In the long river of the human spirit, the sound is never merely the vibration of the vocal cord, but the tremors of the soul and the proof of its existence。
Those who want to stop talking, ai qing's squeaky but firm throat, and mudan's warm embrace with blood, constitute a trio of posturing by modern chinese intellectuals。
In 2025, when the information explosion was not meaningful, when the algorithm was recommended as a substitute for independent thinking, when the flow economy abated in depth that we needed to rethink more than ever: what does real words mean in an era that encourages the expression of ideas while diluting them? How can the voices of intellectuals penetrate the raging of the times and reach the shores of truth and justice
The image of those who are "hard to talk" in the literary world of shears is an accurate reflection of the spiritual plight of contemporary intellectuals. In the teahouse, the master saw the cold of the world, but only the silence; in the fourth world, the abdomen were stunned in times of national death. This state of silence has evolved into a more complex expression of anxiety — a platform we have never seen before — but we are caught in a deeper expression dilemma。
In social media, people are either addicted to endless self-shows or caught up in either one or the other. Within the academic system, scholars are either self-censorship for the funding of the subject or producing a large amount of meaningless academic bubbles as a result of examination pressure. This widespread "silent" phenomenon is essentially a self-diversion in the sense of existence — when it is said that the truth and conscience no longer exist, but that they are reduced to profit calculations or social currencies, everyone is far from what he says。
The idea of "singing with his snout's throat" acquired a new interpretation in contemporary contexts. The persistence of this "land singer" reminds us that real words are never murmurs in comfort zones, but the truth with pain。
Retrospect, the greek city system, written in the cattle shed, and the voices of truth before the death penalty are the most remarkable manifestation of this "singing of hissing". In modern times, the courage of such words translates into an exploration of the boundaries of "political correctness", a human examination of technological hegemony, and a constant criticism of capital logic。
The german philosopher yasbers had proposed the concept of "extreme situation" and believed that in the face of extreme circumstances, such as death, suffering, struggle, one should be able to reach out to the truth. Similarly, intellectuals say that it is under visible and invisible pressures that their purity and strength can be seen。
When a scientist insists on publishing research data to the detriment of the funders, when a writer refuses to rewrite the endings for the market, when a journalist is in deep danger of exposing the truth — these modern editions of “singing his voice” constitute an indispensable immune system for civil society
There is an urgent need for protection and light。
Muldan's "breathed hands embrace people" declaration points to the public dimension and the building power of intellectuals. In the hymn poem, mutinn has made personal traumatic experiences a collective concern for the destiny of the nation, a gesture that integrates the "little me" into the "big me" and has important inspiration for contemporary society。
Intellectuals point out that intellectuals should become "collective intellectuals" who participate in public affairs through professional authority. In contemporary china, this collective rhetoric is manifested in academic support for the rule of law, theoretical guidance for social transformation and philosophical thinking on science and technology ethics。
When legal scholars promote the improvement of the civil code, when economists are involved in the design of pro-poor policies, when philosophers are involved in the ethical discussion of artificial intelligence, intellectuals move from books to society, from criticism to construction. This "blooded embrace" is not a romantic self-motion, but a rational practice that transforms expertise into public goods。
In china's modernization process since the campaign, intellectuals have undergone several paradigm shifts in their narratives. From the cry of "the iron house" in lu xuan to "more study of the problems", from the grand narratives of the "culture hot" in the 1980s to the specialization of the new century, the rhetoric is constantly reoriented, but the core mission is one of truth, judgment and enlightenment。
In the social context of 2025, the mission faces new challenges: how can the algorithms break through? How do we respond to overloading? How can the truth be confirmed in virtual reality? The answers to these questions may be found in the combination of the chinese intellectual tradition of "single the world" and the open dialogue of the global knowledge community。
When a scientist is able both to publish papers in nature and to explain its social impact clearly to the public; when a humanist is able to cultivate a book and participate in urban governance — this amphibious rhetoric will become the core of future intellectuals and the direction of development。
At the threshold of 2025, from the old house to iqing to mudan, chinese intellectuals say that schcha is a spiritual epicism that continues to break out. Today, we may not be facing the sound of a gun, but the silence of entertainment to death; it is not the high pressure of politics, but the compilation of capital. But wherever it comes from, intellectuals should guard the rhetoric of "opportunity" by saying courage — because it is these seemingly "opportunity" voices that often first touch the truth of the times。
When algorithms attempt to define our thinking, and when flows attempt to measure our expression, we must remember more: human beings are human beings who speak more languages than are necessary for survival; intellectuals are intellectuals who are able to speak out for those who are silent and speak for those who are coming. This is not a romantic self-honoration, but a serious commitment to professional ethics and the mission of the times。
The same is true of intellectuals' words of responsibility — it is about the survival of civilization and not just personal interests. When more and more voices become noise, those words that are filtered by thought and conscience say that they will be the stars of the fog of the era。
From heart to heart to heart to voice to voice to voice to hand to blood, the path of chinese intellectuals still requires us to continue with new wisdom and courage. After all the technology, what humanity ultimately needs, perhaps still, is voices that can rise to the heart, awaken the conscience and see the truth. And that is the eternal mission and glory of intellectuals. (lao lin)
