中国人“半截入土”心态
Half Buried Alive - The Chinese State of Living


每日一语：

I do not fear tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today. --- Unknown (From a plate in my house)

我不惧怕未来，因为我已体验过昨日。 我因之热爱今生。 --- Unknown

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Dear Visitors:

As I jogged along my beautiful neighborhood in Los Angeles, enjoying the sun, the breeze from the ocean, the openness of the world, I suddenly realize how pathetic the Chinese are in their "half buried" state of existence.

The analogy goes:

When a Chinese child picks up a brush starting imitating his ancestors' writing styles, he is actually digging a hole to bury himself alive, he is building a cage to imprison himself, he is castrating himself so he will never create, he is chaining himself so he will never be free.

When he reaches the middle age, he suddenly realizes that he is already half-way into the ground. And seeing others walking and running freely toward better future all around him makes him feel trapped and helpless. Facing this pitiful plight, different people have different attitude and take different actions:

1, Those who are strong with indomitable free spirit will struggle hard to dig themselves out of the hole, by studying another language, as a tool to help them climb out of the morass. They will have to have strong will, the ability to learn and perceive, and the courage to admit the state they are in. They will eventually free themselves and tell others never to dig a hole for yourselves from the beginning. I think most people on this “youpai.org" belong to this group. Ｎｏｗ　ｎｏｔ　ｏｎｌｙ　ｔｈｅｙ　ｈａｖｅ　ｈｅｌｐｅｄ　ｔｈｅｍｓｅｌｖｅｓ　ｔｏ　ｂｅ　ｆｒｅｅ，　ｔｈｅｙ　ｃａｎ　ａｎｄ　ｗｉｌｌ　ｄｏ　ｔｈｉｎｇ　ｔｏ　ｓｅｔ　ｏｔｈｅｒｓ　ｆｒｅｅ．　

2, Those who are unwilling to see reality: They will dig farther, with the tools their ancestors left for them, into the ground, deceiving themselves by saying to themselves that so long as they dig hard enough, they will see the light at the other end of the earth. So they buried their heads and dig even deeper. They are the ones who wants to use Confucianism and Chinese traditional culture to save China, to use HIV virus to cure Aids, to use Chinese character based language to perceive abstract reality, to say "NO" to freedom and life. They don't know the deeper they dig, the close they are approaching hell and the hot lava from the center of the earth will vaporize them into oblivion. They are the born slaves. Ｔｈｅｙ　ａｒｅ　ｔｈｅ　ｌｏｓｔ　ｓｏｕｌｓ　ａｎｄ　ｔｈｅｒｅｆｏｒｅ　ｌｏｓｔ　ｃａｕｓｅ．　　

3, Those who are unable to dig themselves out of the hole they created in the first place: They are half buried, trapped in the state of stagnation. They tend to do two things: One is to cover their own eyes or close their eyes, in order NOT to see the people walking and running freely around them toward better future, for they somehow know they are trapped. They feel shamed, but unable to extract themselves from the blackhole. Second most used common means for them to deny reality is to inject themselvs with hallucigent, to confuse their own mind so they are seeing heaven even in desperation. They even start to have pleasure buried half ways. They are telling themselves that others walking and running is a bad thing, for they can destroy themselves by falling on the ground and break their bones, or bumping into each other and create conflict, etc. "It is better to stay my way, it is safe and void of conflict with others." they told themselves. They stay the way they have been, not going down, not coming out, but stay the same and playing mind-games. Ｔｈｅｙ　ｎｅｅｄ　ａ　ｌｏｔ　ｏｆ　ｈｅｌｐ　ｆｒｏｍ　ｏｕｔｓｉｄｅ　ｔｏ　ｒｉｄ　ｏｆｆ　ｔｈｅｉｒ　ａｄｄｉｃｔｉｏｎ　ａｎｄ　ｉｌｌｕｓｉｏｎ．　　

4. Those who are too scared to come out of the hole: These are the desperate people, knowing they are in an impossible situation. They know they are not happy and they know they are trapped and somehow they want to get out. But they are scared of the unknown state of freedom. They are afraid of losing their only identity which is digging holes to bury themselves alive. That is the ONLＹ　ｔｈｉｎｇ　ｔｈｅｙ　ｋｎｏｗ　ｓｉｎｃｅ　ｔｈｅ　ｂｅｇｉｎｎｉｎｇ　ｏｆ　ｔｉｍｅ．　　Ｎｏ　ｏｎｅ　ｈａｓ　ｔａｕｇｈｔ　ｔｈｅｍ　ｈｏｗ　ｔｏ　ｌｉｖｅ　ａｎｄ　ｅｎｊｏｙ，　ｅｖｅｒｙｏｎｅ　ｈａｓ　ｔｏｌｄ　ｔｈｅｍ　ｔｏ　ｓｕｒｖｉｖｅ　ｉｎ　ａ　ｓｗａｍｐ．　　Ｉｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｓｗａｍｐ，　ａｔ　ｌｅａｓｔ　ｔｈｅｙ　ｋｎｏｗ　ｗｈｅｒｅ　ｉｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｎｅｘｔ　ｍｅａｌ　ｔｈｏｕｇｈ　ｉｔ　ｎｅｖｅｒ　ｔａｓｔｅｓ　ｒｉｇｈｔ．　　Ａｎｄ　ｔｈｅ　ｒｏｔｔｅｎ　ｍｅａｌｓ　ｇｒａｄｕａｌｌｙ　ｅｒｏｄｅ　ｔｈｅｉｒ　ｈｅａｌｔｈ　ａｎｄ　ｔｈｅｙ　ｗｉｌｌ　ｓｏｏｎ　ｄｉｅ　ｏｆ　ｍａｌｎｕｔｒｉｔｉｏｎ．　　Ｂｕｔ　ｔｈｅｙ　ｈａｖｅ　ｎｏ　ｓｋｉｌｌｓ　ｔｏ　ｌｉｖｅ　ａｓ　ａ　ｆｒｅｅ　ｂｅｉｎｇ，　ｈａｖｉｎｇ　ｔｏ　ｌｏｏｋ　ｆｏｒ　ａｎｄ　ｓｅｅｋ　ｔｈｅｉｒ　ｎｅｘｔ　ｍｅａｌ．　　Ｔｈｅｙ　ａｒｅ　ｔｈｅ　ｏｎｅｓ　ｗｈｏ　ｎｅｅｄ　ｈｅｌｐ　ａｎｄ　ｅｎｃｏｕｒａｇｅｍｅｎｔ．　　

Ｔｈｉｓ　＂Ｈａｌｆ　Ｂｕｒｉｅｄ　＂ｓｔａｔｅ　ｏｆ　ｌｉｖｉｎｇ　ｉｓ　ｔｙｐｉｃａｌ　ｆｏｒ　ａ　Ｃｈｉｎｅｓｅ，　ａｎｄ　ｉｔ　ｈａｓ　ｃａｕｓｅｄ　ｇｒｅａｔ　ａｇｏｎｙ　ａｎｄ　ｄｅｓｐａｉｒ．　　Ｏｆ　ｃｏｕｒｓｅ　ｔｈｅ　ｂｅｓｔ　ｗａｙ　ｏｆ　ｓｏｌｖｉｎｇ　ｉｔ　ｉｓ　ｎｅｖｅｒ　ｔｏ　ｕｓｅ　ｙｏｕｒ　ｅｎｅｒｇｙ　ｉｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｂｅｇｉｎｎｉｎｇ　ｔｏ　ｄｉｇ　ａ　ｈｏｌｅ　ｏｒ　ｂｕｉｌｄ　ａ　ｃａｇｅ　ｆｏｒ　ｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ．　　Ｗｈｅｎ　ｙｏｕｒ　ｋｉｄｓ　ｓｔａｒｔ　ｔｏ　ｐｉｃｋ　ｕｐ　ｔｈａｔ　ｂｒｕｓｈ　ｔｏ　ｗｒｉｔｅ　Ｃｈｉｎｅｓｅ　ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒｓ，　ｂｅｗａｒｅ　ａｎｄ　ｂｅ　ａｗａｒｅ　ｗｈａｔ　ｙｏｕ　ａｌｌ　ａｒｅ　ｄｏｉｎｇ．　　

Ｃｈｉｎｅｓｅ　ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒｓ　ｃａｎ　ａｎｄ　ｓｈｏｕｌｄ　ｏｎｌｙ　ｂｅ　ｓｔｕｄｉｅｄ　ａｓ　ａｎ　ＡＲＴ　ＦＯＲＭ．　Ｎｅｖｅｒ　ｕｓｅ　ｉｔ　ａｓ　ａ　ｔｏｏｌ　ｔｏ　ｆａｃｉｌｉａｔｅ　ａｎｄ　ｆｏｒｍ　ｙｏｕｒ　ｏｗｎ　ｔｈｉｎｋｉｎｇ　ａｎｄ　ｐｅｒｃｅｐｔｉｏｎ，　ｆｏｒ　ｉｔｓｅｌｆ　ｉｓ　ａ　ｆｏｒｍ　ｏｆ　ｈａｌｌｕｃｉｇｅｎｔ　ａｎｄ　ｃａｎ　ｇｅｔ　ａｎｙｂｏｄｙ　ｈｏｏｋｅｄ　ｗｉｔｈ　ｉｔｓ　ａｄｄｉｃｔｉｖｅ　ｐｏｗｅｒ．　　Ｏｎｃｅ　ｙｏｕ　ａｒｅ　ａｄｄｉｃｔｅｄ，　ｉｎ　ｏｔｈｅｒ　ｗｏｒｄｓ，　ｏｎｃｅ　ｙｏｕ　ａｒｅ　ｈａｌｆ－ｂｕｒｒｉｅｄ　ｉｎｔｏ　ｔｈｅ　ｇｒｏｕｎｄ，　ｙｏｕ　ｗｉｌｌ　ｆｉｎｄ　ｈｏｗ　ｍｕｃｈ　ｍｏｒｅ　ｅｎｅｒｇｙ　ｙｏｕ　ｈａｖｅ　ｔｏ　ｓｐｅｎｄ　ｔｏ　ｄｉｇ　ａｎｄ　ｃｌｉｍｂ　ｏｕｔ　ｏｆ　ｔｈｅ　ｈｏｌｅ，　ｔｏ　ｒｉｄ　ｏｆ　ｔｈｅ　ａｄｄｉｃｔｉｏｎ．　　

Ｂｅ　ｖｉｇｉｌａｎｔ，　ｂｅｗａｒｅ　ａｎｄ　ｂｅ　ａｗａｒｅ　ｏｆ　ｗｈａｔ　ｙｏｕ　ａｒｅ　ｄｏｉｎｇ．　　

Ｂｅｓｔ　ｗｉｓｈｅｓ．　　Ｋａｉ　Ｃｈｅｎ 陈凯