Compared with the large number of troops welcomed by China, the American reception was very "shabby" and "shabby". The only people who accompanied Zao Wou-Ki and his party to give a speech at Harvard University were an American Deputy Secretary of State and a representative from the American Youth Federation.
Two officers and two volunteers.
However, Zao Wou-Ki did not think this was a neglect, but that it should be the case. Perhaps Zao Wou-Ki himself also liked this pragmatic style. It should be noted that human life is short, and it is not necessary to waste it on welcoming people and sending them off.
It's not a pity.
Of course, the way Americans do this has a lot to do with their system. Although the United States' annual fiscal budget is almost dozens or hundreds of times that of China, they have a "taxpayer consciousness." Who dares to use public funds?
If you waste money or follow some selfish ideas, you will most likely be left without money.
In his previous life, Zhao Wuji could be regarded as a member of the "officialdom". Although he had no power or influence, he had no shortage of "food and drinks" to welcome him and send him. The reason is very simple. People from the higher-level departments came, people from the lower-level departments came, and friends
People coming from neighboring units need to eat and drink. Although there are many people in government units, there are also many guests. Therefore, as an ordinary cadre in the government agency, he can also enjoy food and drink treatment. If you are good at adjusting the atmosphere, if you can drink well
, this kind of sincerity is indispensable.
As for the cost, basically there is no need to consider it in particular. If the level of the guest is high, the standard of food and wine should be high; if the level of the guest is low or not so important, the standard of food and wine should be lower. Any institution or enterprise
The work unit may not have money to do business, but it will never be without money just because of the reception.
When he arrived at Harvard University, Zhao Wuji didn't see any slogans for speeches or welcome banners, nor did the president or vice-president come to greet him at the door. Fortunately, Zhao Wuji's spiritual consciousness discovered that in front of one of the teaching buildings
, discovered the school announcement that Zao Wou-Ki will come to give a speech. The announcement said that the Outstanding Young Artist of China will give a speech at 7 pm on July 3 in the First Auditorium, and students are welcome to come and listen. Moreover, that time was first printed
What happened was that "July 2" was later changed to "July 3" with a red pen, and an official seal was stamped on it.
Of course, Harvard University may have other ways to notify students, but it is indeed beyond Zhao Wuji's expectation that a university can be so "frugal" and not even willing to spend the money to add an announcement.
Zao Wou-Ki felt a little uncomfortable with this. This was obviously different from what Palak, Peter and others said at the time. If there were only a few dozen people sitting in the auditorium, wouldn't it be very shameful? Even if we are two people,
Zao Wou-ki is also a Chinese, and he still values face very much. He is in China. The reason why he has a good relationship with the officials is that in a sense, isn't it to give each other face?
When the bus parked in the parking lot outside the First Auditorium, Zhao Wuji changed his opinion. The chairman of the Harvard University Board of Trustees, the president, the vice president and others were waiting in front of the auditorium to greet him. At this time,
Zao Wuji also felt that the auditorium with about 2,000 people was already 80% full. There were also a large number of students walking into the first auditorium from the other direction.
It turns out that there is a characteristic of American students. During the break time, no one is usually immersed in reading in the teaching building. The break time is used to rest. Unless they are international students from the third world, especially Chinese students, they will have that kind of indiscriminate attitude.
The habit of reading and studying day and night.
Cheng, who was resting, was obviously not in the teaching building, but in their own student apartment building.
After a few simple greetings, Zhao Wuji and others were led to the auditorium by the school. When Zhao Wuji and his entourage entered the brightly lit auditorium, there was no applause similar to what is often heard in China, but discussions.
An ensemble of sounds, screams, boos, and whistles. It seems that Americans are very reserved or very proud, and they do not give out applause easily.
Zhao Wuji clearly felt that the faces of some members of the delegation turned red, and they were somewhat uncomfortable with this kind of scene.
Fortunately, the auditorium with 2,000 people was not very big. Soon, Zhao Wuji and his party arrived at the front right corner of the auditorium, the seat specially reserved by Harvard for the Chinese Youth Delegation.
However, except for a podium, a hosting podium and a few microphones, the rostrum was empty and nothing was prepared.
Not long after Zhao Wuji and his party were seated, an old man stepped onto the podium and began to speak directly: "Ladies and gentlemen, please be quiet! Please be quiet! The speech conference will begin now. Now, please come from the distant Pacific Ocean
Mr. Zhao Wuji, the outstanding Chinese youth representative on the other side, came to the stage to give a speech!"
After the old man said this, he stared at Zao Wuki's side, waiting for Zao Wuki to come on stage. The noise in the auditorium was naturally heard at this time. Of course, there was no applause, so it was very quiet.
Upon seeing this, Zhao Wuji began to get up from his seat and walked towards the rostrum calmly.
"Ah, he is Zao Wu-Ki? Don't you say that Oriental people are all short? How come he is 1.85 meters tall?"
"Although the overall height of the Orientals is not as good as ours, there are also tall ones among the dwarfs. Three years ago, China came to compete in the Los Angeles Olympics. Didn't you watch their competition?"
"Hey, he's very handsome. He looks much better than in newspapers and TV!"
"Hey, Mike, Zhao Wuji is a master. After he finishes his speech, how about we have a discussion with him?"
In Zhao Wuji's consciousness, he heard several comments. However, Zhao Wuji was not affected by these comments because he knew that the youth of the United States were, in a sense, the most proud group of people in this era or on this planet.
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As long as the auditorium is full of people, Zao Wou-ki is not worried that he cannot conquer these brats who are equivalent to children in his eyes.
"Everyone welcomes Mr. Zao Wou-ki to invite us to give a speech!" Just after Zao Wou-ki stepped onto the podium, the old man said again with a smile. At this time, the first round of applause began to ring, but it was not enthusiastic.
It was just polite applause, but Zhao Wuji felt that 90% of the students also applauded out of politeness.
When Zao Wou-Ki was about five steps away from the podium, a student volunteer brought him a glass of water. Yes, a cup of plain water, without tea or sugar. It was not coffee.
Although there was a chair behind the podium, he spoke while sitting down and the speech was done while standing. Therefore, Zhao Wuki walked to the podium and nodded to the old man, signaling that he was ready.
"Now, let's leave the time to Mr. Zao Wuji..." After the old man said this, he slipped off the stage alone.
"Without an interpreter, does Huaxia Zhao want to give a speech in English?" People who often listen to speeches will naturally know. If a foreigner comes on stage without an interpreter, he will have to speak in a language that the audience can understand. However, if you often listen to speeches,
People also know that foreigners speak their own language, especially Chinese people speak English. That is difficult...
The old man was Derek, the vice president of Harvard University. Zao Wou-Ki stood in front of the podium and did not start his speech. Instead, he waited for the old man to slowly walk off the podium and sit in the front row of seats before Zao Wou-Ki officially began.
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Ladies and gentlemen, I am Zhao Wuji from China. Let me first talk about my surname Zhao. Anyone who knows something about Chinese culture knows that China established a Song Dynasty in 960 AD.
The founding emperor was named Zhao Kuangyin. From 1279 AD, for a total of 320 years, the Song Empire was ruled by Zhao Kuangyin and his descendants. Because of this, a book about Chinese surnames called "Hundred Years" was compiled during the Song Empire.
In "Family Surnames", the surname "Zhao" is listed as the first surname among hundreds of family surnames.
China is very particular about surnames. The most important one is that the surname comes from the father rather than the mother. Modern genetics proves that in blood inheritance, it is easier for men to maintain the stability of their bloodlines, while it is easier for women to inherit their bloodlines.
Mutations.
What I mean by this passage is that the cultural custom formed in China thousands of years ago, "surnames follow the father rather than the mother", has been proven by today's science to be extremely correct.
Therefore, in China, when people with the same surname meet, they generally feel very cordial and say that they were the same family five hundred years ago.
As for my name "Wuji", it is an important concept in Chinese culture. Wuji means nothingness. Nothing creates everything. Wuji produces Taiji. In today's terms, it refers to the chaotic state of the universe before the Big Bang.
Of course, there are many interpretations of the word "Wuji". Due to time constraints, I will not go into details here.
Yesterday, when I was talking to President Reagan, President Reagan asked me: Mr. Zao Wou-Ki, do you believe in aliens? At that time, I gave a detailed answer, but I did not publish it in several major newspapers.
See related reports.
Regarding this issue, it seems that everyone has the same opinion, or it is not difficult to logically prove whether there are aliens, but it is difficult to find factual support.
How I answered President Reagan, I won’t say here. Because even if I express my views, everyone will not have a unified opinion.
However, there is one fact that is very important, that is, the issue of whether there are aliens is not something President Reagan is concerned about, but I, Zao Wou-Ki, am also concerned about, and every lady and gentleman here is also very concerned about it. In other words,
Whether there are aliens or not is a topic of common concern and interest to us.
But, do we really care about aliens? No! What we care about is ourselves and the fate of human beings!
Some people say that human beings are lonely. I strongly agree with this statement. However, this statement is not necessarily scientific because it is based on the perspective of human beings themselves.
Humans and nature, humans and other creatures, humans and the universe have long been integrated into one; humans themselves are also part of the universe. From this perspective, how can humans be lonely?
Of course, loneliness, as a psychological or emotional experience, is something that everyone has or may have, but it is also a self-centered psychological complex. A person who loves flowers, when she walks into a flower garden,
Will she be lonely when facing another poet? Will they be lonely when a poet faces another poet? A person who has many friends, a person who is good at experiencing or living a life, also rarely feels lonely.
Therefore, loneliness has a boundary, and this boundary is the "known". Human beings are naturally afraid of the "unknown" and have no solution, so they are lonely; but in familiar and known areas, we are like a fish in water and rarely lonely.
The reason why I want to talk about the two concepts of "alien" and "loneliness" is because they are related to the theme of my speech today.
As we all know, in today's world, the confrontation between the two superpowers, the confrontation between NATO and the Warsaw Pact, the confrontation between two ideologies, the gap between rich countries and poor countries, the disparity between rich and poor, and other issues have artificially transformed the small earth.
Human beings, who feel very lonely, have once again split into different camps. The limited resources of the earth have been used for armaments and wars. Human scientific inventions have created a large number of nuclear weapons that destroy human beings. Let all of us live in this world.
In the shadow of the nuclear threat, they all sit on top of a volcano that could erupt at any time!
Ladies and gentlemen, you say, is this really the life we need?!
"Bah bang bang..." When Zao Wou-ki said this, he finally received his first round of applause. Zhao Wou-ki is right. Human beings are already lonely enough. There are still many poor people in the world. However, due to these boring differences,
, the government always spends money on the armed forces instead of focusing on improving people's lives.
If Zao Wou-Ki had spoken these words in China, there would have been no applause, because China is a weak and poor country, and because China’s voice is relatively single, how can there be a safe home without a strong army? Zao Wou-Ki himself sang “saying
That's what it means.
However, the American youth are different, because the United States has long been the world's hegemon, and their military strength is definitely the best in the world. Even the Bear Country cannot compare. The country is already so powerful, but it still needs to collect so many taxes from us.
Why do we still need to produce so many weapons with taxes? Naturally, these American young people will enter a common-sense mentality: things must be reversed when they go to extremes!
China, where everything must be reversed, has also fallen into such a psychological state. When material life reaches a certain level, when national education is popularized and improved to a certain level, people will naturally think and pay attention to the surrounding environment, their own destiny, and
Because of this, all kinds of negative news spread extremely quickly, causing a lot of social discussions. For example, price issues, environmental issues, "second generation" issues, adulteration issues, etc. In short, this society has countless problems. As for this society
Is there a good side? That is basically not admitted. People who ride bicycles will not admit it, and people who drive Mercedes-Benz and BMWs will also not admit it.
After the applause subsided, Zhao Wuji continued his speech——
Therefore, the theme of my speech today is: "Reconciliation, humanity!"
In addition to the manifestations of "split" I mentioned above, due to historical reasons, religious reasons, customary reasons, cultural reasons, occupational reasons, different levels of social members and other factors, there are many differences between countries and between nations.
There are always differences and contradictions among nations and between regions. This is also the real root cause of the continuous local wars in the world since the Second World War.
Conflicts between countries and between nations lead to wars; and divisions and misunderstandings between people lead to chaos in public security, insecurity of personal safety, and deterioration of the interpersonal environment.
If I ask everyone: Are you happy? Maybe 80% of people will answer "I am happy!" But if I ask everyone again: Are you happy? There may be quite a few people who cannot express their opinions easily. It is a conflict.
How much happiness will there be in a world like this? If we see other people’s families broken up and their wives separated, you can only answer “I am happy!” This kind of happiness is a perverted kind of happiness!
In other words, happiness cannot be attributed to an individual or a specific relationship! The stock market has surged this year, and everyone who invests on Wall Street has made a lot of money. Is this happiness? What if the Wall Street stock market falls again tomorrow? Wouldn’t it belong to everyone again?
Unlucky?
Because of the confrontation between the Warsaw Pact and NATO, people living on both sides of the confrontation are in fear every day because bombs may fall on their heads at any time!
Because of ideological confrontation, countries with different ideologies previously distrusted each other, were hostile to each other, and attacked each other. How much human, material, and financial resources were consumed for this?
Because of the confrontation between different sects or different beliefs, or differences in interests, four Middle East wars have been fought! Are we going to see them fight a fifth Middle East war?
Because of the hostility between the United States and China in the past few decades, the two countries fought two wars on the Korean Peninsula and on the Indochina Peninsula. After decades of confrontation and blockade, China was a weak country, and the trauma it suffered was even greater!
Thinking of this, I can't calm down! Developed countries such as the United States and Europe have always promoted so-called "universal values" such as democracy, freedom, equality, etc. However, all I see is disagreement and opposition.
What about war?
I don’t know the annual military expenditures of the two major systems of the Warsaw Pact and NATO. I don’t know how much military expenditures each country has increased because of mutual distrust between countries!
However, I believe one thing: these new military expenditures have not brought benefits to the people of powerful countries such as the United States, let alone the people of poor and weak countries! What it has brought is tens of thousands and dozens of dollars every year.
Thousands of people died in ignition, which caused unrest and fear to hundreds of millions of people!
Ladies and gentlemen, when I say this, I do not mean to blame the U.S. government, let alone other countries. I am just stating a fact. My greatest hope is that governments around the world can face up to this problem and address it.
The focus has shifted from the arms race to the development of people's livelihood, seeking greater happiness for the people of all countries and all mankind!
"Pa bang bang..." The 2,000-person conference venue burst into warm applause! The university presidents and professors in the front row even stood up while applauding!
Perhaps, they thought that this was the voice of the Chinese official, Xu, the voice of a generation of Chinese youth!
Of course, if they really think this way, they are undoubtedly correct. Because Chief Wu Mian has also said many times that peace and development are the themes of the world! (To be continued.,,,. Mobile phone users please go to read
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