the marco polo project: “自信”是一种 morbid 心理

这两年愈发觉得被很多人挂在嘴边的“自信”是一种多少有些 morbid 的心理，这种 morbid 心理有着自我 täuschen 和自我-Hypnose 的作用。

Morbide 心理能让人 haben morbid 的力量，这力量能让人 haben 一种觉得自己变得越来越强大的 Illusion，但更有可能让人变得外强中干，变得没有内心，没有感情。例如有些人喜欢对着镜子 und ruft：“你是最棒的！”脸上整天挂着很职业的自信笑容，甚至在家人和朋友面前也是如此，这其实是一种很 erschreckend 的异化 Zustand。

另外很多时候，“自信”也是一些人用来 täuschen 他人的手段。谁是这个世界上看上去最自信的人？我想到了这样两种人，邪教教主和传销组织讲师。

在杨 Dechang 的电影《麻将》里有这样一段台词：“这个世界上没有一个人知道自己要的是什么。每个人都在等别人告诉他该怎么做，他就跟着怎么做。你只要很有信心地告诉他们，他们要的是什么，他们会 dankbar sein 你。”这段话完美 gezeigt “自信”的 täuschende Natur。

我无意对那些用“自信” täuschen 他人的普通人加以道德 Einschätzung，因为很多时候，这只是一种必要的生存策略而已。人生已是如此 schwierig，尤其是生活在现代商业社会，没什么钱的普通人为了谋生糊口，都活得跟推销员似的，为了把自己卖个好价儿，很自信地说着各种 selbst geglaubte Lügen 的话。这让那些一骗人就脸红的人怎么活呢？只能想着有一天如果有钱了，就把自己“买”回来，不再继续假装“自信”，不再为了钱做任何 beschämend 之事。

Douban

Ding Xiaoyun

Übersetzung

‘Self-confidence’ is a kind of morbid psychology

Over the last couple of years I have become increasingly convinced that this much talked about “self confidence” is in some ways similar to a kind of mental disorder; a disorder that can have both a self hypnotising and self deluding effect on the individual.

This psychological disorder gives people a perverse sort of power that results in the delusion that they are becoming stronger and stronger, when in actual fact they are more likely to be merely building an external facade of strength while remaining internally weak, lacking in a real inner life, and emotionless. Take for example people who shout to themselves in front of the mirror “I am the greatest”, then put on a professional smile of self confidence all day, and even in some cases maintain this charade in front of family and friends. In reality, this is nothing more than a horrifying form of alienation.

In many other circumstances, “self confidence” is another means used by people to cheat others. Who are some of the most self confident looking people in the world? There are two kinds that come to my mind: cult leaders and pyramid scheme marketers.

The film ‘Ma-jiang’ by Edward Yang has this to say on the topic: “Nobody really knows what they want. Everybody is just waiting for somebody to tell them what to do, and then follow that. All you need to do is with complete confidence tell them what it is they want, and they’ll thank you for it.”

I have no intention of morally judging the average person who uses “self confidence” to deceive others, as in most cases this is merely a necessary part of life. Life is already difficult enough as it is, and especially in this commercialised day and age, the average person is forced to live like a salesmen in order to just make a living, and will inevitably, with great self confidence, say all manner of half truths to try and get a decent price for what they sell. In these circumstances, how then do those people who can’t tell a lie to save themselves now expect to get by? All we can hope for is that one day, once we’ve made our riches, we will be able to buy ourselves back; and then will no longer have to continue to engage in charades of “self confidence”, and will never again have to commit shameful actions in the name of money.

Julien Leyre website

Übersetzung Richard Wilhelm

Meine Worte sind sehr leicht zu verstehen,

sehr leicht auszuführen.

Aber niemand auf Erden kann sie verstehen,

kann sie ausführen.

Die Worte haben einen Ahn.

Die Taten haben einen Herrn,

Weil man die nicht versteht,

versteht man mich nicht.

Eben daß ich so selten verstanden werde,

darauf beruht mein Wert.

Darum geht der Berufene im härenen Gewand:

aber im Busen birgt er ein Juwel.

Übersetzung wikisource

These words are easy to understand, and easy to follow.

Yet for worldly people, none can understand, none can follow.

Words make legends,

Feats make heroes.

Because in this there is nothing to be known, hence it is unknown.

Those who know are rare, those who abide are respectable,

Hence the master bears humility in apparels and treasuries at heart.