Youth in the "retrograde" fight against the epidemic receive a "coming-of-age ceremony"
(Source: People's Daily Online, March 10, 2020)
"Hu Xuejun is a post-90s nurse in the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine of Wuhan Pulmonary Hospital. From the outbreak of the epidemic to now, she has been fighting on the front line for almost two months." This passage describes the protagonist in the "News Feature" of the News Network on March 9. He is also one of the post-90s and post-00s who account for one-third of the anti-epidemic medical team in Hubei. Through the tenacious struggle on the front line of the fight against the epidemic, people gradually discovered that the children in their eyes have become the most beautiful "rebels" in the fight against the epidemic. After this special "coming-of-age ceremony", they have grown up.
As the years go by, I worry about the world but never manage it. The people born in the 1980s were called the "Beat Generation" when they were young, and they were called the "Bird's Nest Generation" after the Beijing Olympics. In fact, this is the worry of the older generation about the long-term stability of society, and it is also the expectation and encouragement for young people. The post-90s and even post-00s generations who were once regarded as the "ruined generation" have also experienced a change in their image today.
In the Chinese cultural market in 2019, there are two images that are quite symbolic. One is the young man represented by "Liu Qi" in "The Wandering Earth", and the other is "Nezha", the protagonist of "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes to the World". The former is a fantasy future Chinese youth in 2074, and the latter is a reconstructed mythical youth in ancient China. However, the "coming-of-age ceremony" of both Nezha and "Liu Qijen" is linked to "disaster and salvation". In the catastrophic "coming of age ceremony", young people not only save the group, but also save themselves. Because to experience and overcome disasters, young people need to inspire their inner courage, confidence, ability, unity, righteousness, friendship and even self-sacrifice, and give up selfishness, narrow-mindedness, pretentiousness and fear of difficulties. Although these two movies are based on the future and ancient times, we all know that the intersection of the future and the past is the present, and their metaphors for the growth of Chinese youth in the new era are self-evident. However, disaster always strikes unexpectedly. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic, everyone has seen that those born in the 1980s, who are heading into their 40s, have grown into the backbone of the prevention and control fronts such as medical care, while those born in the 1990s and 2000s are also fighting on the front line. When the country and people faced the threat of huge disasters, they did not shrink back or be afraid, but chose to use their practical actions to set an example for contemporary youth.
A civilized person has a virtuous son in his family, who can show off his scholarship. People are always accustomed to linking youth of an era with social progress. However, social development is not a linear process, and there is no universal "historical prior" in modern society. We look back at the modernization journey that mankind has taken, from the "general crisis of the 17th century" to the "wars and revolutions" of the 18th and 19th centuries to the two world wars of the 20th century. The progress of modern society always crosses the "Three Gorges of History" in the face of difficulties. Why cross? Only young humans struggle and explore in disasters and hardships, and achieve self-liberation and salvation. Therefore, modern society is complex and full of risks. Being exposed to risks, facing risks, and overcoming risks will become the survival and development environment that Chinese youth in the new era must adapt to.
In the face of disasters, Chinese people often say "God bless China." If it is true that "Destiny" has never left and has always protected China, it is also because generations of Chinese people are not afraid of hardships and dangers, dare to fight, and hold up the sky with their youth. Therefore, after experiencing this battle against the epidemic, we should be more confident in winning a decisive victory in building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way, because the virtuous son in the family is now an adult and can continue to govern the world.
What a great young Chinese! What a beautiful China in the future!
(The author is a researcher at the National Institute for Opening up, w88 casino, and an associate professor at the w88 casino of MarxismWang Yuhang）
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