The Story of the Two-Legged Lamb

Author: Zhang Ming
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: History is like fleeting smoke, submerged in the curtain of time. Professor Zhang Ming's interpretation of history lends a realistic glow to the cold, hard facts of history, allowing people to savor the burdens of past eras on the present society through humorous and witty narration. His care for the nation, the country, and human nature then guides the reflection on historical issues toward expectations for future construction.
Legend has it that there is a magical life spring in the world. It is clear and sweet, capable of curing illnesses, strengthening the body, and keeping people forever young. It gushes out from the earth and flows slowly and steadily on the surface. When people discover the life spring, they rush to share its bounty and receive its grace. Later, the local nobles built a fence around the life spring and installed a lock on the gate. They strictly controlled those who went to fetch water and demanded payment in return. This practice violated the nature of the life spring, and the spring gradually lost its vitality and slowly dried up. The life spring then began to flow in another unknown place, but the possessors remained unaware of this change. They still monopolized that source, profiting from the imagined magic of the water.
Finally, some people sensed this change and began searching for new sources. The history of humanity constantly repeats the story above.