風中葫蘆:《武汉封城日记》连载(三十)中英文对照

武漢疫情


今天是2020312 星期四 第二十七篇

今天依然是晴天,原本是迎接姹紫嫣紅的日子卻少了往年應有的熱烈喧鬧的氣氛。

社區除了填報各類報表、回複各種投訴以及搬運物資之外,又增加了陪送病人看病的任務。冬春交替的時節正是各種疾病多發時期。果然,上午開始就有很多居民要求社區派車前往醫院看病,各種病都有,尤以重症慢性病居多。在這樣完全封閉隔離的時候,處理這類問題非常棘手,而這棘手的問題自然也交給了社區。

向居民賠禮道歉本是社區的家常便飯。但現在也常常看到這樣的情景,社區幹部一本正經地對居民說,不行的話你就去投訴吧,打市長熱線.......,而居民也回懟說,你以為老子不敢?老子現在就投訴.......。關系很緊張,卻又讓人覺得有點兒戲。

就像一家餐館,老板硬逼著一個普通廚師做滿漢全席,結果掏錢買單的顧客蒙受損失,冒牌的餐館也名聲掃地,而一些人的反應卻總是大罵廚師無能。

沒想到用垃圾車運送愛心肉的事鬧得很大。一名副區長因此丟了烏紗還被立案偵查。其實大家還真不覺得這是一件多麼嚴重的事情,我們一直認為現在只要能生活下去就很好了,除此以外的任何要求都是窮講究和刁難。一些人以為現在除了疫情防控其他的都不重要,但實際上除了防控我們還有更多更重要的是要做。但社區作為一個組織只可能跟著政府的步調行走,踏錯節奏才是最大的錯。

我總在想,一個政府之所以存在就必定有它的功能,例如目前的防疫以及公共衛生教育等等,那麼除此之外它是不是還具有其他更加崇高偉大的使命呢?在古代,各王朝的使命就是實現江山一統,八方來賀,而老百姓其實只是想過好日子,當然也想要掙錢,積累財富。從某個方面來說,一部人類史其實也可以說是一部烏托邦的幻滅史和敗壞史。人類進化到現在,我們理應拋棄這些幻覺。如果說世界上有使命存在那也只應該屬於個人,包括信仰也只能是個人的,而不是啟蒙運動之前那樣屬於教皇及其組織。目前我們的防疫行動也是如此,它是也只能是政府公共衛生職能的體現,目的就是維護市民的健康和安全,而不應該是政府某種政治使命的一個部分。否則,為了保證某種最高使命的實現而犧牲民眾利益乃至生命就在所難免。如果不能樹立起個人就是目的的理念,個人就只能是一部機器中的零件,民眾就成為了蟻群蜂群。蟻群中不存在個體的價值,所有的個體都為維護蟻族的存在和發展為目的,為了蟻族的整體利益,任何個體都會隨時被犧牲。所以充分尊重並維護每一個人每一個患者的健康是現代文明的必然結果。一個國家的強大富庶是這個國家每個公民富裕幸福的體現和必然結果,而不是相反。

母親在電話裏說,上午有線電視來小區收費。我覺得很荒唐,也許你說現在是市場經濟收費很合理,我覺得這種想法也荒唐。所謂有線電視單位原本就是政府事業單位,它與市場經濟沒有半分錢的關系,如果非要給它安個公司或集團的頭銜那它也是個十足的壟斷組織,是市場的破壞者。另外,那個收費員的嘴巴特別臭,他竟然說封閉要維持到五月,然後才能將大家放出來。

 

THURSDAY, MAR. 12, 2020


It is still a sunny day. Beautiful flowers are in bloom but less than in
previous years. It should be a hot and boisterous atmosphere.
In addition to filing reports, responding to complaints, and moving
supplies, the community has the added task of escorting patients to
medical appointments. This is a time of winter and spring when illnesses
are more frequent. As expected, the morning started with many residents
requesting the community center to send a car to the hospital for all kinds
of diseases, especially serious chronic diseases. In such a time of complete
isolation, it is very tricky to deal with such problems, and naturally, this
tricky problem was handed over to the community center.
Apologizing to the residents is a common practice in the center. But
nowadays, we often see such scenarios, where community leaders tell
residents in a serious manner, "If that doesn't work, go ahead and file a
complaint, call the mayor's hotline at ...... And the residents say back,
"You think I don't dare? I'll file a complaint now ...... The relationship is
very tense, yet it is a bit childish.
It is like a restaurant where the owner forces an ordinary chef to
make a full banquet. As a result, the customers who paid for the order
suffered losses. The fake restaurant loses its reputation, while some
people always react by criticizing the chef's incompetence.
I didn't expect to see a big fuss over the use of garbage trucks to
transport the meat carrying the love of the sender. A deputy district chief
lost his job and was investigated. We really don't think this is such a
serious matter; we always believe that as long as we can live now, it's good.
Anything other than that is poorly thought out and complex. Some
people think that nothing else is important now except for the prevention
and control of the pandemic, but we have more important things to do
than prevention and control. But as an organization, the community
service center can only follow the government's lead. The biggest mistake

for us is to step on the wrong rhythm when matching.
I always think that a government must have its function, such as the
current pandemic prevention and public health education, etc. Besides it,
should it have other more noble and great missions? In ancient times the
mission of the dynasties was to realize the unification of the kingdoms
and the congratulations from the people around the world. In contrast,
the people just wanted to live a good life; of course, they also wanted to
earn money and accumulate wealth. In a way, the history of humankind
can also be said to be a history of utopian disillusionment and corruption.
Now that humankind has evolved, we should abandon these illusions. If
there is a mission existing in the world, it should only be personal,
including faith. It should not to the Pope and his organization as it was
before the Enlightenment. It is and can only be a manifestation of the
government's public health function to protect the health and safety of
the public and should not be a part of the political mission of the
government. Otherwise, the interests of the people and their lives will
inevitably be sacrificed to ensure the realization of the supreme mission
of government. Suppose we do not establish the idea that the individual
is the purpose. In that case, the individual is only a part of a machine, and
the people become a colony of ants. There is no individual value in a
colony of ants. All individuals are to maintain the existence and
development of the colony. Any individual will be sacrificed at any time
for the overall benefit of the colony. Therefore, it is the inevitable result
of modern civilization to respect and maintain everyone's health patient
fully. A strong and prosperous nation is the embodiment and inevitable
result of the wealth and happiness of every citizen of that nation, not the
other way around.
My mother said on the phone that cable T.V. comes to the district
in the morning and charges. I think it's absurd. Maybe you say that it's
reasonable to charge in a market economy now, but I think it's absurd to
think that way. The so-called cable T.V. unit is originally a government
utility, which has nothing to do with the market economy. If you must
give it a company or group title, it is a monopoly and a market destroyer.

In addition, the toll collector's mouth was particularly foul, and he even
said that the closure would last until May, and then everyone would be
released.

 
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風中葫蘆:《武汉封城日记》连载(三十)中英文对照

武漢疫情


今天是2020312 星期四 第二十七篇

今天依然是晴天,原本是迎接姹紫嫣紅的日子卻少了往年應有的熱烈喧鬧的氣氛。

社區除了填報各類報表、回複各種投訴以及搬運物資之外,又增加了陪送病人看病的任務。冬春交替的時節正是各種疾病多發時期。果然,上午開始就有很多居民要求社區派車前往醫院看病,各種病都有,尤以重症慢性病居多。在這樣完全封閉隔離的時候,處理這類問題非常棘手,而這棘手的問題自然也交給了社區。

向居民賠禮道歉本是社區的家常便飯。但現在也常常看到這樣的情景,社區幹部一本正經地對居民說,不行的話你就去投訴吧,打市長熱線.......,而居民也回懟說,你以為老子不敢?老子現在就投訴.......。關系很緊張,卻又讓人覺得有點兒戲。

就像一家餐館,老板硬逼著一個普通廚師做滿漢全席,結果掏錢買單的顧客蒙受損失,冒牌的餐館也名聲掃地,而一些人的反應卻總是大罵廚師無能。

沒想到用垃圾車運送愛心肉的事鬧得很大。一名副區長因此丟了烏紗還被立案偵查。其實大家還真不覺得這是一件多麼嚴重的事情,我們一直認為現在只要能生活下去就很好了,除此以外的任何要求都是窮講究和刁難。一些人以為現在除了疫情防控其他的都不重要,但實際上除了防控我們還有更多更重要的是要做。但社區作為一個組織只可能跟著政府的步調行走,踏錯節奏才是最大的錯。

我總在想,一個政府之所以存在就必定有它的功能,例如目前的防疫以及公共衛生教育等等,那麼除此之外它是不是還具有其他更加崇高偉大的使命呢?在古代,各王朝的使命就是實現江山一統,八方來賀,而老百姓其實只是想過好日子,當然也想要掙錢,積累財富。從某個方面來說,一部人類史其實也可以說是一部烏托邦的幻滅史和敗壞史。人類進化到現在,我們理應拋棄這些幻覺。如果說世界上有使命存在那也只應該屬於個人,包括信仰也只能是個人的,而不是啟蒙運動之前那樣屬於教皇及其組織。目前我們的防疫行動也是如此,它是也只能是政府公共衛生職能的體現,目的就是維護市民的健康和安全,而不應該是政府某種政治使命的一個部分。否則,為了保證某種最高使命的實現而犧牲民眾利益乃至生命就在所難免。如果不能樹立起個人就是目的的理念,個人就只能是一部機器中的零件,民眾就成為了蟻群蜂群。蟻群中不存在個體的價值,所有的個體都為維護蟻族的存在和發展為目的,為了蟻族的整體利益,任何個體都會隨時被犧牲。所以充分尊重並維護每一個人每一個患者的健康是現代文明的必然結果。一個國家的強大富庶是這個國家每個公民富裕幸福的體現和必然結果,而不是相反。

母親在電話裏說,上午有線電視來小區收費。我覺得很荒唐,也許你說現在是市場經濟收費很合理,我覺得這種想法也荒唐。所謂有線電視單位原本就是政府事業單位,它與市場經濟沒有半分錢的關系,如果非要給它安個公司或集團的頭銜那它也是個十足的壟斷組織,是市場的破壞者。另外,那個收費員的嘴巴特別臭,他竟然說封閉要維持到五月,然後才能將大家放出來。

 

THURSDAY, MAR. 12, 2020


It is still a sunny day. Beautiful flowers are in bloom but less than in
previous years. It should be a hot and boisterous atmosphere.
In addition to filing reports, responding to complaints, and moving
supplies, the community has the added task of escorting patients to
medical appointments. This is a time of winter and spring when illnesses
are more frequent. As expected, the morning started with many residents
requesting the community center to send a car to the hospital for all kinds
of diseases, especially serious chronic diseases. In such a time of complete
isolation, it is very tricky to deal with such problems, and naturally, this
tricky problem was handed over to the community center.
Apologizing to the residents is a common practice in the center. But
nowadays, we often see such scenarios, where community leaders tell
residents in a serious manner, "If that doesn't work, go ahead and file a
complaint, call the mayor's hotline at ...... And the residents say back,
"You think I don't dare? I'll file a complaint now ...... The relationship is
very tense, yet it is a bit childish.
It is like a restaurant where the owner forces an ordinary chef to
make a full banquet. As a result, the customers who paid for the order
suffered losses. The fake restaurant loses its reputation, while some
people always react by criticizing the chef's incompetence.
I didn't expect to see a big fuss over the use of garbage trucks to
transport the meat carrying the love of the sender. A deputy district chief
lost his job and was investigated. We really don't think this is such a
serious matter; we always believe that as long as we can live now, it's good.
Anything other than that is poorly thought out and complex. Some
people think that nothing else is important now except for the prevention
and control of the pandemic, but we have more important things to do
than prevention and control. But as an organization, the community
service center can only follow the government's lead. The biggest mistake

for us is to step on the wrong rhythm when matching.
I always think that a government must have its function, such as the
current pandemic prevention and public health education, etc. Besides it,
should it have other more noble and great missions? In ancient times the
mission of the dynasties was to realize the unification of the kingdoms
and the congratulations from the people around the world. In contrast,
the people just wanted to live a good life; of course, they also wanted to
earn money and accumulate wealth. In a way, the history of humankind
can also be said to be a history of utopian disillusionment and corruption.
Now that humankind has evolved, we should abandon these illusions. If
there is a mission existing in the world, it should only be personal,
including faith. It should not to the Pope and his organization as it was
before the Enlightenment. It is and can only be a manifestation of the
government's public health function to protect the health and safety of
the public and should not be a part of the political mission of the
government. Otherwise, the interests of the people and their lives will
inevitably be sacrificed to ensure the realization of the supreme mission
of government. Suppose we do not establish the idea that the individual
is the purpose. In that case, the individual is only a part of a machine, and
the people become a colony of ants. There is no individual value in a
colony of ants. All individuals are to maintain the existence and
development of the colony. Any individual will be sacrificed at any time
for the overall benefit of the colony. Therefore, it is the inevitable result
of modern civilization to respect and maintain everyone's health patient
fully. A strong and prosperous nation is the embodiment and inevitable
result of the wealth and happiness of every citizen of that nation, not the
other way around.
My mother said on the phone that cable T.V. comes to the district
in the morning and charges. I think it's absurd. Maybe you say that it's
reasonable to charge in a market economy now, but I think it's absurd to
think that way. The so-called cable T.V. unit is originally a government
utility, which has nothing to do with the market economy. If you must
give it a company or group title, it is a monopoly and a market destroyer.

In addition, the toll collector's mouth was particularly foul, and he even
said that the closure would last until May, and then everyone would be
released.