1. Original text:

Have the Chinese lost their self-confidence?

Lu Xun

From the public words: two years In the past, we always boasted about our "vast land and abundant resources", which was a fact; soon we no longer boasted, and only hoped for the League of Nations, which was also a fact; now we neither boast about ourselves nor believe in the League of Nations, but instead blindly pray to gods and Buddhas, which is nostalgic for the past and hurts the present. ——But it is also true.

So some people lamented: The Chinese people have lost their self-confidence

If we look at the phenomenon of documents, self-confidence has actually been lost a long time ago. I believed in "land" and "things" before, and later I believed in "the League of Nations", but I never believed in "self". If this can be regarded as a kind of "trust", it can only be said that the Chinese once had "other trust", but since they were disappointed with the League of Nations, they have lost all this trust.

If you lose your trust, you will become suspicious. If you turn around, you may be able to just believe in yourself, which is a new path, but unfortunately it gradually becomes mysterious. If you believe that "land" and "things" are still tangible things, the League of Nations will be elusive, but this will soon make people realize the unreliability of relying on it. When it comes to praying to gods and worshiping Buddha, it is extremely mysterious. Whether it is beneficial or harmful, there is no clear result for a while. It can make people anesthetize themselves for a longer period of time.

Chinese people are now developing "self-deception."

"Self-deception" is not a new thing now, it is just becoming more and more obvious now, covering everything. However, under this shroud, we have Chinese people who have not lost their confidence.

Since ancient times, we have had people who worked hard, people who worked hard, people who prayed for the people, people who sacrificed their lives to seek the Dharma,... even though they are just writers for emperors, generals and prime ministers The so-called "official history" of the Chinese people often cannot cover up their brilliance. This is the backbone of China.

How are there so few people of this type even now? They are convinced and do not deceive themselves; they fight one after another, but one side is always being destroyed, obliterated, and destroyed in the darkness, and cannot be known to everyone. To say that the Chinese people have lost their self-confidence can be used to refer to some people, but if it is applied to all, it is simply a slander.

When talking about Chinese people, we must not be deceived by the self-deceptive powder applied on the surface, but look at their muscles, bones and backbone. Whether you have self-confidence or not, the articles written by the number one prime minister are not enough evidence. You have to look under the ground for yourself.

September 25

2. Writing background:

"Have Chinese People Lost Their Self-confidence" was written by Lu Xun, a famous writer during the Republic of China An essay was first published in 1934 and later compiled into "Qiejieting Essays". Written on the third anniversary of the September 18th Incident, it refuted the pessimistic views on the future of social resistance at that time and the accusations that the Chinese people had lost their self-confidence, and inspired national self-confidence.