Wishing Fellow TCM Practitioners a Happy National Day
The 25,000-li Long March of our forebears, the Red Army, was a great feat of fearing neither hardship nor suffering, and of unswervingly pursuing an ideal.
On the long road, with too little clothing and too little food, in a harsh environment, and facing obstacle upon obstacle, the Red Army relied on firm conviction to walk the long journey step by step. This spirit of defying hardship, passing the torch from generation to generation, and surmounting difficulties is very much worthy of our inheritance and learning.
Fengyang Daoist Institute of TCM
Dr. Wu Mingjie wishes everyone health and peace on National Day
The inheritance and development of Traditional Chinese Medicine is likewise a long "Long March."
The path of inheritance: The ancient techniques and the academic thought of physicians throughout the ages require generation after generation to patiently study them and to take on disciples; it cannot be accomplished overnight.
The path of development: To allow traditional Chinese medicine to adapt to the present era, to spread outward, and to take root in clinical practice, we will encounter many setbacks, doubts, and difficulties along the way.
Compared with the countless perils and hardships of the Long March back then, the conditions under which we now develop Chinese medicine are far, far better.
Using the Long March spirit to spur on the cause of Chinese medicine can be understood in this way:
Firmly uphold the original aspiration: Just as the Red Army held fast to its revolutionary ideal, hold fast to the original aspiration of Qihuang (the medicine of the Yellow Emperor), and pass on well the precious treasure of Chinese medicine left to us by our ancestors.
Bear hardship and stand hard work: Settle the mind to read, to practice clinically, and to take on disciples; do not be eager for quick success, but be willing to cultivate deeply over the long term.
Surmount difficulties: When encountering bottlenecks and setbacks, do not give up easily; find ways to break through the problems.
Pass the torch in relay: The Long March was warrior after warrior pressing forward in succession; the transmission of Chinese medicine is likewise master and disciple following one generation after another, transmitted as one continuous lineage.