2025.09.08 - The Missing Them
Ping Xia
Title: 2025.09.08 – The Vanished Ones
Children are the angels sent from heaven to fix me
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Education has never been about reshaping children; it’s about walking alongside their growth. Like a gardener tending flowers, we cannot command a bud to bloom at a certain time—we can only provide sunlight and rain and wait patiently for the blossom. This patient waiting and wise acceptance are the priceless gifts that awareness has given me.
Student Journal | Knowledge that isn’t internalized remains external
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What does a year of study in the same class mean to me? As a student without a medical background, what role can I play in the medical heritage of Sanhe Academy? A line from Teacher Liu Lihong’s lecture struck me precisely: “Life comes and goes; there isn’t much that truly belongs to us. Or, no matter how much there is, if it isn’t applied to oneself, it has nothing to do with you.” This truth echoes Zhuangzi’s lament, “My life has limits, but knowledge is boundless”—knowledge that isn’t taken to heart and practiced remains merely an external possession.
Liberation Comes from “Transference”
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The “emotion” in transference is the situation, the dilemma. Because people have a solid sense of self, they develop fixed orientations, which trap them in a particular mental state and behavioral pattern, plunging them into a stubborn circumstance. It is hard to recognize and even harder to escape. This happens constantly, in big and small matters alike; the cages of life and the impasses of existence arise everywhere. Vitality then withers, becoming stagnant like a dead pond. One must use transference to break free, rekindle vitality, and enable the body’s own renewal. That is why transference is an indispensable skill.
The Essence of Benefit
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The essence of benefit is peace of mind. Laozi paints a scene of a tranquil world: “Even if there are boats and carriages, there is nothing to ride; even if there are armor and weapons, there is nothing to display. Let the people return to tying ropes and using them. They enjoy their food, love their clothing, feel safe at home, and cherish their customs. Neighboring states can see each other, the clucking of chickens and barking of dogs can be heard, yet the people live out their lives without needing to interact.” When everyone’s needs are met, peace naturally follows. The ultimate peace is a life where people live out their days without complex social obligations.
The Vanished Ones
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When it comes to that chapter of history, we constantly hear many voices. Some say, “We cling to hatred to assert our dignity.” Others claim, “Japan is not the Japan of the past, yet we still try to carve a sword out of a boat in the river of history.” Still others, under the banner of scientific research or historical verification, gnaw away at the truth and dissolve consensus. These seemingly objective, rational statements and seemingly light‑hearted jokes are, in fact, forms of historical nihilism—mirroring the Japanese right‑wing slogan, “Those who were beaten forget, but the beaters must remember.” Undoubtedly, they constitute a deconstruction and erasure of China’s 14‑year war of resistance.
Originally written by Ping Xia (平侠) and published in Chinese on 拾一集 (Weekly Reflections). Translated and adapted for DriftSeas with permission.