Why must we face history with courage?

Video: Why must we face history with courage? Your benevolence and righteousness are nothing but a joke to the enemy! 為什麼我們一定要勇敢面對歷史？你的仁義，就是敵人的笑話!

面對歷史，我們到底在怕什麼？

今天，我想和大家聊一段鮮為人知的往事，一個可能改變中國近代國運的「如果」。

1886年，北洋水師正如日中天。一位名叫琅威理（William Lang）的英國教頭，曾向提督丁汝昌提出一個大膽的建議。

他看透了叢林法則的殘酷，建議中國海軍當時就應採取雷霆手段，將潛在的對手徹底壓制。

然而，大清的「仁義」與「面子」，讓我們拒絕了這個提議。

結果大家都知道了：我們講武德，對手卻沒講。

八年後，甲午海戰爆發，北洋水師全軍覆沒，中華民族陷入了長達半個世紀的至暗時刻。

你的仁義，往往只是敵人的笑話。

在這個弱肉強食的世界裡，真正的「海納百川」不是毫無原則的包容，而是有勇氣去學習強者的思維——哪怕那是「狼」的思維.

What exactly are we afraid of when confronting history?

Today, I want to discuss a little-known story from the past—a "what if" that could have altered the course of China's modern destiny.

In 1886, the Beiyang Fleet was at the peak of its power. A British instructor named William Lang made a bold suggestion to Admiral Ding Ruchang.

Having seen through the brutality of the law of the jungle, he proposed that the Chinese navy should take decisive action at that very moment to completely suppress potential adversaries.

However, the Qing Dynasty's adherence to "benevolence" and "saving face" led to the rejection of this proposal.

The outcome, as we all know, was this: we upheld martial virtue, but our对手 did not.

Eight years later, the First Sino-Japanese War broke out. The Beiyang Fleet was utterly destroyed, and the Chinese nation plunged into a half-century-long period of darkness.

Your benevolence is often nothing but a joke to the enemy.

In this world where the weak are prey to the strong, true "inclusiveness" does not mean unconditional tolerance. Instead, it requires the courage to learn from the mindset of the strong—even if it is the mindset of a "wolf."