Background of writing the Creation Manifesto: This article was written in 1943. Mr. Tao Xingzhi denied various misconceptions that "cannot create" and proposed that "everywhere is a place for creation, every day is a time for creation, and everyone The viewpoint of "being a creative person" inspires everyone to create at all times and everywhere.
"Creation Declaration" is a newly selected text in the first volume of the ninth-grade Chinese language textbook of the People's Education Press (2018 Autumn Revised Edition). It comes from "The Complete Works of Tao Xingzhi" and the author is Tao Xingzhi. Although the article was written in 1943, today, with the rapid development of society, our study of this text still has positive practical significance. Mr. Tao Xingzhi’s creative education theory is an important part of Tao Xingzhi’s educational theory system.
This article is selected from "Selected Chinese and Foreign Mother Tongue Textbooks" (Jiangsu Education Press, 2000 edition). Guo Changyi and Hu Xiaoding translated it into Chinese based on the Japanese translation by Japanese novelist Shiroyama Saburo, with some changes.
Reflections on the "Creation Declaration"
The author of this article uses typical examples and famous aphorisms to effectively refute five erroneous views of "cannot create", and thus comes to the conclusion that "Everywhere, The conclusion that everyone can create every day" emphasizes that creation is a powerful driving force for human development and encourages us to explore our potential and create a better future.
The author’s declaration is clear: as long as there is a drop of sweat, a drop of blood, and a drop of enthusiasm, it is the palace that the God of Creation loves to live in, and it can bloom the flowers of creation, bear the fruits of creation, and multiply the forest of creation. . Many people are bound by traditional concepts in the process of life and study, and it is easy to form a fixed mindset. They learn knowledge relatively slowly and are not good at applying it.