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News of female nurses shaving their heads to support Wuhan,
I actually saw it ten days ago.
I remember a female nurse saying at the time:
"I've been growing my hair for many years,
I can't bear to cut even a little normally,
But it's worth shaving it all off to overcome the epidemic!"
To be honest,
When I saw this news,
My eyes welled up.
But what I never expected was,
"Shaving heads" quickly became a trend,
In the past week,
News about "female nurses shaving their heads",
Can be seen on Weibo every day.
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Another event that happened 20 days ago,
Is almost the same as this incident.
At the end of last month,
The media reported a story about an elderly person making a donation,
This elderly person is 68 years old,
A sanitation worker,
He donated 10,071 yuan,
Which is his entire savings,
"When the country is in trouble, I will contribute. When Wuhan is in trouble, the whole country supports!"
As a result, in the next 10 days,
Many similar news stories appeared:
An 87-year-old donated his lifelong savings of 200,000 yuan,
A lonely old grandmother donated 50,000 yuan from her pension,
......
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Why did the "female nurses shaving their heads" incident cause such controversy in the past two days?
Is positive energy not worthy of praise?
I don't think so.
Are the people who sacrificed not worthy of praise?
I don't think so.
Then why?
It's because "encouraging sacrifice" is not worthy of praise.
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Why is encouraging sacrifice not worthy of praise?
Let me tell you a story first.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, the state of Lu stipulated:
"For any citizen who travels abroad,
If they see a Lu citizen who has become a slave abroad,
They can spend money to redeem them,
After returning to the country, they can be reimbursed from the national treasury."
Confucius' disciple Zigong,
When he saw Lu people enslaved abroad,
He spent money to redeem them,
But after redeeming them, he didn't go to the national treasury for reimbursement.
Many people praised Zigong for his noble character.
When Confucius found out, he scolded Zigong.
Others found it strange: "Isn't it noble to redeem someone without reporting the expense?"
After listening, Confucius said the following:
"Zigong's actions will prevent more slaves from being redeemed in the future.
When others see Lu people being enslaved, they will think:
If I redeem them and report the expense,
My character will not be as good as Zigong's.
But if I don't report the expense,
I can't afford it myself.
So, Zigong's practice of not reporting the expense,
Actually hinders the redemption of more slaves."
Why am I telling this story?
Actually, I just want to say:
If sacrifice is praised blindly,
Sacrifice will become a form of oppression.
If sacrifice is praised blindly,
Sacrifice will become moral coercion.
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"Shave your head and go to the frontlines."
Many female nurses volunteered,
That goes without saying.
But there are definitely female nurses who don't want to shave their heads,
That goes without saying too.
But female nurses who don't want to shave their heads,
Actually face a strong psychological dilemma:
"If everyone else is shaving, how can I not shave?"
"If no one else is objecting, how can I object?"
This is like what "Su Jianqi, unable to write an article" said:
The teacher asked for additional tuition fees and said to the students:
"If you don't want to come, I won't force you."
No students raised their hands.
So the teacher asked, "Are you all volunteering?"
Everyone answered, "Yes, I am volunteering."
This is how moral coercion is formed.
For many people,
It seems voluntary, but it is actually forced.
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Moreover, the more frightening thing is,
If we blindly praise sacrifice,
People will artificially create sacrifice.
The act of shaving heads,
Initially, it was just a spontaneous choice by a few nurses,
But when we repeatedly praised this act,
It became an example,
And then you see in this past week,
Many medical teams on the frontlines,
Whether male or female,
All shaved their heads in groups.
This is actually the result of "artificial" actions.
It's not just about female nurses shaving their heads,
And it's not just about elderly people making donations,
In many, many things,
We must always remember this:
"If we blindly praise sacrifice,
People will artificially create sacrifice."
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The correct approach,
Is not to praise sacrifice,
But to promote and advocate good solutions to problems.
In this battle against the epidemic,
Besides Zhong Nanshan, I also admire a doctor - Zhang Wenhong, the leader of the Shanghai Medical Treatment Expert Group.
Zhang Wenhong has done several things beautifully.
The first thing: Humanized arrangements.
In this battle against the epidemic,
We have seen many news stories like this,
For example, a nurse who had a miscarriage ten days ago went to the frontlines.
For example, a doctor whose parents were critically ill went to the frontlines.
To be honest, when I see such news,
I don't feel touched, but angry,
I always feel that such mobilization lacks humanity.
How did Zhang Wenhong do it?
When Huashan Hospital organized medical teams to support Wuhan,
The father of one doctor was admitted to the ICU,
Zhang Wenhong said to him:
"Go back and rest assured!"
A doctor who had just returned from overseas came to volunteer,
Zhang Wenhong said to him:
"You just returned from overseas, so we won't send you to Wuhan this time."
I think such arrangements are full of humanity.
The second thing: Not bullying obedient people.
On January 29th,
Zhang Wenhong made a decision:
"This time I made a decision,
All the doctors from the end of last year until now,
Will be replaced, all of them will change positions."
"The first group of people is really exhausted,
We need to reorganize the team to replace them,
We shouldn't bully obedient people."
To be honest, if I were one of the first group of doctors,
When I heard such an arrangement,
I would probably be moved to tears.
The third thing: Doctors should have the right to be free from harm.
During this period, many media interviewed Zhang Wenhong,
But I appreciate Zhang Wenhong's honesty:
"Medical workers,
What they lack most now is not publicity, but care.
I want to make it clear to everyone.
The first concern is protection,
The second is fatigue,
The third is the working environment,
I think we must keep up with these.
If we can't keep up,
It means we don't treat medical personnel as human beings, but as machines."
This little leader Zhang Wenhong,
Values practical solutions and solving actual problems,
To protect medical staff from harm.
The fourth thing: Without protection, you can refuse to go on duty.
Before medical staff go into battle,
Zhang Wenhong set standards for them:
Which type of patients need to be observed,
Which type of patients can be released from observation,
And he told the medical staff,
"Follow these standards, if something happens, I will take responsibility!"
And, this little leader Zhang Wenhong,
Doesn't encourage doctors and nurses to work without protection,
"If there are no conditions, create conditions and still go."
On the contrary,
Zhang Wenhong said to the medical staff:
"Without protection, you can refuse to go on duty!"
When I saw this statement,
I almost wanted to kneel down for him.
I don't know how you feel,
But I feel that,
For those who love and care for medical staff,
Implementing these four measures,
Is much more valuable than praising their sacrifices.
The most important thing is never to praise sacrifice,
But to avoid soldiers sacrificing in vain.
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Therefore,
Please stop praising unreasonable sacrifices!
Please stop praising non-voluntary greatness!
The best way to praise,
Is to promote good experiences, measures, and problem-solving methods.
The best way to praise,
Is not to praise self-harm for the benefit of others,
But to advocate for benefiting others without harming oneself.
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