Who is poisoning our minds?

     In this era of cultural convergence and integration, we have absorbed much of the essence of Western culture, but unfortunately, we have also been swept up in much of its dross. Health and harm coexist for many. An angel in one hand and a devil in the other purifies and tempts our souls.

    We have changed, becoming more restless and uneasy. As for our original cultural roots, they have been abandoned as we embrace new things. We wander and feel lost at the crossroads of cultural exchange.

    A frenzied openness and avant-garde style have become the mainstream lifestyle for many. The profit-driven nature is driving out another kind of greedy nature. Perhaps while poisoning the minds of others, we are also unknowingly poisoning our own. Perhaps in our frenzied openness and avant-garde style, we have inadvertently provided others with a path to make a living and get rich.

    As modern people, we often watch television, go shopping, or surf the internet. During this time, we may have been exposed to many television commercials, medical brochures, and online images and other such things. What you see most often are advertisements for "unplanned pregnancy" surgeries and "hymenoplasty," prominently displayed in your field of vision. Whether this is an imposition, a form of persuasion, or a genuine demand is hard to say; perhaps only the advertisers know!

    In fact, the emergence of anything has its rational aspect. Every existence is built on the foundation of reasonable demand. If a business is simply endlessly expanding the market's reasonable demand, even inducing and guiding consumption, and all of this is based on violating morality, I think it shouldn't be the mainstream culture promoted by this society. Take "unplanned pregnancy" surgeries and "hymenoplasty," for example.

    Human openness has given rise to this industry, and this industry, in turn, has become a sustainable industry because of human openness. If someone says this is progress, I don't disagree. Conversely, if someone says it's regression, I agree.

    I don't want to engage in meaningless arguments here, nor do I intend to maintain ideological neutrality. I simply want to find my own answer within the framework of moderation, which belongs to the realm of traditional Chinese culture.

    In today's society, we can be more tolerant of certain things and accept some current controversies. After all, humanity progresses through constant debate and choices. What has been passed down is largely considered the essence.

    Now let's look at the aforementioned social phenomena. Perhaps some of our compatriots need to undergo procedures for "unplanned pregnancy" or "hymenoplasty," things that are difficult to talk about. Yet, doctors, who are supposed to be "angels with the heart of parents," are loudly promoting their "medical ethics," which are driven by the lure and encouragement of huge profits. As adults, we may find such things commonplace. But as our children, should we also be instilled with such inappropriate ideas in our bright childhood?

    If our generation is ruined, will our next generation also be ruined? Why can't we, as adults, turn our backs on certain behaviors in front of children, so that those moments of silence don't poison their young minds?

    We are Chinese, not Westerners. We don't need to force ourselves to be Chinese-style foreigners, because that's not the real us. We need to understand our own root culture before absorbing the strengths of the West; that's the real us.

    What has created this seemingly unusual situation? It's our own frenzied openness and avant-garde attitude. This might not be the case in the West, perhaps we've misunderstood, or perhaps we've misinterpreted the teachings, resulting in a clumsy imitation. This is the root cause of this social phenomenon. Besides, there's a market effect. Those so-called "angels in white," colluding with profit-driven media, jointly orchestrate and plan the "song of medical ethics." (Perhaps I'm being a bit harsh, even generalizing. But I can only say that while this doesn't represent all hospitals, it's a common phenomenon in society.) The purpose is nothing more than to infinitely expand the market's legitimate demand, even inducing and guiding consumption. And such consumers frequently seek diagnosis. Some are former offenders, some are current patients, and perhaps some are even aspiring to the future.

    I don't know what kind of harm this cycle and its continuation will do to our future. A poisoned body may be healed, but a poisoned mind will continue to cycle and extend. Sustainable industries have been formed, but the hope we inherited from our root culture has been completely extinguished.

    All this is simply because rampant openness and avant-garde has become the mainstream lifestyle for many. The profit-driven nature is driving out another kind of greedy nature. Perhaps in poisoning the minds of others, we are also unknowingly poisoning our own. Perhaps in our rampant openness and avant-garde, we have inadvertently given others a way to make a living and get rich.

    Postscript: I am, at my core, a very shy person, even though I am a grown man. I avoid discussing certain relatively sensitive topics. This doesn't negate the objective existence of those things I avoid. So I'm speaking my mind here, not targeting any individual, but simply stating a social phenomenon.