Mao Zedong -- the hero in the eyes of the Chinese people

Mao Zedong

In a recent online survey of "My Hero" launched by China News Network, nearly half of the respondents chose "Mao Zedong" when answering the question of "Which Chinese name will remind you of a hero", ranking first among the candidates composed of Yang Liwei, Ren Changxia, Liu Dehua, Li Jiacheng and Li Suli. When asked "what kind of hero is in your mind", in addition to the great leaders, the most answers are "people who stand up in a critical moment" and "people who have made outstanding contributions in their posts".

Zhang Yiwu, a professor of the Chinese Department of Peking University, said in an interview, "This shows that despite the continuous development of the society, the basic values of the society and the admiration for positive people have not changed much, and the inherent influence of the great leader and traditional hero image is still there." The author believes that the reason why Mao Zedong is still deeply loved by the masses, in addition to his contribution to the country In addition to his great achievements for the nation, what is more important is that his personality quality and charm have penetrated into the hearts of countless Chinese people, and such a positive image just conforms to the development trend of today's society.

With the continuous development of the whole society, the values of our society are also showing a trend of diversified development. Many traditional values have been gradually integrated into the diversified value system of modern society. For example, we used to emphasize that individual interests should be subordinate to the collective and national interests, but now we are slowly changing it to a more humane one: "I am for everyone, everyone is for me; harmonious society" and so on. The author believes that such a change is a development and change that conforms to the trend of the times and is more in line with the natural laws of human society, and is the inevitable result of the development of a healthy and orderly social pluralistic value system. This is very similar to Darwin's "evolution theory", that is, the values of human society are also "advancing with the times", which will make the harmonious structure of the whole society more solid.

At the same time, we are also very pleased to see that even in such a society with diversified development of social values, Mao Zedong still firmly occupies the "hero list" in the minds of most people. It can be seen that the worship of Mao Zedong by modern people is no longer the worship in the form of consciousness that was decades ago, but has been given new connotation, is a kind of worship and admiration from the heart, and what is the reason?

When human society gradually enters a stage of relatively modern civilization, in fact, everyone will be eager to find their proper position in the society, and everyone will be eager to succeed, that is to say, there will be a hero image in everyone's heart. The reason why Mao Zedong was able to stand out among the candidates such as Yang Liwei, Li Ka-shing and Liu Dehua is that Mao Zedong has more heroic qualities and charm than other candidates. We know that Mao Zedong is not only a great revolutionist, politician and strategist, but also a famous poet and calligrapher with strong physique. Such a charming historical figure, no matter in which society or era, is naturally the idol pursued by everyone!

Therefore, no matter how the times change and how high the social civilization has risen, Mao Zedong has always been able to become a hero in the eyes of the vast majority of people. It also just proves that the mainstream values of our society are developing healthily, and the life ideals and goals people pursue are developing in a higher and more humanized direction. Isn't that what we expect?!

毛泽东－－中国人心目中的英雄

毛泽东

　　在最近由中国新闻网发起的“我心目中的英雄”网络调查中显示，在回答关于“哪个中国人的名字会使你想到英雄”时，有接近半数的人选择了“毛泽东”，在与杨利伟、任长霞、刘德华、李嘉诚、李素丽6人组成的候选人中排名第一。当问到“你心目中的英雄属于哪种类型”时，除了伟人领袖，回答最多的是“在危急时刻挺身而出的人”以及“在自己的岗位上做出突出贡献的人”。

　　北京大学中文系教授张颐武在接受采访时表示，“这说明社会尽管在不断发展，但社会的基本价值观、对正面人物的景仰没有太大改变，伟人领袖、传统英雄形象的固有影响力依旧还在。”笔者认为，毛泽东之所以仍然深受广大人民群众的热爱，除了他在中国历史上为国家、为民族所建立起的丰功伟业之外，更为重要的是他的人格品质和人格魅力已经深入了无数中国人的心里，而且这样一种正面形象恰好符合当今社会的发展潮流。

　　随着整个社会的不断向前发展，我们社会的价值观念也在呈现出多元化的发展趋势，以前许多传统的价值观已经慢慢地融入到了现代社会多元化的价值体系当中去了。比如说我们以前常常强调个人利益要服从集体、国家利益，而现在我们则慢慢地将它改为了更为人性化的：“我为人人，人人为我；和谐社会”等等。笔者认为，这样一种变化是一种顺应时代潮流，更加符合人类社会自然规律的发展变化，是一种健康、有序的社会多元化价值体系发展的必然结果。这一点很有点类似于达尔文的“进化论”，即人类社会的价值观也在“与时俱进”，这样反而会使得整个社会的和谐架构更为牢固。

　　我们同时也非常欣喜地看到，即便是在这样一个社会价值多元化发展的社会里，毛泽东还是牢牢地占据着绝大多数人们心目中的“英雄榜”，可见现代人对毛泽东的崇拜不再是几十年前那种意识形态上的崇拜，已经赋予了新的内涵，是一种发自内心的一种崇拜与敬仰，而这究竟又是什么原因呢？

　　当人类社会逐渐步入一个相对现代文明的阶段时，其实每一个人都会渴望在社会中找到自己应有的位置，每一个人都会渴望成功，也就是说其实在每一个人的内心都会有一个英雄的形象。而毛泽东之所以能够在杨利伟、李嘉诚、刘德华等候选人中脱颖而出，说到底也就是毛泽东比起其他几位而言更加具有英雄的品质和英雄的魅力。我们知道，毛泽东不仅仅是一位伟大的革命家、政治家、军事家，还是一位著名的诗人，书法家，有强健的体魄。这样一位独具魅力的历史人物无论在哪一个社会，哪一个时代都理所当然是人人所追逐的偶像！

　　因此，无论时代如何的改变，社会文明上升到何等高度，毛泽东都始终能够成为绝大多数人心目中的英雄也恰好从另一个方面证明了我们社会主流的价值观在健康发展，人们所追求的人生理想、生活目标在向着一个更高，更人性化的方向发展，这难道不正是我们所期待的吗？！

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