Li Xiuwen, chairman of Hubei Writers Association, was scolded: "Literati are all rubbish, and ungrateful people are all scholars."

Recently, Li Xiuwen, Chairman of Hubei Writers Association, wrote an oral essay-"My heart is in a mess, and I can't write it now", which was published in Xinmin Weekly.

The author trapped in Wuhan said frankly in the article, "My heart is in a mess. I really intend to write something, but I can't actually do it. "

Once this article was published, it caused controversy among all parties.

Some people think that this article is a true portrayal of an immersive writer's inner state, and it is a text with true feelings and conscience;

But there are also many people who laugh at his cowardice and scold his depressed style and cowardly soul. As the chairman of the writers association, he doesn't volunteer in such an emergency, but he spreads negative energy here regardless of the influence of public opinion.

In fact, there are many places worth thinking about and discussing about this article and the public opinion controversy caused by it.

1. Is Li Xiuwen's dictation really spreading negative energy?

In the field of sociology, the so-called negative energy is opposite to positive energy and refers to the evil of human nature that is not recognized by the moral standards of this society.

Compared with the panic in Li Xiuwen, such high voices as "Come on Wuhan" and "China will win" are obviously more in line with our usual definition of positive energy.

However, these positive energy voices from outside Wuhan can play a practical role in alleviating the anxiety of people in epidemic areas, and whether it is more to alleviate our moral anxiety as bystanders ... This is actually worth pondering.

A psychological counselor in an epidemic area said that when he consulted patients during the epidemic, he found that in the face of people's anxiety and panic, slogan encouragement was actually of little use. It is useful to listen and speak, have deep feelings, real data and the real situation around him.

If you watch your neighbors and friends get sick every day and can't live in the same bed, you may not be diagnosed. Parents, wives and children, including yourself, are at risk of being infected at any time. In this case, people who can be calm are indifferent and dull rather than positive energy.

That may be a good quality of a strategist, but it is definitely not a good quality of a writer.

I did see the instinctive fear in this article by Li Xiuwen, but this is not the evil of human nature, but the truth of human nature.

This truth is also strength.

Just like facing people who have suffered psychological trauma, saying "I understand you and feel the same way with you" is more soothing than "Come on, you must get through it".

Only when people first admit the existence of suffering and see the pain of life and their own weakness can they further talk about overcoming and surpassing.

Otherwise, all the encouragement and cheers are just a fake action with much thunder and little rain.

Not only useless, but also hypocritical.

Second, what should a writer do in the face of the epidemic?

Some people read Li Xiuwen's dictation, defined him as a "soft egg" who was too scared to speak, and even came to the conclusion that "indeed, scholars are all rubbish".

However, people who have read this article carefully will not think that this is an outlet for negative emotions. There are ordinary people's real panic and anxiety, but there is also a writer's real concern and affection for others.

"Now the only express delivery in Wuhan is SF Express. When Brother Shunfeng comes to us, I will tell him that if you enter our community, don't enter our building because there are already suspected cases. "

"I personally hate the slogan" Give us back Wuhan, give us back Wuhan "in the circle of friends. They ignored the specific situation of individuals. At this moment, how many people can't live in the hospital, but also run around between major hospitals? Are they to blame? Isn't this the instinct to survive? "

"At our age, in this city, there are more or less resources, but young people are different. Their network resources in Wuhan are much less than ours. Many people from other places have encountered such a disaster before enjoying what the city has given them, and it is easy to lose their minds. There is no way to be diagnosed when you are sick, and there is no way to be hospitalized. You can feel their inner anxiety and pressure. It can be said that there is no way to go. "

"After the news that Shuanghuanglian can inhibit the new pneumonia virus came out, there were many jokes on the Internet that ridiculed the IQ of people who bought Shuanghuanglian. I was particularly angry after reading it! Aren't you and they both poor? Laugh at them. What's the difference between you and those who eat steamed bread with human blood? Laughing at a person who is as miserable as you is different from the person criticized by Mr. Lu Xun? "

As the critics of this article said, Li Xiuwen can "stay at home and be a quiet and handsome man", but he chose to expose his weaknesses publicly.

He speaks for himself and the people of Wuhan who live in "great panic and confusion". It's more like courage.

For those who are used to listening to loudspeakers, this kind of sound is not inspiring, even a little unlucky and harsh.

But don't forget, this is the true voice of everyone in Wuhan and should be heard.

Some people say that Li Xiuwen doesn't write articles reflecting the fight against the epidemic, and it is a waste of energy to say such worthless nonsense here.

You know, literature is not a news bulletin, not a labor song.

Sometimes writing even needs to lag behind the times, because it needs precipitation, reflection and rational vision to find what we couldn't find at that time.

It is not difficult for a well-known writer to pile up anti-epidemic articles with gorgeous and passionate words.

The reason why Li Xiuwen can't write, and frankly admits that he can't write, may be behind his minimum requirements for a writer's identity.

Third, what does it mean to be a writer within the system?

The main reason for Li Xiuwen's negative criticism may lie in his special status as the chairman of the Writers' Association.

Some people say that soldiers can panic, generals can't, ordinary writers can panic, and writers' association chairmen can't.

This seems reasonable at first glance, but it is illogical to think about it carefully.

Nowadays, writers are not equal to soldiers, and writing is not a struggle. The relationship between the chairman of the writers' association and ordinary writers is not the relationship between generals and ordinary soldiers-there is no such thing as a coach panicking and the morale of the army falling apart immediately.

The predecessors who said this probably haven't got out of the influence of the cultural psychology of war in the revolutionary era.

Others said: "The chairman is not a person outside the system, but an important part of the system. He usually enjoys the flowers and applause from the system. When the epidemic came, he hid in his room and even dared not go downstairs. Is this more like it? "

This is even more unreasonable. Reducing going out at home is a policy advocated by the state. The function of the writers' association is not to stabilize social order, nor to set up medical teams to cure diseases and save lives. Because he is a writer in the system, it is obviously a bit unreasonable to let him go out as a volunteer.

Usually, people don't want to hear pessimistic and negative voices from the system, but what do those optimistic voices of "prevention and control", "people don't pass on to others" and "material sufficiency" bring us?

The so-called civilization is to treat yourself as a person and treat others as people.

First of all, we are all living people, with relatives, parents, wives and children, and fears and worries when facing the unknown.

As bystanders outside Wuhan, we are lucky.

But this does not mean that we can stand on the safe highland and act as the god of moral judgment, and at the same time require people in the mud to have steel bodies.