The unemployment rate is rising, it is becoming more and more difficult to find a job, and for many college students now, the public entrance examination seems to be the only way out. Especially after experiencing the impact of the epidemic in the past few years, everyone understands the importance of iron rice bowls, so in this, the enthusiasm for the examination is also getting higher and higher all over the country.
After all, civil servants have always been regarded as "iron rice bowls", not only with stable jobs, high social status, but also good welfare benefits, and many parents naturally expect their children to get such a job.
However, in the final analysis, the final result of the civil service examination is to serve the people. If it is only for one's own selfishness, it may be difficult for the civil service to demonstrate its value to society and the people.
However, a professor at the Communication University openly suggested that the ancient system of kneeling officials should be restored. What was his rationale for reinstating the system?
In his view, under this system, it is more conducive to officials to "love the people like children", so as to better serve the people, and can better reflect the sense of responsibility of parents and officials.
However, Professor Xu's words still shocked everyone, after all, it has been more than 100 years since the abolition of kneeling and prostration, what is the meaning of mentioning this again?
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The formation and abolition of kneeling in ancient times
When it comes to civil kneeling officials, the first thing that comes to everyone's mind is the feudal dynasty. Let's first understand the formation of dignity and humility in ancient times.
In the pre-Qin period, because there was no stool at that time, the princes and generals all took the way of sitting on the ground to meet guests, such as laying a mat on the ground, and then sitting on it, and when the guests left, when they raised their waists, it became a half-kneeling posture.
In other words, at that time, there was no kneeling prayer, let alone a kneeling prayer to show dignity.
Later, at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, stools and chairs came out one after another, and the nobles such as princes and generals no longer "sat on the ground", and kneeling became a sign of distinguishing ranks. But this kind of kneeling salute is only used in officialdom, such as courtiers to meet the emperor, slaves to worship their masters, and so on.
It was not until the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty that this kind of kneeling ceremony really had the nature of respecting and inferiority.
However, on New Year's Day in 1912, the Provisional Government of the Republic of China was formally established in Nanjing, and clearly abolished the kneeling ceremony, stipulating that officials and officials and the public should not bow down, but the people did not interfere in private occasions, so as to reflect the equal social rights of all.
That is to say, from this time on, the common people no longer need to kneel when they see their parents.
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What is the significance of Professor Hui's proposal?
It is undeniable that in ancient times, we did have the need for ordinary people to kneel when they saw their parents, but now we are new China, which has been integrated with internationalization, and both ideology and education are no longer what they used to be.
Therefore, Professor Xu put forward such a suggestion in this era, which really made netizens feel dissatisfied.
Of course, some people believe that some media deliberately misinterpret the professor's original intention and take it out of context. But in any case, if the so-called system of kneeling officials is to be restored, it will be a kind of regression.
After all, there is a clear difference between civil servants in the new era and officials in the old era, civil servants themselves serve the country, and the state serves the people. If the people are asked to bow down to their parents, this will make everyone feel that the cart is put before the horse.
Moreover, if we think that the "system of worshipping officials" proposed by this professor is indeed reasonable, is it necessary to adopt this method in other aspects?
For example, in school, if the teacher wants the student to have a sense of responsibility, does it need to be sought after by the parents, so the parents must give gifts?
Of course, some people believe that the reason why Professor Xu made such a suggestion is actually another deep meaning. For example, in real life, there may indeed be some bureaucrats who are seriously detached from the masses. And Professor Xu's remarks may also be intended to imply that parents should be more sympathetic and responsible through such ironic words.
However, netizens believe that officials are just an identity, that is, staff "employed" by the state to carry out social governance, but the work is different, and there is no superiority.
Written at the end, it is undeniable that there was indeed a "people-worshipping official system" in ancient times, and the ancient parents and officials were indeed admired by the common people.
However, after all, the times are different, and today's officials are just a kind of identity, that is, the staff "employed" by the state to carry out social governance. To put it bluntly, the work is different, and there is no superiority.
If you still think that civil servants should enjoy the system of "people kneeling down to officials", in order to better serve the people, and to better reflect the sense of responsibility of parents and officials, obviously this position is not suitable for you at all.
What do you think about this?
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