him, and can be called the "Gold Medal Red Lady of the Republic of China". According to statistics, Mr. Hu Shi has witnessed marriage for more than 150 couples, among which the more famous ones are Xu Zhimo and Lu Xiaoman, Shen Congwen and Zhang Zhaohe, etc., including friends of the same generation, academic couples, and scholars of the younger generation.
Mr. Hu Shi had many "enemies" in those years, or they had different political opinions or different schools of learning. In short, it is common to be scolded and scolded.
"I've been scolded for more than ten years but I've never resented anyone who scolded me." If the other party scolds them to the point, Mr. Hu Shi is anxious for them; sometimes the scolding is too much, in fact, it damages the personality and reputation of the person who scolds; "If scolding me can benefit people, it is equivalent to me indirectly providing favors to others, then I am willing to be scolded."
After this analysis, everything is forgivable, and it seems that it can indeed be willingly scolded! There is also a small story about "being scolded". Because of his political views different from that of Mr. Hu Shi, Mr. Lu Xun wrote many articles criticizing and satirizing him. However, Mr. Hu Shi has always been indifferent.
Later, a good person wrote a letter to Mr. Hu Shi scolding Lu Xun, saying that he was "despicable in personality and psychologically ill", which meant that he was angry with Mr. Hu Shi. However, Mr. Hu Shi did not appreciate it, but very pertinently raised the question of how to evaluate a person - "everyone who discusses a person always needs to be equal", and "equality" means fairness and objectivity.
Liking a person but still being able to see his shortcomings, and hating a person but still being able to understand his strengths is the real "peace". Never be blinded by personal emotions and likes and dislikes. How can Mr. Hu Shi's character and mind not be admired.
To evaluate a person, one cannot comment in isolation from history. Although Mr. Hu Shi is not an omniscient and perfect person, he has always been consistent with his lifelong pursuit of truth and freedom.
He admired the sages and ancestors of ancient times but had a clear understanding of the glory of the long-standing exaggeration, and he valued the progress of the democratic revolution and was well aware of the disadvantages of the Chinese nation's poverty and weakness. Even if no one understands, he must shout against the wind, looking back at history, Mr. Hu Shi's thoughts and concepts have traveled through time to poke at reality, and they are still shining.
After the death of Mr. Hu Shi in 1962, Jiang Gong, who "loved and hated" him, publicly issued a commendation order and gave Mr. Hu Shi a high evaluation - he was well-informed and outstanding; he was in danger of being wise and righteous; he was sincere in his studies and unswerving.
The model of the old morality in the new culture and the teacher of the new ideas in the old ethics can be said to be a highly summarized of Mr. Hu Shi's life.