IHaveaDream Threehundredyearsago,anEnglishpoet,AlexanderPope,wrotethelines Nature,andNatureslaws Godsaid,letNewtonbe!And allwaslight。 Thismomentousepitaphcameasanencouragingtorchtomankindwhohadlongwanderedinthevalleyofignorance。ItcameasanexcitingauroraleadingtotheAgeofReason。 Butthreecenturieslater,eventheMansionofReasonhasbeenfurnishedandstabilized(andpartlyreconstructed,weadmit)bymoreNewtons。WehavetofacethetragicfactthatcameasanexcitingauroraleadingtotheAgeofReason。 Butthreecenturieslater,eventheMansionofReasonhasbeenfurnishedandstabilized(andpartlyreconstructed,weadmit)bymoreNewtons。Wehavetofacethetragicfactthatmankind,tosomeextent,isstillignorant。 Pmnotdramatizingtheappallingconditionsbycitingthefollowingexamples,butbeingserious。 Itoncestruckmeasoddtohearthatsomephysicsmajors(fortunatelynotfromFudan)werediscouragedfromstudyingthefinestructureofequipmentsduringtheexperimentalclassesbecausetheirlaboratoryworkwouldbegradedaccordingtothetimelengththeyspent。 Itdidmakemefeelindignantatthefactthatsomebiologymajorswerestillencouragedtodrawwhattheyshouldtheoretitallyobserveinsteadofwhattheyhadactuallyseenwiththeir Itsoundslikemedievaleducationbutitistruenowinsomeuniversitiesinthisworld。 IthasbeenthreehundredyearssincetheAgeofRhowever,someessentialreasonsarenowstillblowinginthewind,ratherthantakingrootinallmenshearts。Amongthemisthecrucialideatheimportanceofscientificcuriosity。 Withoutcuriosity,studentswereforcedtoswallowinnumerablefacts,confesstheirvalidityandforgetthemafterexams。Withoutcuriosity,learnerswerebereftofthefreedomtoimagine,theabilitytoaskquestionsandthechancestomodifytheoldtheories。Withoutcuriosity,howcouldourcivilization,theAgeofReason,makeprogress? Iwroteheretodaytomyreaders,thatinspiteoftheconditionsofthemoment,Istillhaveadream。Itisadreamofwakinguptherationalcuriositywhichinhabitsallhumanbeings。 Ihaveadreamthatonedayuniversitylabswillbeopenfor24hourstostudentsfromanydepartmenttotestifytheirownhypothesesandmaketheirowninventions。 Ihaveadreamthatonedayaprofessorandastudent,orabossandaresearcher,willbeabletositdowntogetheratthetableofequalitytodiscussproblemslikeclassmatesorbrothers。 IhaveadreamthatonedaymorewhyquestionsthanhowquestionswillberaisedbycommonusersofcomputersorotherhomefacilitiessothattheywilltranscendthepressthebuttonsatisfactionandbecomeexpertDIYers。 ItisthedreamoncecarriedoutbyDescartes,NewtonandMaxwellinthewayoftheirowntimes。Andifmankindhasnotlosthiscreativity,heshouldkeepitup。 Ifwekeepupthisdream,wewillliveoutthetruemeaningofMontaignesquemotto,Weareborntoseekandquestaftertruth。Notonlythat,thedreamwillmakeusknowthatwebelievewhatisworthbelievingandwedoubtwhatdeservesskepticism。Itiscuriositythatenablesustotellthetruefromthefalse。 Ifwekeepupthisdream,ourmateriallifewillnolongerbespoiledbyunscientificadministrationsandourspiritualworldwillnolongerbetimelyintrudedbytheopiumofevilcultsbecausethemanandthesocietywillthenbearmedwithreason。 Ifwekeepupthisdreamandstretchouttheantennaeofcuriositytoexplorethecreation,wewillbeconveyingnewmeaningsofShakespeareslines: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。