In 1950, Yan Xin was born in a remote and barren mountain village in Sichuan, a place with closed traffic and extremely backward industrial culture. Although his parents are in difficult conditions, they attach great importance to education, and often talk about their wishes to their neighbors - hoping that Yan Xin can change his fate through reading and climb to the top of his life.
Since childhood, Yan Xin has shown the qualities of intelligent genetics and diligence and studiousness. The expectations of his parents have become the motivation for him to struggle, and in order not to disappoint his family, he has been working silently all the time.
Yan Xin insisted on getting up early every day to read books and became the leader of the class. The students were all infected by his hard-working attitude, and they would consciously reflect on the slightest slackness.
After graduating from high school, Yan Xin was admitted to Mianyang Health School as he wished. This is an unimaginable achievement for a child from a secluded mountainous area, and the whole village is proud of him.
On the day of school, all the people in the village went to the train station to feast for him, and they were reluctant for a long time. In the health school, Yan Xin still worked hard, and finally won the title of Xi pacesetter with excellent results.
This is undoubtedly the best compliment to his diligence.
After graduation, Yan Xin was assigned to Jiangyou as a doctor. He is dedicated and responsible in his work, and uses benevolence and benevolence to treat diseases and save people. Once, Yan Xin worked continuously for 48 hours and finally treated a critically ill patient.
The news spread quickly throughout the county, and everyone praised the young doctor for his future success. During this period, Yan Xin's outstanding performance was appreciated by his superiors, and he had the opportunity to enter Chengdu College of Traditional Chinese Medicine for further study, and his medical skills reached a higher level.
In 1982, when the 32-year-old Yan Xin's career reached its peak and was named a researcher at the Chongqing Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, his life took a turn. Perhaps because of his well-informed thoughts, or perhaps because he was dissatisfied with the current level of medical care, Yan Xin began to develop a strong interest in qigong.
He collected a large amount of literature, delved into various qigong techniques, and often went deep into the mountains and forests to practice.
Yan Xin firmly believed that his "miraculous skills have been accomplished" and felt that the work of the institute could not give full play to his talents, so he unprecedentedly proclaimed himself a "qigong scientist" and began to show off his "skills" everywhere.
He first brazenly declared in public that he could change the trajectory of a bullet with his mind alone. In order to gain trust, he wrote tens of thousands of words of theoretical support.
He even later published this paper in a foreign authoritative journal.
In 2003, when science and technology were prosperous, a huge forest fire occurred in Daxinganling that shocked China and foreign countries. Just as the rescue team members were fighting to extinguish the fire, Yan Xin, the "master", suddenly opened his mouth and came to claim that the relevant departments had asked him to use his magic to remotely extinguish the fire.
Then he mysteriously closed himself at home, saying that he was "going out with all his might". A miracle happened, and three days later the fire actually subsided. Yan Xin immediately told everyone that this was what he was doing.
Since then, more and more people have come to believe in him, and his popularity has risen rapidly.
However, the good times did not last long, and in 1989, Yan Xin's "golden body" broke in an incident. His mentor, Master Hai Deng, his enlightenment teacher, suddenly became seriously ill and had reached the point of danger.
Yan Xin boasted of "strong medical skills", but when he went to the sickbed to take a look, Hai Deng was already dying. Yan Xin tried his best, but after all, he couldn't do anything, so he could only watch Hai Deng pass away.
The incident hit Yan Xin's prestige, and people began to question him
Real abilities. In the mid-90s, with the advancement of technology and concepts, more and more discerning people began to expose Yan Xin's performance methods and fraud.
For example, what he calls "air primers" is actually the use of cleverly configured invisible magnets. His ability to avoid bullets is nothing more than a pre-made bulletproof suit.
Under the pressure of public opinion, the government finally took Yan Xin's character seriously against this liar. A series of investigations, prosecutions, and detentions followed, Yan Xin's qigong books were completely banned, and cooperative units were heavily fined.
In 2000, after Yan Xin was released from prison, he still wanted to regain his prestige and re-incite the qigong craze. However, his reputation has long been ruined, and almost no one pays attention to it. Eventually, under the prosecution of the old believers, life fell to a low point.
Yan Xin, who was once "high and powerful", fell gloomily.
First of all, this is inseparable from the social environment and cultural heritage at that time. China has a traditional culture of "qi", and people more or less retain a trace of yearning and longing for this mysterious power.
Yan Xin grasped this psychology and packaged himself as a "master". On the other hand, at that time, popular science education was still relatively weak, and the awareness of anti-fraud and lying was not strong, which paved the way for counterfeiting.
Secondly, the media that spread this lie also needs to bear the necessary responsibility. In order to attract attention, some media irresponsibly reported on Yan Xin without confirming the facts, which invisibly contributed to the spread of rumors.
In addition, the relevant regulatory authorities can intervene in such activities in a timely manner, which may greatly reduce the harm of scams.
In response to this problem, I believe that the most important thing in the future is to vigorously improve the scientific literacy of the whole people. Only when everyone has the basic scientific spirit and the ability to judge things rationally can we nip in the bud to prevent the spread of such frauds.
In addition, in today's rapid development of science and technology, it is also necessary for scientists to have a high sense of social responsibility, always pay attention to and avoid improper influence in the process of scientific research, so that scientific and technological results can truly benefit the society.
Therefore, in short, the integration of tradition and modernity, and the combination of science and humanities is the fundamental way to lead the correct development of society. Only in an open and inclusive environment can we let the bright flower of reason thrive, overcome all untruths and lies, and jointly drive a bright future.