文/只將心目羨冥鴻
古老文明面臨被拋棄從鴉片戰爭,
到八國聯軍侵華,
再到太平天國,
中國曾在這段歷史上遭遇到前所未有的寒冬期,
面對著清政府的腐敗無能,
中國的知識份子開始了一系列的愛國救國運動和措施,
然而在其中,
廢除漢字,
全盤西化的呼聲也隨之水漲船高,
就在這時,
他站了出來!
華夏文明
辜鴻銘——終其一生保護華夏文明的傳承辜鴻銘, 可能很多人都沒聽過這個名字, 但你應該知道他, 他從某種意義上來說, 不算傳統的生長于華夏文明土壤的人, 辜鴻銘在他十幾歲時, 便開始系統的學習西方的文化, 從名著著手, 以其強大的天賦和後天學習能力, 迅速掌握了英文、德文、法文、拉丁文、希臘文等傳播較廣的語言, 後又以優異的成績被愛丁堡大學錄取。 畢業後, 又遠赴德國萊比錫大學研究西方文學、哲學等學科, 成為了當地聲名顯赫的學子,
適時, 年輕的辜鴻銘留歐14年。 掌握了多達9種語言, 獲得了13個博士學位, 說他精通西方文化, 不為過。
值此中華危難之際, 文人雅士爭相攻擊傳統文化之時, 甚至要求全盤接受西方文化, 辜鴻銘站了出來, 用西方語言解讀傳播中華傳統文化。
辜鴻銘
他曾經對一位英國作家毛姆問過這樣一些話:“你們有什麼理由認為你們的東西就比我們的好?你們在藝術或文學上超過了我們嗎?我們的思想家沒有你們的博大精深嗎?我們的文明不如你們的完整, 全面, 優秀嗎?當你們還在居山洞, 穿獸皮, 過著茹毛飲血的生活時, 我們就已經是文明開化的民族了。 你知不知道我們曾進行過人類歷史上空前絕後的實驗?我們曾尋求用智慧,
貼上英文原文。
原文: "What is the reason for which you deem yourselves our betters? Have you excelled us in arts or letters ? Have our thinkers been less profound than yours? Has our civilisation been less elaborate, less complicated, less refined than yours ? Why, when you lived in caves and clothed yourselves with skins we were a cultured people. Do you know that we tried an experiment which is unique in the history of the world? We sought to rule this great country not by force, but by wisdom. And for centuries we succeeded. Then why does the white man despise the yellow? Shall I tell you? Because he has invented the machine gun. That is your superiority. We are a defenceless horde and you can blow us into eternity. You have shattered the dream of our philosophers that the world could be governed by the power of law and order. And now you are teaching our young men your secret. You have thrust your hideous inventions upon us. Do you not know that we have a genius for mechanics? Do you not know that there are in this country four hundred millions of the most practical and industrious people in the world? Do you think it will take us long to learn? And what will become of your superiority when the yellow man can make as good guns as the white and fire them as straight ? You have appealed to the machine gun and by the machine gun shall you be judged."
辜鴻銘的觀點始終認為, 華夏文明要遠比西方文明更加高級, 危難也只是一時的, 正好比, 一群人被一群強盜搶劫了, 但你不能因為搶你的人強壯些, 便認為自己是有罪的, 落後的, 因為錯的不是你, 而是強盜才對。 如果你因為自己被人搶劫了, 便去怪罪自己的祖宗, 這是沒道理的, 相反, 你是在為自己的祖宗抹黑才對, 你應該讓自己變得更強大。
如今, 辜鴻銘先生的話正在一步步的實現,
那麼諸位, 你們心中的辮子, 該何時剪去啊!