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IHaveaDream
Threehundredyearsago,anEnglishpoet, AlexanderPope,wrotethelines
Nature,andNature＇slaws
layhidinsight;
Godsaid,letNewtonbe!And
allwaslight.
Thismomentousepitaphcameasanencouragingtorchtomankindwhohadlongwanderedinthevalleyofignorance.Itcameasanexcitingauroraleadingtothe"AgeofReason."
Butthreecenturieslater,eventhe"MansionofReason"hasbeenfurnishedandstabilized(andpartlyreconstructed,weadmit)bymore"Newtons". Wehavetofacethetragicfactthatcameasanexcitingauroraleadingtothe"AgeofReason."
Butthreecenturieslater,eventhe"MansionofReason"hasbeenfurnishedandstabilized(andpartlyreconstructed,weadmit)bymore"Newtons". Wehavetofacethetragicfactthatmankind,tosomeextent,isstillignorant.
Pmnotdramatizingtheappallingconditionsbycitingthefollowingexamples,butbeingserious.
Itoncestruckmeasoddtohearthatsomephysicsmajors(fortunatelynotfromFudan)werediscouragedfromstudyingthefinestructureofequipmentsduringtheexperimentalclassesbecausetheirlaboratoryworkwouldbegradedaordingtothetimelengththeyspent.
Itdidmakemefeelindignantatthefactthatsomebiologymajorswerestillencouragedtodrawwhattheyshouldtheoretitallyobserveinsteadofwhattheyhadactuallyseenwiththeir
Itsoundslikemedievaleducationbutitistruenowinsomeuniversitiesinthisworld.
Ithasbeenthreehundredyearssincethe"AgeofReason"began;however,someessentialreasonsarenowstillblowinginthewind,ratherthantakingrootinallmen＇shearts. Amongthemisthecrucialidea theimportanceofscientifiuriosity.
Withoutcuriosity,studentswereforcedtoswallowinnumerable facts, confesstheirvalidityandfet themafterexams.Withoutcuriosity,learnerswerebereftofthefreedomtoimagine,theabilitytoaskquestionsandthechancestomodifytheoldtheories.Withoutcuriosity,howcouldourcivilization,theAgeofReason,makeprogress?
Iwroteheretodaytomyreaders,thatinspiteoftheconditionsofthemoment,Istillhaveadream.Itisadreamofwakinguptherationalcuriositywhichinhabitsallhumanbeings.
Ihaveadreamthatonedayuniversitylabswillbeopenfor24hourstostudentsfromanydepartmenttotestifytheirownhypothesesandmaketheirowninventions.
Ihaveadreamthatonedayaprofessorandastudent,ora"boss"andaresearcher,willbeabletositdowntogetheratthetableofequalitytodiscussproblemslikeclassmatesorbrothers.
Ihaveadreamthatonedaymore"why"questionsthan"how"questionswillberaisedbymonusersofputersorotherhomefacilitiessothattheywilltranscendthe"press-thebutton"satisfactionandbeeexpertDIYers.
ItisthedreamoncecarriedoutbyDescartes,NewtonandMaxwellinthewayoftheirowntimes.Andifmankindhasnotlosthiscreativity,heshouldkeepitup.
Ifwekeepupthisdream,wewillliveoutthetruemeaningofMontaignesquemotto,"Weareborntoseekandquestaftertruth."Notonlythat,thedreamwillmakeusknowthatwebelievewhatisworthbelievingandwedoubtwhatdeservesskepticism.Itiscuriositythatenablesustotellthetruefromthefalse.
Ifwekeepupthisdream,ourmateriallifewillnolongerbespoiledbyunscientificadministrationsandourspiritualworldwillnolongerbetimelyintrudedbytheopiumofevilcultsbecausethemanandthesocietywillthenbearmedwithreason.
Ifwekeepupthisdreamandstretchouttheantennaeofcuriositytoexplorethecreation,wewillbeconveyingnewmeaningsofShakespeare＇slines:"beautyoftheworld,paragonofanimals!"
简 评
读过马丁．路德．金的《我有一个梦想》的人，大概都不会忘记那篇感人肺腑的演讲。
以此名篇为模本的本文犀利地指出：在这个所谓的“理性时代”，对科学进步乃至人类发展至关重要的“好奇心”或者说探索精神却没有得到重视，反而备受压抑。作者列举了“象牙塔”内外许多触目惊心的事实，让我们看到：失去好奇心，求知欲被扼杀的人类将面临灵魂的荒芜，文明的停滞。接着作者与我们分享了他的美好梦想：解放人类的心智，插上想像的翅膀，放飞探索的潜能，世界必将迎来更瑰丽的前景。
文章质地醇厚，感情真挚、丰沛而饱满，语言精湛，表达几乎滴水不漏，再加上朗朗上口的节奏，高瞻远瞩的气魄，确是一篇令人荡气回肠的上乘佳作。
难道您不觉得这个气势磅礴的梦想背后是无数颗渴求的心灵，无数双期盼的眼睛，无数个响亮的回应吗?那是祖国未来的希望.