Chapter Sixty-Nine: Continuing to Learn for the Sake of the Saints
Li Du and Kidd praised each other and praised each other, and at this time, Li Du suddenly felt that the NBA and Guoshu Jianghu were actually similar. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
The rules of the national art world are like this, if you praise me, I will also praise you, everyone praises each other, and a harmonious situation is formed, and everyone can become friends! If you rely on the old and sell the old, or provoke the senior in public with young people, then someone will come out and beat you to death!
It's the same in the NBA, except that no one will fight or die here, but for players, reputation is as important as life!
Just like Li Du, he is just a rookie, and he is still a yellow race, but because even if he guards other people on the court, he is very kind and humble to every senior and teammate when he is off the court, so until now, many basketball celebrities appreciate him, and most of the people who have played against him have also praised him.
Also a rookie, Bargnani was treated a completely differently because he offended many stars when he was interviewed by reporters. That's why it happened that many stars ordered Li Du to teach Banjani a lesson in the tone of their seniors, so up to now, Banjani has a bad reputation in the NBA, and even the head coach is shortening his playing time!
For players, having a reputation is equivalent to having a high income! So when everyone wants to be a star, or even a superstar, to attract the attention of the fans, that's when they get a high income! And this principle applies not only to the NBA, but also to other industries, as long as you are a public figure, reputation is too important!
Some people have disappeared from the public eye because of their fame, and some people have since called for wind and rain because of their fame. Li Du has a good reputation and a good reputation, and he understands very well that this is an important basis for him to make money in the future, and even fulfill the wishes of his master and himself!
As Li Du became more and more popular in the NBA, CCTV also broadcast an exclusive interview with him. In this half-hour interview, Li Du's love for Chinese culture deeply touched Chinese fans, and his beautiful girlfriend Pleti also loved the house and Wudi received widespread attention.
In one of the passages, Li Du said that although he immigrated to the United States with his parents since he was a child, under the guidance of his master, he has been learning traditional Chinese culture and deeply loves traditional culture. This paragraph has sparked a lot of discussion in China.
Some people say that now Li Du is an American according to his nationality, and he cannot represent the Chinese team in international competitions, which is a huge regret. Immediately, some people began to call for Li Du to return to Chinese nationality.
So someone stood up and said that Li Du was not sick, how could he give up the American citizenship that countless people longed for? Next, it's messed up, and everything is said on the Internet, and the farther and farther it goes.
Finally, a history professor stepped forward and published an article. This article does not mention Li Du from beginning to end, but it fully explains how the ancient Chinese treated this issue and expressed their recognition of Li Du.
The teacher said in the article: "In ancient China, there was such a point of view: the princes used Yi to worship them, and Yi Di was close to China. It means that even if the princes of the Son of Heaven divide the feudal feuds, if they use the etiquette of Yidi, then they will treat him as Yidi. If Yidi identifies with Chinese culture, then Yidi is also Chinese! ”
Next, he also gave two examples: "During the Warring States Period, King Wuling of Zhao was regarded as a foreigner by the people of the time. In the Liao State, which was opposed to the Northern Song Dynasty, Liao Daozong said: 'I cultivate cultural relics, and my politeness is not different from China', so now the Khitan nation has long been integrated into our Chinese national family. ”
"So, since ancient times, we in China have been looking at cultural identity! As long as you identify with our culture and identify yourself as Chinese, then he is Chinese! ”
The article was widely reprinted and caused a huge stir and discussion. But there are always a lot of people who can't see the good of others, especially a kind of people, under the banner of "patriotism", with their own narrow views, standing at the highest point of morality, to accuse others, kidnapping the public, this kind of people have a unified name, called "patriotic thief"!
These people's statement is: "In the end, Li Du is already a foreigner, and he will not represent the country in the World Series!" If he really loves Chinese culture so much, then he should return to his Chinese nationality and fight for the country if he identifies as a Chinese! ”
This point of view is certainly not convincing, but the most hateful point of the "patriotic thief" is that he always occupies the highest point of morality, and once there is an opposing voice, he is immediately reprimanded as "unpatriotic", helping foreigners to speak, traitors, national traitors, etc.
Seeing that things were getting worse, the professor wrote another article, in which he explained in detail what kind of behavior and thoughts are patriotic, and why cultural identity is more important than nationality identity!
In this long essay, the professor says: "What represents China? What do you love about China? What is China? Chinese culture is China! If you love China, you should love your own culture! You are proud to speak Chinese and write Chinese characters, and you are proud to speak standard and fluent Mandarin, which is the embodiment of true patriotism! ”
At the end of the article, he affectionately appealed: "Zhang Zai, a famous physicist in the Song Dynasty, said that reading should be done to 'establish a heart for heaven and earth, establish a life for the people, continue to learn for the saints, and open peace for all generations.' Among them, 'establishing a heart for heaven and earth', 'establishing a life for the people' and 'opening peace for all generations' are not something that everyone can do, and meat eaters seek it. Personally, I think the most important thing we should do is to 'continue to learn for the sake of the saints', which is our responsibility as Chinese! ”
"If you want to be patriotic, please reflect the lovely side of the Chinese and inherit the excellent culture of China." Therefore, I think that in today's environment, in such an era, we should calm down and reflect on ourselves. ”
There has been a heated discussion on the Internet because of Li Du in China, and Li Du, who is far away in the United States, is also concerned about the situation in China.
After seeing the two articles of the history professor, Li Du could not calm down, so he asked his agent Pelinka to open "Facebook", which has been very popular on the Internet in the United States in the past two years, and immediately reprinted the professor's two articles after opening.
After reprinting, Li Du published a separate paragraph, he said: "I was moved by this professor, although I have never met him, he is already one of the people I respect the most!" Finally, Li Du wrote in Chinese: "My lifelong wish: to continue learning for the sake of the saints!" ”
Soon, someone noticed Li Du's article reposted on Facebook and his last words. On December 9, after the Lakers' away victory over the Hawks, a reporter asked Li Du in an interview: "Lee, what are you talking about on your Facebook?" You write in Chinese, and although many people translate them into English, you use a lot of ancient Chinese words, which are difficult to translate. Can you elaborate on that? What point do you want to make? ”
Li Du thought for a while, then spread his hands helplessly, and said: "Those two articles were written by a Chinese history professor, and he quoted a lot of ancient Chinese words and deeds, and if those words were all translated into English, they would become very long, so it is difficult for me to explain all those stories to you now." ”
"The last sentence I sent myself, in Chinese, is called "Continuing to Learn." Li Du said "learning for the sake of the saints" in Chinese before explaining: "The meaning of that sentence is that I hope to inherit the excellent culture left by the great sages who established and enriched Chinese culture for the motherland." ”
When it comes to Chinese culture, Li Du becomes gushing: "My motherland, China, is an ancient country with a civilization of 5,000 years, of which the history that can be determined is 3,700 years!" In these 3,700 years, our civilization has never been broken, and our cultural heritage has continued! In these long years, there have been many great sages, and they have established a civilization unique to China! ”
Li Du said with some pride: "My name is two great poets of the Tang Dynasty in China, one is named Li Bai, who is known as an immortal. The other is named Du Fu, who is revered as a saint! ”
Speaking of this, Li Du laughed and said to the reporters who interviewed him: "In the future, I will definitely talk about our Chinese culture many times, if you want to understand the meaning, if you are interested, you can learn about Chinese culture and history!" ”