5-And citizens can't agree either ....
When the "planners" finally patch up a temporary plan months later, citizens in turn disagree. What the farmer likes, the factory worker doesn't like.
6-"Planners" hate to force agreement ...
Most "national planners" are well-meaning idealists, balk at any use of force. They hope for some miracle of public agreement as to their patchwork plan.
7-They try to "sell" the plan to all ...
In an unsuccessful effort to educate people to uniform views, "planners" establish a giant propaganda machine -- which coming dictator will find handy.
8-The gullible do find agreement ....
Meanwhile, growing national confusion leads to protest meetings. The least educated -- thrilled and convinced by fiery oratory, form a party.
9-Confidence in "planners" fades ....
The more that the "planners" improvise, the greater the disturbance to normal business. Everybody suffers. People now feel -- rightly -- that "planners" can't get things done!
10-The "strong man" is given power ...
In desperation, "planners" authorize the new party leader to hammer out a plan and force its obedience. Later, they'll dispense with him -- or so they think.
11-The party takes over the country ...
By now, confusion is so great that obedience to the new leader must be obtained at all costs. Maybe you join the party yourself to aid national unity.
12-A negative aim welds party unity ...
Early step of all dictators is to inflame the majority in common cause against some scapegoat minority. In Germany, the negative aim was Anti-Semitism.
13-No one opposes the leader's plan ...
It would be suicide; new secret police are ruthless. Ability to force obedience always becomes the No.1 virtue in the "planned state." Now all freedom is gone.
14-Your profession is "planned" ....
The wider job choice promised by now defunct "planners" turns out to be a tragic farce. "Planners" never have delivered, never will be able to.
15-Your wages are "planned" ....
Divisions of the wage scale must be arbitrary and rigid. Running a "planned state" from central headquarters is clumsy, unfair, inefficient.
16-Your thinking is "planned" ....
In the dictatorship, unintentionally created by the planners, there is no room for difference of opinion. Posters, radio, press -- all tell you the same lies!
17-Your recreation is "planned" ....
It is no coincidence that sports and amusements have been carefully "planned" in all regimented nations. Once started, "planners" can't stop.
18-Your disciplining is "planned" ....
If you're fired from your job, it's apt to be by a firing squad. What used to be an error has now become a crime against the state. Thus ends the road to serfdom!
厉害吧,人家这可能就叫“善《易》者不卜”,一个卦没排,就推演出了几十年后的社会发展,现在几十年过去,我们回头一看,八九不离十啊!
回到《文言》,下一句:“‘直’其正也,‘方’其义也。君子敬以直内,义以方外,敬义立而德不孤。‘直、方、大,不习无不利’,则不疑其所行也。”——这是解释六二爻的爻辞的,把“直方大”好好发挥了一回。
“敬以直内,义以方外”,这是后儒非常推崇的一句话,意思是说,自己的个人修养要做到内心端正(这是对内),待人做事要有原则(这是对外)。“敬”这个字很神奇,不大好解释,大体来说,就是要有恭敬之心,要拿自己当回事。接下来,做人如果做到“敬以直内,义以方外”的份上,也就不会有太多犹豫不决的问题了,自然“不习无不利”,坦坦荡荡做人,踏踏实实做事。
“阴虽有美,‘含’之以从王事,弗敢成也。地道也,妻道也,臣道也,地道无成而代有终也。”——这是阐发六三爻的爻辞“含章,可贞,或从王事,无成有终”,说坤卦所象征的阴柔虽然是很好的,但要收敛自己,甘做默默无闻的老黄牛,事要自己来干,风头要让领导去出,这是大地之道,妻子之道,人臣之道,虽然风头全给了天(丈夫、领导),但自己也能落些好处。
女同志可能该有意见了:这不是赤裸裸的性别歧视么!可我们要知道,在古代男权社会里就是这个样子啊。还别说古代中国,就连当代西方,又何尝真正男女平等了?女作家Jane Smiley问过一个掷地有声的问题:“在黑暗房间里独处的女人是不是女人?”