Harvard is really a world-class university, and it is too profound for professors to interpret China's exposition on faith. Professor Harvard: China people have a national characteristic that they don't even know, but it has made them stand today. ? David chapman, a professor at Harvard Theological Seminary in the United States, shared and interpreted China's fairy tales with nearly a thousand students in a lecture, and summed up the core of China's fairy tales: the characteristics of the Chinese nation in no less than ten passionate tones. ? Driven by his emotions, the atmosphere at the scene has been full of blood. He said: "In our myth, fire is given by God; In Greek mythology, fire was stolen by Prometheus; In the myth of China, fire is their persistence and friction! This is the difference. They use such stories to warn people to fight against nature! " (Drill wood for fire) "In the face of the doomsday flood, we took refuge in Noah's Ark, but in the myth of China people, their ancestors overcame the flood. You see, still struggling, fighting against disasters! " (Dayu Harnesses Water) "If you have read the myths of China, you will find their stories incredible. If you put aside the story and look for the cultural core expressed in the myth, you will find that there are only two words: struggle! If there is a mountain in front of your house, do you choose to move or dig a tunnel? Obviously, moving is the best choice. However, in China's story, they moved mountains! Unfortunately, such a spiritual core does not exist in our myth. Our myth is to obey God's arrangement. " ? "Every country has the legend of the sun god. In the tribal times, the sun god had absolute authority. Throughout all the myths of the sun god, you will find that only the myths of China people dare to challenge the sun god: a man chases the sun because it is too hot and wants to take it off (Kuafu chases the sun). Of course, in the end, he was exhausted-I heard many people laughing, which is a pity, because you laughed at this person for overreaching, which just proves that you don't have the consciousness to challenge difficulties. But in China's mythology, people regard him as a hero, because he dares to confront seemingly invincible forces. ? In another story, they finally shot down the sun (Houyi shoots the sun). The ancestors of China used this story to tell their descendants that they could lose, but they could not give in. China people grew up listening to such fairy tales, and the spirit of being brave in struggle has become a genetic trait. They don't realize it themselves, but they will be as powerful as their ancestors. Therefore, it is easier for you to understand the indomitable spirit of the people of China now, which is why they stand here today. " ? After the video of Professor David's lecture was transmitted to social networking sites, it caused a heated discussion among foreign netizens. ? "A girl drowned in the sea, and she came back to life as a bird, trying to fill the sea-it was a struggle!" (latitude and longitude reclamation)? "A man was beheaded for challenging the divine power of the Emperor of Heaven, but he didn't die, but continued to fight with an axe!" (xingtian)? I have to say that Professor david chapman's explanation of the myth of China is very novel and accurate. We often say that the Chinese nation has survived by constantly fighting against nature, disasters and the environment for thousands of years, but several people have wondered how the fighting spirit of China people has been maintained for thousands of years. Every nation's myth has its own brand, but which nation's myth has so many stories of our struggle? Laozi's "heaven and earth are heartless, and everything is a grass dog" means that you have to live by yourself, not by the sky. This sounds more cruel than "God loves the world", but it is very realistic. ? These fairy tales, which we heard from childhood and passed down from mouth to mouth to the next generation, reflect more than just stories. Every civilization is theistic in the early days, but only our civilization is not afraid of God. Perhaps it is because we deeply understand Laozi's words that our ancestors never pinned their hopes for survival on God's care. So many people say that China people have no faith. Hehe, can a nation without faith survive for 5000 years? ? In fact, it is our national spirit and our belief to be brave in fighting, not afraid of losing and not admitting defeat!