When reading history, many people will notice such a question: Why are there so many talented people and so many bright stars in the well-known "troubled times" of the Spring and Autumn Period, the Three Kingdoms Period and the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China? In many periods of "ruling the world", there were not many talents, especially great talents and masters.

Cold history summarizes the following reasons, welcome to discuss:

1. Changes in material spirit:

In life, whenever the stomach is full, the blood will be concentrated in the stomach to digest food, resulting in insufficient blood supply to the brain, and people will be particularly sleepy and don't want to think.

For society, material life and spiritual life are like a pair of enemies, always changing-when everyone is busy making money and enjoying material prosperity, fewer people are willing to focus on literature, philosophy, science, etc., and even many people will sacrifice their majors and initial intentions and devote themselves to the vast sea of official business; When everyone can't make money and the material is poor, more people are willing to stop and think and return to their hobbies.

For example, in his early years, Cao Xueqin was just a dude enjoying a luxurious and romantic life, and his family was not backward. Cao Xueqin, who experienced a major turning point in his life, lived a hard life like poverty while creating a great ideological and artistic work, A Dream of Red Mansions. Imagine, if Cao Xueqin has been enjoying a rich material life, how can he leave such precious spiritual and cultural wealth to future generations?

2. The storm is stirring and thinking:

A pot of porridge, if left there coldly, maybe we can only see its surface; But if you boil the porridge or stir it with a spoon, you will find something hidden under it.

In a peaceful and stable social environment, various contradictions are mild and not obvious, and many problems will not be exposed. Just like flowers in a greenhouse, they seldom experience wind and rain, and it is difficult to see the comprehensiveness and truth of the world.

In troubled times, various sharp contradictions break out one after another, and many violent, cruel and distorted things break through the bottom line of cognition, which will more easily lead to the collision and deep thinking between culture and ideas. All kinds of hardships and disasters in troubled times are also necessary elements to make people deeper and thicker.

For example, Lu Xun once studied medicine in Japan, but China in troubled times showed Lu Xun the root cause of the backwardness of the nation-state. He decided to give up medicine and go into literature to save China people's numb spirit, and a literary giant was born.

3. Heroes are useful:

Generally, in a peaceful and stable social environment, the ascending channel is limited and gradually narrowed, and resources will gather at the top of the pyramid. With the widening gap between the rich and the poor, the gap between classes is becoming more and more difficult to bridge, leaving fewer and fewer opportunities for talents at the bottom.

But in troubled times, people from all backgrounds have more opportunities to display their talents because there are many hills and passers-by are hungry. The distribution of resources will be relatively more "even", and a large number of grassroots talents will be more easily found.

In the cruel and changeable actual combat environment in troubled times, the growth, "upgrade" and elimination of heroes will be greatly accelerated, and those who are capable can rise rapidly, while those who are incapable will plummet.

For example, Liu Bei, if he only weaves mats and sells shoes in peacetime, no matter how hard he tries, it will be difficult to break the inherent class barriers. But in troubled times, he can quickly display his talents, win people's hearts, and eventually even become the Lord of Shu.

4. Intense competition stimulates potential:

The urgency of survival competition in wartime is obviously higher than that in peacetime, and all kinds of talents will appear like mushrooms after rain. In this fierce competitive atmosphere, both individuals and organizations may stimulate great potential.

In addition, in troubled times, it is generally a critical period of national destiny. As the saying goes, "Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world", personal sense of mission, honor and crisis will be much higher than in peacetime, life goals will be nobler and more ambitious than in peacetime, and people's subjective initiative will be fully stimulated.

For example, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, a hundred schools of thought contended, and you sang and I appeared, and the drama of improvement and reform was staged in turn in various countries. In such a fiercely competitive environment, all kinds of talents tried their best to show their talents, and achieved a brilliant and colorful cultural peak in the history of China.

Cold history holds that although troubled times have produced many heroes, they have also obliterated many talents. More seriously, the war consumed a large number of people, leaving new talents without the soil for growth. This is also the reason why the quantity and quality of talents are far lower in the late troubled times than in the early troubled times.

Troubled times are undoubtedly devastating and disastrous for ordinary people and economic development. In the history of China, 5000 years of war burned a lot of material and spiritual wealth. One will be a great success, and troubled times will bring more terror and suffering. Although we often admire the era when a hundred schools of thought contend and the stars shine, peace is actually the soil of cultural prosperity. After all, we still have Han, Tang and Song dynasties to refer to.