Chapter 305: 'Education'
Outside the window, the snow was falling, and the fire in the fireplace was blazing brightly, but even so, Bishop Cole was still wrapped as if he had been fat.
With a peaceful smile on his face, Bishop Cole asked, "I wonder why the maid came to me on such a snowy day?
"Because of 'this'!" the maid put two books on the table in front of her.
They've traded a lot of times, and both sides are used to it, so it's a little more direct when they talk, and they don't always have to 'test and try'.
"Sizzle......"
Bishop Cole frowned, reached out and picked up the thinner one, looked at the three square characters above the cover, and read, "Three...... Word...... Sutra - "Three Character Classic"?
Looking up at the indifferent smile on the head maid's face, Bishop Cole lowered his head again and looked through it.
After flipping through the pages, Bishop Cole frowned deeply, and suddenly had some doubts in his heart, and turned back to look at it from the beginning.
While watching, he also recited: "At the beginning of man, nature is good." Sex is similar, Xi is far away. If you don't teach, sex is migration. The way of teaching, you ...... specialized"
The more I read it, the more obscure it became, but Bishop Cole did not give up, and after reading 'The Way of Teaching, You Are Specialized', he started reading it from the beginning.
"At the beginning of man, nature is good ......"
"At the beginning of man, nature is good ......"
"At the beginning of man, nature is good ......"
After reading it over and over again about seven or eight times, Bishop Cole put down the book and let out a long breath of shock.
He should have thought of it a long time ago...... After being exposed to 'Chinese characters' and 'idioms', he should have thought of it a long time ago!
There is no doubt that the writing, the 'idioms', and the book, all belong to a splendid civilization, and although I don't know if this civilization still exists, Bishop Cole is very sure that the civilization that created these 'knowledge' must be incomparably brilliant!
He saw in these things the 'light of wisdom'βa simple 'six words' that could sum up a philosophy of life, which Bishop Cole had never imagined!
Bishop Cole gently placed the "Three Character Sutra" in his hand on the table, and his eyes did not take his eyes off, as if he was looking at a 'holy object' - in fact, in Bishop Cole's heart, the value of this book is almost the same as that of a 'holy relic', or rather, the book itself is a 'holy relic'!
Books are not important, what matters is the knowledge carried in the books.
Books are carriers of knowledge, and for Bishop Cole, the priesthood of the god of knowledge, what matters is not the 'books', but the 'knowledge' itself, and what he values is not the 'book', but the 'knowledge' that is carried in the book.
Bishop Cole's aged body seemed to be rejuvenated, and the sparkle in his eyes concealed the wrinkles on his face, and if he had focused only on his eyes and ignored his physiognomy, he would now look no different from a young man.
"Maid Lord, please make an offer!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Bishop Cole hesitated for a moment, shook his head again, and said, "Master Maid, if you can give us this book to the Knowledge Church, then I can call the shots, and within the scope of my ability, no matter what the consequences are, the Knowledge Church will do you a favor - if you speak!"
"Anyway, please give us this book!" Bishop Cole gritted his teeth, his eyes red as he looked at the maid, as if he was facing some formidable enemy.
Bishop Cole didn't use the 'trade' because it was an insult to the 'knowledge' that the book carried, and even though he was actually 'trading' by doing it now, Bishop Cole really wanted to get the book.
The reason why he would say, 'Let the Knowledge Church owe a favor,' is because that is the 'highest price' he can offer, and in his heart, the value of this book is far greater than that of the Knowledge Church.
He only glanced at it a few times, and he didn't know much about the knowledge in this book, only that this book was probably used to educate younger generations.
Bishop Cole would not have been so solemn if it were all that, but this is the 'crystallization of wisdom' of another civilization - the philosophy contained in it is different from the world of Assatom, and looking at the same thing from different angles can give different answers, let alone two different civilizations?
The 'knowledge' in this book is not important, what matters is the 'meaning' and 'inheritance' that the 'knowledge' represents!
Bishop Cole clenched his fists on his knees, his waist straight, and looked directly at the head maid in front of him with a solemn expression.
In his old body, his mighty spirit energized his equally old heart, and the blood gushed out, spurting through his veins, and Bishop Cole felt himself already on fire, and when he realized the value of the book, his mind was congested, and now he was almost in a state of madness.
The more I think about it, the more I realize the value of this book, and the reason why Bishop Cole wants to do his best to keep this book is not because he believes in the 'God of Knowledge', but because he believes that this 'knowledge' should not be buried!
In that book, he saw the light of wisdom shining and smelled the breath of historical precipitation.
The two behemoths of 'human' and 'social' are hungry for all knowledge, and so is Bishop Kohl.
He was not accustomed to the aristocracy, because the aristocracy had monopolized knowledge, and if it was 'for a reason' before, now that not only 'new paper' but also 'new printing technology' have come out, what reason do they have to prevent the spread of knowledge?
If knowledge is not monopolized, the collision of ideas and ideas can blossom into sparks, and that invisible magnificence is called 'inquiry', 'thinking', and 'wisdom'βthat is Bishop Kohl's lifelong pursuit!
It's just that the collision of ideas of the same world and the same civilization can produce such great wisdom, but what if there is a collision between the ideas and philosophies of two worlds and two civilizations?
With a little reverie, that kind of future can drive Bishop Cole crazy!
He couldn't suppress his thirst, he couldn't suppress his desires, he wrote on his face what he wanted and longed for, and his eyes were clear and transparent, because he showed his ambitions.
"Absolutely!"
Bishop Cole was stunned, and he looked at the head maid in front of him in amazement, never believing that the head maid did not know the meaning of the book.
Can...... However, if this is the case, why did she agree so easily?
"Tse...... Serena Maid Chief, you ...... What do you mean by that?" Bishop Cole's voice trembled, and he could no longer contain the surging emotions and excitement in his heart.
"This is the Chinese textbook for the next semester," the maid pointed to the "Three Character Classic" on the table and the "Commentary" next to it, "These two books are to be handed over to you, because the teachers of the school have not been exposed to 'Chinese' and 'Chinese characters' before, this is for you, and it is also to let the teachers have a preparation in their hearts, and we will restart work in a few days and print these two books as teaching materials." β
The maid looked at the "Three Character Classic" and said with a smile: "Only adults will entangle 'man's innate good and evil', but children will not think so much, what we say, they will learn, if we tell them 'at the beginning of man, nature is good', then they will think that 'man is born good'." We should teach them from an early age that 'at the beginning of a human being, nature is good', instead of waiting for them to grow up to educate them, children are the 'future', and I must not let them go astray. β
"As you know, I said that I want to change the world, and the world I want to change is not only to 'everyone can have enough to eat', but also to be able to 'leave no stone unturned, never close the door at night'! If everyone can do 'be kind to others', then wouldn't that kind of world be beautiful?"
Bishop Cole stared blankly at the head maid in front of him, speechless for a long time......
For he could not find any adjective to describe the 'lofty ideals' of the head maid!
'That's great!'