龙旦：七彩缤纷的小木屋（七）

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有一天，副区长王大龙来看望自己的老师龙旦博士。

One day, Deputy District Chief Wang Dalong looked in on  his former teacher, Dr. Dan Loong.

“龙老师，您本科毕业之后，分配到张家口二中。我那时还是个小学生。您有一次到我家去，找我母亲办事儿。我那个时候就对您有深刻的印象。后来，有一个暑假，我妈带我天天到您家里去，学习英语和电子琴。我上了大学之后，您给我们开了一门选修课，《商务英语》。后来，我毕业了，考上了公务员。您知道我上岸了，非常高兴。您多次对我讲，前人不忘，后世之师。这些年来，我一直记得您的谆谆教诲，一心扑在工作上。”

“Professor Long, after graduating from undergraduate studies, you were assigned to Zhangjiakou No.2 Middle School. At that time, I was still a primary school pupil. Once you came to my home to ask my mother to do something for you. I had a deep impression of you at that time. Later, during one summer vacation, my mother took me to your home every day to learn English and electronic organ. After I entered university, you offered us an elective course, ‘Business English'. Later, after I graduated, I was admitted to be a civil servant. When you knew that I had succeeded in passing the exam and got the job, you were very happy. You told me many times that those who do not forget the predecessors are the teachers of the later generations. Over these years, I have always remembered your earnest teachings and, therefore, I dedicated myself to work wholeheartedly.”

龙旦不无感慨地说道：“谁都有过年轻的时候。金无足赤，人无完人，咱们都不是圣贤，但是一定要对自己有一个最起码的要求。我对自己的要求，第一是不害人，第二是尽自己的能力去帮助别人。你呢，现在是副区长了，一定要听我的一句告诫：远离贪腐。”

Dan Loong said with emotion, “Everyone has been young. No gold is completely pure, and no one is perfect. None of us are sages, but we must have at least a minimum requirement for ourselves. My requirements for myself are, firstly, not to harm any others. Secondly, to help others to the best of my ability. As for you, now that you are already a deputy district chief, you must listen to my warning: See that you stay away from corruption.”

“您就放心吧，我会严格遵守党的纪律。其实呀，对于任何一个人而言，无论是生存，还是生活，并不需要太多的财富。有的人呀，他就是飘了，得意忘形，下场很惨。您通过DNA亲子鉴定，证明了我不是贪官的儿子，我特别感谢您。对了，龙老师，我一直猜不透，您文学博士毕业后，为什么去做了宗教学的博士后？”

“Don't worry. I will strictly abide by the Party's discipline. In fact, for anyone, whether it's for survival or living, one doesn't need too much wealth. Some people are carried away and become complacent, so they have tragic endings. You have proven through a DNA paternity testing that I am not the son of the corrupt official Sang. I am especially grateful to you. By the way, Professor Loong, I have always been unable to figure out why you became a postdoctoral fellow in religious studies after graduating with a Ph.D. in literature.”

“宗教，不论是哪种宗教，都是一种信仰。我去研究宗教学，就是为了搞清楚，各种不同的宗教，它们相互之间都有哪些区别。人之所以不同于动物，就是因为人有头脑，有语言，有创新能力，有自己的信仰。所以，人是万物之长。”

“A religion, no matter what kind of religion it is, is a kind of belief. I research religious studies in order to figure out what differences there are among various religions. The reason why human beings are different from animals is that humans have minds, languages, innovation ability, and their own beliefs. Therefore, humans are the most important beings among all ones.”

王大龙问道：“龙老师，信仰与哲学关系很密切吧？”

Wang Dalong asked, “Professor Loong, are believes and philosophies closely related?"

“这是一个好问题。古代社会，人就有语言。有语言，就有原始宗教。世界各地，有着很多种原始宗教，比如说，西藏的苯教，还有蒙古族和满族的萨满教。原始宗教都相信万物有灵，所以就有了巫师跳大神。有原始宗教，就有神话。神话就出自万物有灵论，animism，认为天下万物皆有灵魂，并在影响着各种自然现象。所以，《西游记》里就会有各种神仙，就会有各种妖和怪。假如没有animism，那么，我们的文学就会变得毫无趣味了。那么，原始宗教这个源头，产生了两条河流，一个是神学，神学又发展为哲学，另一个就是文学。”

“This is a good question. In ancient society, people had language. With language, primitive religions came into being. There are many kinds of primitive religions all over the world. For example, Bon religion in Tibet, and another one, Shamanism of Mongolians and Manchus. Primitive religions all believe that everything has a spirit, so there are witches performing spiritual dances. With a certain primitive religion, there is mythology, which comes from animism, which I just mentioned. It believes that everything in the world has a soul and is influencing various natural phenomena. Therefore, there are various immortals, demons and monsters in ‘A Journey to the West’. If there were no animism, then our literature would become completely uninteresting. So, primitive religions have produced two rivers. One is theology, which has developed into philosophy, and the other is literature.”

“您去UBC研究宗教学，主要内容是西方的宗教吧？”

“When you did your postdoctoral religious research in UBC, were the main contents about Western religions?”

“对。我们现在所说的西方文明，有两个源头，人称两希源头。一个是古希腊的宗教，另一个是古希伯来的宗教。现在的西方人，普遍信仰基督教，这种宗教的源头是犹太教。犹太教把犹太人视为‘天选之民’。那么，不是犹太人的民族，又该怎么办呢？这就促成了基督教的出现。它又分为天主教、新教和东正教三个大类。此外呢，别管你是什么民族，凡是信奉伊斯兰教的人，都叫穆斯林。在东方世界呢，尼泊尔那个地方产生了佛教。咱们的老祖宗，创立了儒教和道教。现在的印度，流行着印度教和锡克教。好了，咱们就不去一一而论了。总之，一句话，宗教和神学的产生，原因就是出于人对自然灾害和死亡的恐惧。面对大自然的力量，人是微不足道的。所以，人就有了对大自然的敬畏。有了敬畏，人就会反思自己的言行，这样就有了人类的行为规范。这就是最早的道德和法律。”

“Yes. The Western civilization we are talking about has two sources, known as ‘the Hebraic-Hellenic sources’. One is the religion of ancient Greece, and the other is the religion of ancient Hebrews. Nowadays, Westerners generally believe in Christianity, and the source of this religion is Judaism, which regards Jews as the ‘chosen people’. So, what should people of ethnic groups other than Jews do? Therefore, this problem promoted the emergence of Christianity, which is divided into three major categories: Catholicism, Protestantism, and Eastern Orthodoxy. On the other hand, no matter what ethnic group you belong to, people who believe in Islam are all called Muslims. In the Eastern world, Buddhism was born in Nepal. Our ancestors founded Confucianism and Taoism. In present-day India, Hinduism and Sikhism are quite popular. Well, let's not discuss them one by one. In short and in a word, the reasons for the emergence of religions and theologies were people's fear of natural disasters and death. In the face of the power of nature, people are just insignificant. Therefore, people have awe of nature. With awe, people will reflect on their words and deeds, and thus human behavioral norms come into being. This is the earliest morality and law.”

“记得在课堂上，您给我们讲过，宗教与迷信是两回事儿。迷信就是愚昧，而宗教是有自己的理论体系的，神学也是文明的瑰宝。”

“I still remember that you told us in class that religion and superstition are two different things. Superstition is ignorance, while religion has its own theoretical system, and theology is also a treasure of civilization.”

“可悲的是，很多在表面上声称自己是信仰宗教的人，然而在实际行动上，却是一个个两面三刀的人。比如说，西方的某些政客，其实他们在骨子里就是一个精致的利己主义者。例如，美国的一些政客，表面上是基督徒，但实际上，他们内心里信奉的却是丛林法则，弱肉强食，适者生存。美国为什么在世界各地挑起战争？”

“Sadly, many people who claim on the surface to be religious believers are in fact double-dealing people in their actual actions. For example, some politicians in the West are actually refined egoists at heart. For instance, some American politicians seem to be Christians outwardly, but in fact, what they believe in is the law of the jungle, where the strong prey on the weak and the fittest ones survive. Why does the United States start wars all over the world?”

王大龙答道：“美国是为了制衡其他国家的发展势头，到处制造国际紧张局势和挑起战争，自己靠出售军火可以大赚特赚，同时也抑制了其他国家的经济发展。”

Wang Dalong replied, “The United States creates lots of international tensions and starts wars everywhere in order to check and balance the development momentum of other countries. It can make a huge profit by selling arms, and at the same time, it also restrains the economic development of other countries.”

龙旦点了点头，说道：“对。他们表面上说的是一套，暗地里做的却是另一套。这就是狗毛主义的典型特征。美国就是一个典型的狗毛主义国家。”

Dan Loong nodded and said, “Yes. What they say outwardly is one thing, but what they do in secret is another. This is a typical characteristic of Dog-hair-ism. The United States is a typical Dog-hair-ist country.”

王大龙笑了：“狗毛主义者，都有这样一个心理：我得到的，别人最好不要得到。我得不到的，别人休想能够得到！”

Wang Dalong laughed and said, “Those who are doghairists all have such a mentality: what I have obtained, others had better not obtain it. What I cannot obtain, others mustn't be able to obtain it either!”

“你说得对。”

“You said it.”

“还有。我认为，冯狗毛这个人，就是一个《金瓶梅》里的应伯爵与《红楼梦》里的贾瑞的结合体。”

“And, in my opinion, this Feng Goumao is just a combination of Ying Bojue in ‘The Plum in the Golden Vase' and Jia Rui in ‘Dreams of the Red Mansions'.”

龙旦说道：“我现在一直在对西方殖民主义文化进行研究。有些公知、大咖声称，不要相信那种‘西方列强，亡我之心不死’的说法。我不这样认为。就说目前朝鲜与韩国的冲突吧，朝鲜最怕韩国做什么？那就是，用无人机向朝鲜散发传单！这就是年轻人们所说的PUA吧？我读本科，学的是英语语言文学专业。我在微信上的同学群里发现，当年的同学们，有些人现在已经变了，他们开始从骨子里反党了，也不爱国了。这就是PUA的直接效果。汶川发生大地震，南方发生洪水灾害，这些当年的大学同学，现在是拍手叫倒好。叫我说呀，他们这是一种病态，是精神偏执狂的典型症状。”

Dan Loong said, “I am currently conducting researches on Western colonialist culture. Some public intellectuals and big shots claim that we should not believe in the saying, that is, ‘Western powers have an unwavering intention to destroy us'. But, I don't think so. Take the current conflict between North Korea and South Korea. What is North Korea most afraid of South Korea doing? That is, using drones to distribute leaflets to North Korea! Is this what young people call PUA? When I was an undergraduate, I majored in English language and literature. In the classmate group on WeChat, I found that some of my classmates have changed lot now. They have begun to oppose the Party and are no longer patriotic from the bottom of their hearts. This is the direct effect of PUA. When the Wenchuan earthquake occurred and floods occurred in the south, these former college classmates are now even applauding and jeering. In my opinion, this is a kind of mental illness and a typical symptom of paranoia."

王大龙说道：“精神偏执狂是一种严重的精神障碍，主要表现为以系统性妄想为主要特征的精神状态。患者会出现持久、固定且较为系统的妄想观念。例如，患者可能坚信自己正在被人跟踪、监视或迫害；或者认为自己具有非凡的才能、财富或权力；也可能无端怀疑自己的配偶不忠，出轨。这些妄想尽管缺乏客观的现实依据，但患者却在主观上对其坚信不疑，旁人很难通过理性的解释和证据来改变其观念。”

Wang Dalong said, “Paranoia is a serious mental disorder, mainly manifested as a mental state characterized by systematic delusions. The patients will have persistent, fixed and relatively systematic delusional ideas. For example, the patients may firmly believe that they are being followed, monitored or persecuted; or they may think that they have extraordinary talents, wealth and power; one may also unjustly suspect that his spouse is unfaithful and having an affair. Although these delusions lack objective factual basis, the patients firmly believe in themselves subjectively, and it is difficult for anyone to change their ideas through rational explanations and evidence.”

龙旦说道：“你说的这些症状，是比较常见的。我说的那些同学，他们的妄想内容是：我过去接受的教育内容全都是不真实的，我们在学校里被教科书欺骗了。我的这些患有妄想狂的同学呀，一天24小时，除了吃饭和睡觉，分分秒秒都在收集和转发各种谣言。这就和无端怀疑自己的配偶出轨一样，难以给他们讲明白道理。我对这些不可理喻的同学们感到悲哀，因为他们的身心健康已经受到了长期的、不间断的不良影响。他们甚至因为这个而长期失眠，脑子里总是有一个声音在叫唤着。”

Dan Loong said, “The symptoms you just mentioned are relatively common. The delusional contents of those classmates I mentioned are that all the educational contents I received in the past are untrue, and we were deceived by those textbooks on campus. These classmates of mine who suffered from paranoia usually might spend 24 hours a day, except for eating and sleeping, collecting and forwarding all kinds of rumors every minute and every second. This is just like some unfounded suspicion of one's spouse's infidelity. It is difficult to reason with them. I feel sad for these unreasonable classmates because their physical and mental health has been adversely affected for a long time and continuously. They even suffer from long-term insomnia because of this, and there is always a voice calling in their minds.”

王大龙说道：“龙老师，您说的没错。这种病人在行为和情绪上的表现，大都是持续的焦虑和愤怒。他们会反复检查周围的环境，并且会集中精力去收集所谓的‘证据’，甚至会对怀疑对象进行跟踪或攻击。”

Wang Dalong said, “Professor Loong, you are right. The behavioral and emotional manifestations of such patients are mostly continuous anxiety and anger. They will repeatedly check the surrounding environment and will concentrate on collecting so-called ‘evidence’. They may even track or attack the suspected object.”

龙旦说道：“这种人，性格方面有着相同的特点。比如说，小的时候就固执、敏感、多疑、自我中心。具有这些性格特点的人，唉，他们长期以来，为了事业，一直处于紧张的生活节奏中，心理压力很大。一旦患病，成为精神偏执狂，就很难医治。因为这种病，既不是精神分裂症，也不是器质性的精神障碍。有的病人，会发展为严重的抑郁症，有的甚至会自杀。”

Dan Loong stated, “People like this have the same characteristics in terms of personality. For example, when they were young, they were stubborn, sensitive, suspicious, and self-centered. People with these personality traits, alas, have been in a tense rhythm of life, for a long time, due to their careers so as to be under great psychological pressure. Once they fall ill and become paranoid, it is very difficult to cure. Because this disease is neither schizophrenia nor an organic mental disorder. Some patients will develop severe depression, and some may even commit suicide.”

“梵高，就是自杀而死的吧？”

“Van Gogh died by suicide, right?”