赫尔曼·黑塞在《荒原狼》中,借主人公哈勒尔之口,说了这样一段话:“每个时代,每种文化,每个习俗,每项传统都有自己的风格,都各有温柔与严峻,甜美和残暴两个方面……如果一个古希腊罗马人不得不在中世纪生活,那他就会痛苦地憋死;同样,一个野蛮人生活在文明时代,也肯定会窒息而死。”这话说得很妙,既有历史眼光,又有想象力。试想:当第二次鸦片战争后西 Hermann Hesse in the “SteppenWolf”, by the protagonist Harrell’s mouth, said the following passage: “Every time, every culture, every custom, every tradition has its own style, Both are gentle and austere, sweet and cruel both ... If an ancient Greek and Roman had to live in the Middle Ages, he would suffocate and suffer painfully. Similarly, a barbarian who lives in a civilized age will surely suffocate Dead. ”This remark is wonderful, both historic and imaginative. Imagine: When the Second Opium War West