Need for modesty, respect
<p><span word="Loose">Loose</span> <span word="cannon">cannon</span> <span word="Han">Han</span> <span word="Han">Han</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="lambasted">lambasted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="criticizing">criticizing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="literary">literary</span> <span word="giants">giants</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="century">century</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="show">show</span>, <span word="Han">Han</span> <span word="stated">stated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="styles">styles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bing">Bing</span> <span word="Xin">Xin</span>, <span word="Ba">Ba</span> <span word="Jin">Jin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mao">Mao</span> <span word="Dun">Dun</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span>". <span word="The">The</span> <span word="avalanche">avalanche</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="disapproval">disapproval</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="summed">summed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="points">points</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ignorance">ignorance</span> <span word="personified">personified</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="ill">ill</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="towering">towering</span> <span word="figures">figures</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>.</p><p><span word="Han">Han</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="writer">writer</span>; <span word="he">he</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="assume">assume</span> <span word="modesty">modesty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="generations">generations</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="publicize">publicize</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="judgment">judgment</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="platform">platform</span>.</p><p><span word="Literary">Literary</span> <span word="masters">masters</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="talked">talked</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="commented">commented</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="symbolize">symbolize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="literature">literature</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="awe">awe</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="Han">Han</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="comment">comment</span> - <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> "<span word="attack">attack</span>" - <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="approached">approached</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>: <span word="First">First</span>, <span word="does">does</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="comment">comment</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="nationally">nationally</span> <span word="recognized">recognized</span> <span word="masters">masters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="swoop">swoop</span>? <span word="Second">Second</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="right">right</span>? <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="accurately">accurately</span>, <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>?</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="point">point</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="observations">observations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="criticisms">criticisms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commentator">commentator</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="writer">writer</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="conclusive">conclusive</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sampling">sampling</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pedestal">pedestal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shield">shield</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="damaging">damaging</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="intentioned">intentioned</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="ultimately">ultimately</span> <span word="harmful">harmful</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="literary">literary</span> <span word="appreciation">appreciation</span>. <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="into">into</span> "<span word="saints">saints</span>" <span word="depleted">depleted</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="saltiness">saltiness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nutrients">nutrients</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seawater">seawater</span>. <span word="Pretty">Pretty</span> <span word="soon">soon</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fossilized">fossilized</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="specimens">specimens</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="gazed">gazed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="afar">afar</span>.</p>
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