He Xinji: Reflection · Challenge · Creation: Reflection · Challenge · Creation

Author: He Xin
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Publish Date: 2004-02-01
Features: In today's academic world, numerous scholars have emerged, and "the Dao has been split among the people." My friend, Mr. Li Zehou, often remarks that among today's young scholars, there are many who claim to be the "rulers of the world," even boasting of being "unbeatable in the world." Another friend told me that some of these talented individuals are searching through my life's works, aiming to find flaws to launch a critique. Upon hearing this, I found it amusing. The mutual disdain among scholars has been a constant since ancient times, and it seems even more intense today. I know that fame brings fear, as does growth for pigs. In today's Chinese academic circles—across multiple fields—due to my solitary path, my heretical new theories, and my challenge and disdain for both traditional theories and fashionable trends, I have long become a figure of envy for some. As a humanities scholar today, what we seek is not the ancient Dao, but the method to lead China into modern culture. This Dao is everywhere and nowhere. Precisely because of this, I firmly believe that truth will not simply fall into the hands of any lucky individual. "It is not people who possess truth, but truth that possesses people." Moreover, "the pursuit of truth is more valuable than its possession!"