Mozi - a noble name that makes people's hearts beat

Mozi - a noble name that makes people's hearts beat Fei Minming Greatness does not necessarily mean success. In the troubled history of a nation, greatness often means failure. Three thousand years ago...

Mozi - a noble name that makes people's hearts beat. Fei Minming Greatness does not necessarily mean success. In the troubled national history, greatness often means failure. There was a name three thousand years ago that makes us feel ashamed to face him today. He is not a successful name, but he occupies an absolutely great position in Chinese history and culture. His name is Mozi. According to Mencius, Mozi's appearance was because he often walked with a limp in his heels. Zhuangzi said in more detail that Mozi had no hair or flesh on his legs, which meant he was as skinny as a stick. Based on these descriptions, later generations suspected that Mozi was an Indian, especially since Mozi's name was Mo Zhai, which sounds the same as "Qidi". For a black foreigner of course it is an Indian. Furthermore, Mozi's thought of universal love has a strong resemblance to Buddhism. In fact, Mozi's theory is less like Buddhism and more like Brahmanism in India. From this, we can infer that Mozi is an Indian. These statements and speculations are too arbitrary and simple. The color of Mozi is pure black that belongs to China. Mozi's philosophy is a noble black philosophy, and this black that seems strange to us today uses its grandeur to set off the vividness of other colors of various schools of thought three thousand years ago, making the entire color palette of Chinese culture more determined and dynamic. During the day, others thought Mozi was a beggar, but at night he was still walking around when others were sleeping. For the sake of civil justice, he ran so simply and resolutely at the bottom of society. His walking in the dark seemed very lonely. In fact, he always had a team that depended on his words and deeds, forming a collective force for justice. Such a person is really worth remembering by every Chinese. This kind of image is very easy to see in martial arts chapter novels. Whether it is Guan Yun riding a thousand miles alone in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, protecting his wife in search of his master, or in the Water Margin of the Song Dynasty, it can be seen everywhere. In recent years, Qiao Feng in Jin Yong's novel The Eight Parts of the Dragon and Chen Jinnan, the leader of the Tiandihui in The Deer and the Cauldron, both embody Mozi's "chivalrous" spirit. Mozi was a chivalrous man, and his pursuit of "righteousness" was an important source of the chivalrous spirit later on. Although today everyone’s evaluation of martial arts novels is that they are novels, this is a fair statement. At least in Jin Yong’s story, we can see the trajectory of history and culture. Readers who like martial arts novels should like to read stories from the Mohist school, especially the rumors about the "giant man", which actually have deep cultural roots. "Juzi" is the leader of the Mohist school. "Juzi" enjoys sufficient authority and even controls the life and death of the members. This is the biggest difference between Mohism and other schools of thought. Analyzing Mohism from the perspective of the power of the "giant", in a sense it is very similar to a religious order and has a religious nature. However, Mohism does not believe in a specific god, so it cannot be said to be a complete religious organization. Mohist believers formed a very tight organization through the "giant" system and shared common moral ethics, values ​​and beliefs. The Mohists pursued a thoroughly puritanical way of thinking and behavior under the "giant" system. Because of the emphasis on "non-music", there is no need for music, and "festival funerals" are emphasized. Even the funerals of parents are very harsh. These thoughts and behaviors do not adapt to the traditional Chinese social form. Comparing Confucianism with Mohism, Confucianism appears to be "moderate" and has more room for maneuver. In the TV series "Shang Yang's Reform", you can see the image of the Mohist "giant" with absolute power three thousand years ago. It seems that this is the only TV series that gives an in-depth account of the Mohist family's inside story. There are too many great Confucians, scholars and experts’ opinions on interpreting Mohism, but using the most basic language to communicate with the Mozi God is more in line with its original intention, and there is no slightest hint of contempt. On the contrary, Master Jin Yong's historical martial arts novels are already significant enough to represent modern literature. Finally, the main reason for the decline of Mohism was the absolute power of the "giant" system. Where there is power, there must be competition. But the more important reason should be that the Mo family could not find an economic foundation sufficient to sustain the team's survival needs. Mohism has withdrawn from the historical protagonist, but this does not affect its greatness. Even the factors that accelerated its decline also contain a heart-pounding nobility. Although Mohism did not successfully monopolize the entire page of history, it was great.