今天是2020年3月21日 星期六 第三十六篇

陰天，預報說有中雨，但始終沒有下下來，悶熱。

武漢的天氣可以簡單地分為冷天和熱天，冷天陰冷熱天悶熱，冷冷到骨子裏，熱熱到讓人喘不過來氣。冬季，北方人覺得這裏比北方還冷，夏季不用說整個一個大火爐。今天有了些武漢特有的悶熱感覺。

武漢人脾氣比較燥，愛吵架，喜歡抱團排斥欺負外地人，讓人感覺很不講道理。武漢人在外地的名聲並不是很好。但這並不是說武漢人沒有優點。辛亥革命武昌起義時，武漢工商各界、男女老幼不遺餘力地支援新軍，鼓吹新政，全然不懼清廷秋後算賬，在中國近代史上留下了絢麗的一筆，令世界側目。所以不能簡單地判定一個地方好或不好，人和城市都是具體的，不能用好或壞來概括。

疫情通報各項重要指標繼續清零。雖然有些議論，但方方的日記中予以了解釋，我相信其真實性。關於方方日記，正如一位非常好的網友說的，一開始並不怎麼出彩，但後來作者較起真來，竟然寫出了靈魂。凡是文字，有了靈魂，就有了生命。這生命就會與讀者共同呼吸，共同承擔命運。所以現在的方方日記成為了武漢人的象征和標志，而不是那個環球時報主編胡錫進說的那樣，是什麼邊緣的聲音。環球胡編這人有時也會出來和稀泥，讓人覺得他也挺不容易好可憐的樣子。當然還是那句話，中國的事情很複雜。但一位支持方方日記的作家的文章我很同意，其中一段話說的特別好，也透露出某種信息：學者們不能再退讓，不能把中國的前途交給那幫極左，由他們代表民意來操控國家的某些部門。學者們不一定要支持我，但應把反對極左的觀點表達出來，要告訴民眾一些常識。這段話不僅反映了我們面臨的嚴峻現實，而且傳達出多數有識之士的急切呼聲。我覺得這比當前的疫情更為重要，政治上的疫情會決定數代國人的命運。

凡是經曆文革過文革以及之前的曆史比較熟悉的人都一定了解左與右這對標志中國政治生態的概念。如果用冬天與夏天做比，左就是中國政治的冬季，每次左的思潮如同寒流席卷中國大地令經濟崩潰文化凋敝後，右的的思想就會抬起頭來以救世主的姿態力挽大廈之將傾。但老百姓的好日子沒過多少時間，左的一套又會沉渣泛起，登堂入室。這一左一右如同魔咒，令我們陷入興與衰的循環之中，與中國古代王朝的興亡周期遙相呼應。我想這正是中國命運總是驚心動魄令人擔憂的原因。打破這個循環，解除這個魔咒，才是中華民族真正複興的開始。在我看來，所謂的民族複興並不是要成為某些人所鼓噪的強國，更不是要去決定世界的格局，當然也不是要完成什麼特殊的使命，而是也僅僅是讓民族邁入文明的正常道路，讓民眾回歸常識，讓每個中國人在法律的保護下有尊嚴地自由地為實現自己的個人目標去努力，當然也可以不努力，僅此而已。一句話，就是讓我們的國家和每一位國民都能過上正常的日子，讓每一個人都成為真正意義上的獨立的、自主的、具體的人，而不是某架機器上的零件螺絲釘。但怎麼樣才能做到呢，我也不知道。

回漢複工的人員越來越多，漢口火車站大消毒為恢複運營做准備，據說很快部分市內公交也將開通。我想每一位武漢人都和我一樣急切地期盼徹底回歸正常生活的那一天。

 

SATURDAY, MAR. 21, 2020

It was cloudy, the forecast was for moderate rain, but it didn't fall
after all, and it was hot and muggy.
The weather in Wuhan can be simply divided into cold days and hot
days. Cold days are cloudy, and hot days are hot and muggy. It's cold to
the bone and hot to the point that people can't breathe. In winter, the
northerners feel that Wuhan's weather is even colder than the northern
area of China, and in summer, the city is like a giant furnace. Today in
Wuhan, there is a stuffy atmosphere.
People of Wuhan have a relatively hot temper, love to quarrel, and
they like to hold as a group to exclude and bully the outsiders. That makes
people feel very unreasonable. The reputation of the Wuhan people is not
very good however, this does not mean that the people of Wuhan do not
have advantages. During the Xinhai Revolution and Wuchang Uprising,
Wuhanese from all walks of life, men, women and children, spared efforts
to support the new army and advocate the new constitution, without fear
of the Qing court's reckoning, leaving a splendid legacy in the modern
history of China and making the world to look at them. So, you can't
simply judge a place as good or bad. People and cities are specific and
can't be just categorized as good or bad.
The important indicators of the outbreak notification continue to
be cleared. Although there is some debate, it is explained in Fang's diary,
and I believe its truthfulness. A very good friend of mine said Fang's diary
was not very impressive initially, but later the author became more serious
and wrote with soul. Words with soul will allow the author and the reader
to breathe together, to face the challenges of life together. So now Fang
Fang's diary has become a symbol and a landmark for the people of
Wuhan. It is not a marginal voice as described by Hu Xijin, the editor-inchief of Global Times. The editor of Global Times sometimes comes out
to make things easier, making people feel sorry for him. Of course, as

always, things in China are very complicated. But I agree with the writer
of the article who supports Fang Fang's diary. One of the paragraphs is
particularly good and reveals a certain message: "Scholars can no longer
be back down and leave the future of China in the hands of the far left,
who manipulate certain departments of the country in the name of the
public's willingness." Scholars do not necessarily have to support me, but
they should express their views against the far left and tell the public some
common sense. This passage reflects the harsh reality we are facing and
conveys the urgent call of most educated people. I think this is even more
important than the current pandemic, which will determine the fate of
future generations.
Anyone familiar with the history of the Cultural Revolution and the
history before it must understand the left and right concepts that mark
China's political ecology. If we use winter and summer as a comparison,
leftism is like the winter of Chinese politics. Whenever far leftism prevails,
as a cold wind sweeps through the land of China, the economy collapses,
and people suffer. Then the rightists will appear as a savior of the country
from falling apart. But the good times of its people did not last long. The
far-left set of minds will rise again. The left and right are like a magic spell,
which makes us fall into the cycle of rising and fall, echoing the rise and
fall of ancient Chinese dynasties. I think this is the reason why China's
fate is always so alarming and worrying. Breaking this cycle and lifting
this spell will begin a true renaissance for the Chinese nation. In my
opinion, the so-called national rejuvenation is not about becoming the
powerhouse that some people are clamoring for, nor is it about
determining the world's landscape, nor is it about accomplishing any
special mission. It is simply about bringing the nation to the normal path
of civilization, returning the people to common sense, and allowing every
Chinese to work for their own goals with dignity and freedom under the
protection of the law or not to work at all, of course. That's all. In a
nutshell, let our country and every citizen live a normal life and let every
person become an independent, autonomous, concrete person in the true

sense of the word, not just a screw in a machine. But how to do that, I
don't know.
As more and more people return to work in Wuhan, the Hankou
train station is being sanitized to prepare for the resumption of operations,
and some city buses are said to be operating soon. I think everyone in
Wuhan is as anxious as I am to see the day when life returns to normal.

 

今天是2020年3月21日 星期六 第三十六篇

陰天，預報說有中雨，但始終沒有下下來，悶熱。

武漢的天氣可以簡單地分為冷天和熱天，冷天陰冷熱天悶熱，冷冷到骨子裏，熱熱到讓人喘不過來氣。冬季，北方人覺得這裏比北方還冷，夏季不用說整個一個大火爐。今天有了些武漢特有的悶熱感覺。

武漢人脾氣比較燥，愛吵架，喜歡抱團排斥欺負外地人，讓人感覺很不講道理。武漢人在外地的名聲並不是很好。但這並不是說武漢人沒有優點。辛亥革命武昌起義時，武漢工商各界、男女老幼不遺餘力地支援新軍，鼓吹新政，全然不懼清廷秋後算賬，在中國近代史上留下了絢麗的一筆，令世界側目。所以不能簡單地判定一個地方好或不好，人和城市都是具體的，不能用好或壞來概括。

疫情通報各項重要指標繼續清零。雖然有些議論，但方方的日記中予以了解釋，我相信其真實性。關於方方日記，正如一位非常好的網友說的，一開始並不怎麼出彩，但後來作者較起真來，竟然寫出了靈魂。凡是文字，有了靈魂，就有了生命。這生命就會與讀者共同呼吸，共同承擔命運。所以現在的方方日記成為了武漢人的象征和標志，而不是那個環球時報主編胡錫進說的那樣，是什麼邊緣的聲音。環球胡編這人有時也會出來和稀泥，讓人覺得他也挺不容易好可憐的樣子。當然還是那句話，中國的事情很複雜。但一位支持方方日記的作家的文章我很同意，其中一段話說的特別好，也透露出某種信息：學者們不能再退讓，不能把中國的前途交給那幫極左，由他們代表民意來操控國家的某些部門。學者們不一定要支持我，但應把反對極左的觀點表達出來，要告訴民眾一些常識。這段話不僅反映了我們面臨的嚴峻現實，而且傳達出多數有識之士的急切呼聲。我覺得這比當前的疫情更為重要，政治上的疫情會決定數代國人的命運。

凡是經曆文革過文革以及之前的曆史比較熟悉的人都一定了解左與右這對標志中國政治生態的概念。如果用冬天與夏天做比，左就是中國政治的冬季，每次左的思潮如同寒流席卷中國大地令經濟崩潰文化凋敝後，右的的思想就會抬起頭來以救世主的姿態力挽大廈之將傾。但老百姓的好日子沒過多少時間，左的一套又會沉渣泛起，登堂入室。這一左一右如同魔咒，令我們陷入興與衰的循環之中，與中國古代王朝的興亡周期遙相呼應。我想這正是中國命運總是驚心動魄令人擔憂的原因。打破這個循環，解除這個魔咒，才是中華民族真正複興的開始。在我看來，所謂的民族複興並不是要成為某些人所鼓噪的強國，更不是要去決定世界的格局，當然也不是要完成什麼特殊的使命，而是也僅僅是讓民族邁入文明的正常道路，讓民眾回歸常識，讓每個中國人在法律的保護下有尊嚴地自由地為實現自己的個人目標去努力，當然也可以不努力，僅此而已。一句話，就是讓我們的國家和每一位國民都能過上正常的日子，讓每一個人都成為真正意義上的獨立的、自主的、具體的人，而不是某架機器上的零件螺絲釘。但怎麼樣才能做到呢，我也不知道。

回漢複工的人員越來越多，漢口火車站大消毒為恢複運營做准備，據說很快部分市內公交也將開通。我想每一位武漢人都和我一樣急切地期盼徹底回歸正常生活的那一天。

 

SATURDAY, MAR. 21, 2020

It was cloudy, the forecast was for moderate rain, but it didn't fall
after all, and it was hot and muggy.
The weather in Wuhan can be simply divided into cold days and hot
days. Cold days are cloudy, and hot days are hot and muggy. It's cold to
the bone and hot to the point that people can't breathe. In winter, the
northerners feel that Wuhan's weather is even colder than the northern
area of China, and in summer, the city is like a giant furnace. Today in
Wuhan, there is a stuffy atmosphere.
People of Wuhan have a relatively hot temper, love to quarrel, and
they like to hold as a group to exclude and bully the outsiders. That makes
people feel very unreasonable. The reputation of the Wuhan people is not
very good however, this does not mean that the people of Wuhan do not
have advantages. During the Xinhai Revolution and Wuchang Uprising,
Wuhanese from all walks of life, men, women and children, spared efforts
to support the new army and advocate the new constitution, without fear
of the Qing court's reckoning, leaving a splendid legacy in the modern
history of China and making the world to look at them. So, you can't
simply judge a place as good or bad. People and cities are specific and
can't be just categorized as good or bad.
The important indicators of the outbreak notification continue to
be cleared. Although there is some debate, it is explained in Fang's diary,
and I believe its truthfulness. A very good friend of mine said Fang's diary
was not very impressive initially, but later the author became more serious
and wrote with soul. Words with soul will allow the author and the reader
to breathe together, to face the challenges of life together. So now Fang
Fang's diary has become a symbol and a landmark for the people of
Wuhan. It is not a marginal voice as described by Hu Xijin, the editor-inchief of Global Times. The editor of Global Times sometimes comes out
to make things easier, making people feel sorry for him. Of course, as

always, things in China are very complicated. But I agree with the writer
of the article who supports Fang Fang's diary. One of the paragraphs is
particularly good and reveals a certain message: "Scholars can no longer
be back down and leave the future of China in the hands of the far left,
who manipulate certain departments of the country in the name of the
public's willingness." Scholars do not necessarily have to support me, but
they should express their views against the far left and tell the public some
common sense. This passage reflects the harsh reality we are facing and
conveys the urgent call of most educated people. I think this is even more
important than the current pandemic, which will determine the fate of
future generations.
Anyone familiar with the history of the Cultural Revolution and the
history before it must understand the left and right concepts that mark
China's political ecology. If we use winter and summer as a comparison,
leftism is like the winter of Chinese politics. Whenever far leftism prevails,
as a cold wind sweeps through the land of China, the economy collapses,
and people suffer. Then the rightists will appear as a savior of the country
from falling apart. But the good times of its people did not last long. The
far-left set of minds will rise again. The left and right are like a magic spell,
which makes us fall into the cycle of rising and fall, echoing the rise and
fall of ancient Chinese dynasties. I think this is the reason why China's
fate is always so alarming and worrying. Breaking this cycle and lifting
this spell will begin a true renaissance for the Chinese nation. In my
opinion, the so-called national rejuvenation is not about becoming the
powerhouse that some people are clamoring for, nor is it about
determining the world's landscape, nor is it about accomplishing any
special mission. It is simply about bringing the nation to the normal path
of civilization, returning the people to common sense, and allowing every
Chinese to work for their own goals with dignity and freedom under the
protection of the law or not to work at all, of course. That's all. In a
nutshell, let our country and every citizen live a normal life and let every
person become an independent, autonomous, concrete person in the true

sense of the word, not just a screw in a machine. But how to do that, I
don't know.
As more and more people return to work in Wuhan, the Hankou
train station is being sanitized to prepare for the resumption of operations,
and some city buses are said to be operating soon. I think everyone in
Wuhan is as anxious as I am to see the day when life returns to normal.