Reflections on the Yugong Relying on the Mountain

The expression of post-reading feeling is flexible and diverse, which basically belongs to the category of discussion, but writing is different from general argumentative writing because it must be based on reading. The following is my comment on "Yu Gong Yi Shan" for your reference. For more details, please click on the comments column.

Liezi Tang Wen has a fairy story called One Mountain of the Yugong, which describes how Yugong led his family to resist the ridicule of Zhisou, and with the help of neighbors and immortals, he moved the two mountains of King Wu and Taihang. According to traditional analysis, Gong Yu can look at problems from a developmental perspective, with perseverance and perseverance, and firmly believes that man can conquer nature, even if he has wisdom, he is stupid; Wisdom is "solid", short-sighted and stupid; "Gong Yu" and "wise old man" are in sharp contrast, that is, "Gong Yu is not stupid, but wise old man is not wise"; When the author named the story characters, he deliberately "misplaced".

However, if we re-examine this story in connection with reality, we will feel that fools are not wise and wise men are not stupid.

The King of Wu and Taihang Mountain, which stand in the way, are "700 miles square and Wan Ren is high". Only Yugong, his relatives and neighbors have used backward tools such as dustpans for generations to dig mountains and move stones, and ants chew bones, but I don't know if it will last long. It is only a myth, false and unrealistic to hope that the gods can help move mountains. Therefore, it is not unreasonable for Zhi Shao to question Gong Yu and their actions. In fact, it is the wisest thing for families in Gong Yu to move to a convenient and livable area, which is now called "immigration".

Moreover, for the sake of a mountain road, two good mountains were forcibly removed, which completely destroyed the local natural landscape and ecological environment, and it was not worth the candle. This is a legacy for future generations, endangering other creatures, not benefiting future generations.

This is because, in the case of poor conditions, we expect too much from the possibility of transforming reality, misjudge or unilaterally exaggerate the subjective dynamic role, and do it knowing that it is impossible, which will lead to a dead end. In 1950s and 1960s, we made the same mistake again, boasting about "how bold people are and how productive the land is", "smelting steel", "catching up with Britain and catching up with America in fifteen years" and "running into * * * productism". Now, this kind of thing should not happen again. In other words, we should learn to estimate the input-output ratio scientifically, and we should not misjudge or unilaterally exaggerate people's subjective initiative, and subjective wishes should not seriously deviate from the possibility of objective reality. If you are limited by the irresistible subjective and objective factors and do not have the subjective and objective conditions to solve a practical difficulty or achieve a long-term goal, don't be blindly optimistic, or even deliberately exaggerate the returns, brag about the benefits, and deceive yourself; We should not do those reckless, reckless, high-cost, low-efficiency and high-cost things on a whim.

Most limestone areas in northern Guangdong are rocky mountains. There is only a little mud in the caves and crevices, so there is no water. Only sweet potatoes and corn can be planted, which is small in size and low in yield. Therefore, the mountain people are hungry and naked. Even if we rely on mountains, grow fruits, grow tea, grow mushrooms, weave brooms, wash baskets, make curtains and make furniture, it is difficult to sell them in the market because of traffic jams, and we can't make much money. Even if the rich areas "help the poor" like the neighboring immortals in Yu Gong Yi Shan, they can only improve the traffic conditions there, but can't completely improve the geological and climatic conditions there, can't greatly increase the crop yield there, and can't fundamentally help the villagers get rid of poverty and become rich. They can only treat the symptoms, not the root cause, not the economy. In addition, plundering local animal and plant resources, mineral resources and tourism resources may also destroy the ecological balance there.

Nature is the home of human beings and other creatures. Humans can no longer put themselves above nature and other creatures, can no longer oppose man and nature, can no longer advocate that "man can conquer nature", but should promote "harmony between man and nature and other creatures" The development of mankind should not be at the expense of destroying nature and sacrificing nature and other creatures, but should take the road of sustainable development.

Therefore, it is necessary to adopt an immigration policy, so that the mountain people can move to places suitable for living, traveling, working, studying and entertainment, and then give them some preferential support to help them get rid of poverty and become rich. This is the right direction. In a word, we can't make the same mistake as Gong Yu moving mountains.

I recommend it carefully.