The "ritual" gradually loses its spirituality and becomes more material. Whether it is a gift giver or a giftee, they see more "profit."
At the end of the year, the gift-giving army set sail again, sent relatives, sent friends, sent leaders, delivered customers...
Many netizens lamented on the Internet. What did the Chinese New Year send? At the same time, all kinds of businesses are also rushing to launch various kinds of gifts. Exotic and valuable gifts have once again been noticed by people.
In response to the current “gifting feverâ€, Li He, a research fellow at the Institute of Philosophy at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said: “In today’s society, rituals are deteriorating or even perverted. After being linked to rituals and interests, it becomes a test. The methods, the names of gifts, and the weight of gifts are all tests of people’s intelligence and financial resources. The festival has gradually become a burden for people.†How to change this situation is worth thinking about.
The essence of ceremony is the gift of spirituality. This is a Chinese tradition, and even the tradition of the entire eastern world. The Chinese people say that "there are great etiquettes, that summer," and where does the ceremony come from? Li He said: "Fundamentally speaking, etiquette first came from religion and worship, and it was part of ritualization."
Nowadays, the meaning of religion and worship gradually fades. The secular side has become the mainstream. How do more ordinary people look at ritual? Li He said: "In fact, etiquette has never been separated. Li is a symbol. It is a direct appeal of human beings. It is a kind of spiritual communication between friends and family, and it is a channel for conveying feelings and communicating friendship. There should be two festivals, festivals, and temperances, and most of the festivals have become a chance to eat, drink, and play. Actually, the festival is not just a full stomach, not only leisure, but also spiritual relaxation. Opportunity adds a little bit of emotion."
The change of gifts and gifts has become a money contest. It has always been one of the most important contents in Chinese culture and even Oriental culture. Confucius teaches people to be the best in the arts. However, whether it is a religious ceremony or a secular ceremony, it is spiritual and symbolic. Li He said: "The "rites" and "instruments" in traditional culture are closely linked, and "yi" is the center of gravity. This sense of ritual is a strong spiritual content, and material content is second only."
Today, ritual gradually loses its spirituality, becomes more material, and gifts have become a big game.
From spirit to material, from the original elegance, grace, and noble spiritual content to the representation of money and material, Li He said: “Ritual is a kind of symbol, and the characteristic of the symbol is that people can give it differently. In different environments, the content it is endowed with is naturally different. Ceremony is now clearly beyond the scope of emotions and spirituality, and has been given too many other appeals. In the specific life, the lower level should give superiors Gifts, unit staff to give gifts to the leaders, each person must give gifts to stakeholders, coupled with the practice of comparisons, and now, the symbol of the ceremony, has deteriorated, and even perverted."
Alienation of rites to solve the way to control can not change the collapse of rituals The ancients said that "courtesy collapse is bad", Li He said: "Let's not say bad, courtesy collapse is already a fact." In the face of the ever-increasing wave of gift giving, there have always been calls for restraint. However, can temperance really slow down or even change the collapse of ceremony?
In Li He’s opinion, people who don’t have to criticize the gift giver said: “Ordinary people, even if they completely detach themselves and refuse to give gifts completely, there is no pressure? Living in this environment, many people are actually Those who were kidnapped, for example, with the elements, have gone up so much in the past few years. People follow 500. Can you follow 50?"
However, rituals still need to be returned, and they should not be left to indulge. Li He said: "When a society, even giving gifts has become an unbearable burden, it is very troublesome. We should think of ways to make this society a little easier, so that people living in it can be a little comfortable According to reason, the best advice for people is to return to nature and return to its original spiritual meaning and symbolic meaning."
To return to ritual, we must solve it from the perspective of society. Li He said: "If we can really weaken the attachment of a little bit of people, change the social dominance system, reduce the worship of competition, and loosen our society. One thing is to be more fair and fair, so that RBI will lose meaning. Then people may become independent people who do not attach themselves to freedom of rank, leadership, etc. At that time, people can really relax."
Li He:
When interpersonal relationships become "interested"
The Southern Dynasties Liu Xiaobiao in the "Canton Fairness Theory": "The prime is done, the interest is exchanged, the world is paralyzed, and the bird is thunderened." When the interpersonal relationship in the commodity society becomes "interested," the festival after the ceremony is no longer Spiritual relaxation and solace is no longer a physical rest and adjustment. It has become a more intense and intense battlefield than usual. Originally, people were very tired in playing in the red dust. Festivals should balance their minds and adjust their mentality. But now they are more tired, physically tired and psychologically tired, and financially tired.
However, it is very difficult to change this situation. In today's social environment, many people are actually kidnapped.
Entering the society, everyone has to be caught in a highly competitive environment. The result of self-reliance may be something he can't afford, or even catastrophic. Even if you can escape all these competitions, but you also have to deal with many social relations, such as relatives and friends, all of which are still subject to various influences.
Such a man wearing a lock, how many ideas you give him, how much advice, will not make him easy. Wj
Gifts are more for the rituals of greetings. They are traditional cultures and customs. Nowadays, the alienation of ritual gradually loses its characteristics of "return." Ritual is mutual, it is two-way, but now almost becomes one-way, such as the lower level gifts to the superior, the return of the superior may be very few.
However, how to define a one-way gift? Li He said: “We assume that gift giving is a neutral word, and the negative side of it is the RBI. Naturally, it is not necessary to send RBI. Giving gifts is not a problem. Ripling is the problem. And RBI has become a trend, officialdom, and workplace. Academic circles are unavoidable. Moreover, the academic circle is the least tolerable. The intellectuals have always been the most pompous. Nowadays, even the academic world can't keep a clean land."
In the “socialized†society, in the interpersonal relationships that are being dealt with, the gift of gifts brings about the problems of the entire society. Li He said: “Giving gifts has dispelled the entire society’s fair and just environment. In officialdom, there is corruption, in the workplace, unhealthy styles, and disruption of fairness. The academic world is originally out of tune with the management, it should be a completely closed spiritual world, but it is also corrupted, and the interests fall. Academic corruption is not new."
The ritual of ceremony can not be completely transformed into money, lost its spiritual connotation, lost the ceremonial meaning of rites, and turned into a material game and even a money game.
From shy to talk about money to talk about money, in just a few decades, it changed the customs of ceremonies for thousands of years. Li He said: “Ritual gift is spiritual in nature. In the past, gifts were given for fear that money would come out. Therefore, people tend to be bothered with thoughts and thoughts about how this gift can be elegant and how they can express their feelings. Now, people are similar. It takes a lot of thought and effort, but it becomes how it can make people see the money in the ceremony. For example, high-priced gifts need to retain price tags, and each has its own means.
When money in ceremonies gets more and more important, sending money becomes inevitable. Li He said: “The weight of rites should not directly affect the purpose. The so-called ceremonies are not a measure of friendship, but rituals are not a measure of friendship. However, when rituals and interest appeals are united, ritual light affection will no longer exist. Relations have become purely material relations here. The ancients said that "courtesy is to others, we must seek for it." The ritual in this sentence originally meant humility, and now it became material and money."
The alienation of rituals is a social problem. However, in Li’s view, even in this environment, there should be a bottom line. He said: “Money is also a symbol. Everyone knows this is the better. Maybe people have to go with the flow. However, it should not be completely converted into money, and direct delivery of money has always been a suspect."
Roots of the problem Everywhere in life, gift competition should have been a good thing, and at the very least it should be neutral. However, when it becomes a question worth worrying about, it shows that our society has a problem.
Regarding the alienation of rituals, some people say that they are comparisons. Some people say that they are showing off. Li He said: "These two situations are all but not the most fundamental. The ancients said that 'rich and noble don't return home, such as Yijin Nighting', historically There has never been a shortage of people who give rude gifts. Today's problems, comparisons and goals between gifts have become a common phenomenon in society, and it is a worrying issue."
When it comes to the reasons, Li He used two words to explain: competition and domination. He said: "People today live in ubiquitous competition from childhood to childhood. Children are born, they must have better living conditions, they must have better schools to go to school, and they must have better jobs when they graduate. After the work, we must also have higher positions and income... Everyone, his study, work, and life are all in competition. Competition is the mainstream of life, and he naturally tries his best to increase his own competitive capital, and gifts will become The other is dominance. The other is dominance. This is the problem of the system. The superiors govern the subordinates and the leaders govern the clerk. People are not autonomous, not free, and are dependent. In this state, gifts have become higher. Status, more channels for wealth."
At the end of the year, the gift-giving army set sail again, sent relatives, sent friends, sent leaders, delivered customers...
Many netizens lamented on the Internet. What did the Chinese New Year send? At the same time, all kinds of businesses are also rushing to launch various kinds of gifts. Exotic and valuable gifts have once again been noticed by people.
In response to the current “gifting feverâ€, Li He, a research fellow at the Institute of Philosophy at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said: “In today’s society, rituals are deteriorating or even perverted. After being linked to rituals and interests, it becomes a test. The methods, the names of gifts, and the weight of gifts are all tests of people’s intelligence and financial resources. The festival has gradually become a burden for people.†How to change this situation is worth thinking about.
The essence of ceremony is the gift of spirituality. This is a Chinese tradition, and even the tradition of the entire eastern world. The Chinese people say that "there are great etiquettes, that summer," and where does the ceremony come from? Li He said: "Fundamentally speaking, etiquette first came from religion and worship, and it was part of ritualization."
Nowadays, the meaning of religion and worship gradually fades. The secular side has become the mainstream. How do more ordinary people look at ritual? Li He said: "In fact, etiquette has never been separated. Li is a symbol. It is a direct appeal of human beings. It is a kind of spiritual communication between friends and family, and it is a channel for conveying feelings and communicating friendship. There should be two festivals, festivals, and temperances, and most of the festivals have become a chance to eat, drink, and play. Actually, the festival is not just a full stomach, not only leisure, but also spiritual relaxation. Opportunity adds a little bit of emotion."
The change of gifts and gifts has become a money contest. It has always been one of the most important contents in Chinese culture and even Oriental culture. Confucius teaches people to be the best in the arts. However, whether it is a religious ceremony or a secular ceremony, it is spiritual and symbolic. Li He said: "The "rites" and "instruments" in traditional culture are closely linked, and "yi" is the center of gravity. This sense of ritual is a strong spiritual content, and material content is second only."
Today, ritual gradually loses its spirituality, becomes more material, and gifts have become a big game.
From spirit to material, from the original elegance, grace, and noble spiritual content to the representation of money and material, Li He said: “Ritual is a kind of symbol, and the characteristic of the symbol is that people can give it differently. In different environments, the content it is endowed with is naturally different. Ceremony is now clearly beyond the scope of emotions and spirituality, and has been given too many other appeals. In the specific life, the lower level should give superiors Gifts, unit staff to give gifts to the leaders, each person must give gifts to stakeholders, coupled with the practice of comparisons, and now, the symbol of the ceremony, has deteriorated, and even perverted."
Alienation of rites to solve the way to control can not change the collapse of rituals The ancients said that "courtesy collapse is bad", Li He said: "Let's not say bad, courtesy collapse is already a fact." In the face of the ever-increasing wave of gift giving, there have always been calls for restraint. However, can temperance really slow down or even change the collapse of ceremony?
In Li He’s opinion, people who don’t have to criticize the gift giver said: “Ordinary people, even if they completely detach themselves and refuse to give gifts completely, there is no pressure? Living in this environment, many people are actually Those who were kidnapped, for example, with the elements, have gone up so much in the past few years. People follow 500. Can you follow 50?"
However, rituals still need to be returned, and they should not be left to indulge. Li He said: "When a society, even giving gifts has become an unbearable burden, it is very troublesome. We should think of ways to make this society a little easier, so that people living in it can be a little comfortable According to reason, the best advice for people is to return to nature and return to its original spiritual meaning and symbolic meaning."
To return to ritual, we must solve it from the perspective of society. Li He said: "If we can really weaken the attachment of a little bit of people, change the social dominance system, reduce the worship of competition, and loosen our society. One thing is to be more fair and fair, so that RBI will lose meaning. Then people may become independent people who do not attach themselves to freedom of rank, leadership, etc. At that time, people can really relax."
Li He:
When interpersonal relationships become "interested"
The Southern Dynasties Liu Xiaobiao in the "Canton Fairness Theory": "The prime is done, the interest is exchanged, the world is paralyzed, and the bird is thunderened." When the interpersonal relationship in the commodity society becomes "interested," the festival after the ceremony is no longer Spiritual relaxation and solace is no longer a physical rest and adjustment. It has become a more intense and intense battlefield than usual. Originally, people were very tired in playing in the red dust. Festivals should balance their minds and adjust their mentality. But now they are more tired, physically tired and psychologically tired, and financially tired.
However, it is very difficult to change this situation. In today's social environment, many people are actually kidnapped.
Entering the society, everyone has to be caught in a highly competitive environment. The result of self-reliance may be something he can't afford, or even catastrophic. Even if you can escape all these competitions, but you also have to deal with many social relations, such as relatives and friends, all of which are still subject to various influences.
Such a man wearing a lock, how many ideas you give him, how much advice, will not make him easy. Wj
Gifts are more for the rituals of greetings. They are traditional cultures and customs. Nowadays, the alienation of ritual gradually loses its characteristics of "return." Ritual is mutual, it is two-way, but now almost becomes one-way, such as the lower level gifts to the superior, the return of the superior may be very few.
However, how to define a one-way gift? Li He said: “We assume that gift giving is a neutral word, and the negative side of it is the RBI. Naturally, it is not necessary to send RBI. Giving gifts is not a problem. Ripling is the problem. And RBI has become a trend, officialdom, and workplace. Academic circles are unavoidable. Moreover, the academic circle is the least tolerable. The intellectuals have always been the most pompous. Nowadays, even the academic world can't keep a clean land."
In the “socialized†society, in the interpersonal relationships that are being dealt with, the gift of gifts brings about the problems of the entire society. Li He said: “Giving gifts has dispelled the entire society’s fair and just environment. In officialdom, there is corruption, in the workplace, unhealthy styles, and disruption of fairness. The academic world is originally out of tune with the management, it should be a completely closed spiritual world, but it is also corrupted, and the interests fall. Academic corruption is not new."
The ritual of ceremony can not be completely transformed into money, lost its spiritual connotation, lost the ceremonial meaning of rites, and turned into a material game and even a money game.
From shy to talk about money to talk about money, in just a few decades, it changed the customs of ceremonies for thousands of years. Li He said: “Ritual gift is spiritual in nature. In the past, gifts were given for fear that money would come out. Therefore, people tend to be bothered with thoughts and thoughts about how this gift can be elegant and how they can express their feelings. Now, people are similar. It takes a lot of thought and effort, but it becomes how it can make people see the money in the ceremony. For example, high-priced gifts need to retain price tags, and each has its own means.
When money in ceremonies gets more and more important, sending money becomes inevitable. Li He said: “The weight of rites should not directly affect the purpose. The so-called ceremonies are not a measure of friendship, but rituals are not a measure of friendship. However, when rituals and interest appeals are united, ritual light affection will no longer exist. Relations have become purely material relations here. The ancients said that "courtesy is to others, we must seek for it." The ritual in this sentence originally meant humility, and now it became material and money."
The alienation of rituals is a social problem. However, in Li’s view, even in this environment, there should be a bottom line. He said: “Money is also a symbol. Everyone knows this is the better. Maybe people have to go with the flow. However, it should not be completely converted into money, and direct delivery of money has always been a suspect."
Roots of the problem Everywhere in life, gift competition should have been a good thing, and at the very least it should be neutral. However, when it becomes a question worth worrying about, it shows that our society has a problem.
Regarding the alienation of rituals, some people say that they are comparisons. Some people say that they are showing off. Li He said: "These two situations are all but not the most fundamental. The ancients said that 'rich and noble don't return home, such as Yijin Nighting', historically There has never been a shortage of people who give rude gifts. Today's problems, comparisons and goals between gifts have become a common phenomenon in society, and it is a worrying issue."
When it comes to the reasons, Li He used two words to explain: competition and domination. He said: "People today live in ubiquitous competition from childhood to childhood. Children are born, they must have better living conditions, they must have better schools to go to school, and they must have better jobs when they graduate. After the work, we must also have higher positions and income... Everyone, his study, work, and life are all in competition. Competition is the mainstream of life, and he naturally tries his best to increase his own competitive capital, and gifts will become The other is dominance. The other is dominance. This is the problem of the system. The superiors govern the subordinates and the leaders govern the clerk. People are not autonomous, not free, and are dependent. In this state, gifts have become higher. Status, more channels for wealth."