How can we look upon the public intellectuals?
Heyao (Frank) Liu |
TEDxYouth@QDHS
• May 2018
Today, many young people contemplate how they can make a positive impact on the world around them. Yet many individuals are the antithesis of progress, with intentions to benefit their own existence and not those of the greatest number of people.
How do individuals and groups navigate a world where the cards seemed stacked against them?
年轻人总想着去改变点儿什么，为社会，为国家，更为自己。但往往不仅是年轻人。有那么一群被称作知识分子的成年人，在这条胡同里，他们走的比谁都深。尽管早已成年，他们却依然保持着少年般愤怒的底色。他们中的一部分带着纯洁的理想不断抒情，不断打量自己，却未曾想过追求本身的欺骗性；他们为逃避堕落而逃向崇高，浮躁、徘徊，难有作为。我们身上都有许知远的影子，这是因为我们都还很年轻。对于生活本身的粗糙，我们难以坦然。这份躁郁，既是少数人的别扭，也是多数人都能感受的情绪。