oggbashan
Dying Truth seeker
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I submitted the following as a How-To Contest entry. It has been rejected, as I suspected it might be, because the words aren't mine...
What do you think of Chairman Mao's advice for us uninhibited Literoticans? Are we thinking what he's thinking?
Og
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Chairman Mao Tells Us How
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Oggbashan May 2008
There is no copyright statement on this essay. All the words, apart from this introduction, are from the 1967 Second Edition of the English language version of Chairman Mao’s Little Red Book. Context is important so I have not edited or cut the quotations. The only context is that this site is Literotica… Let your imagination supply the rest.
It is well known that when you do anything, unless you understand its actual circumstances, its nature and its relations to other things, you will not know the laws governing it, or know how to do it, or be able to do it well. (page 210)
Whoever wants to know a thing has no way of doing so except by coming into contact with it, that is, by living (practising) in its environment. … If you want knowledge, you must take part in the practice of changing reality. If you want to know the taste of a pear, you must change the pear by eating it yourself. … If you want to know the theory and methods of revolution, you must take part in revolution. All genuine knowledge originates in direct experience. (page 209)
Knowledge begins with practice, and theoretical knowledge which is acquired through practice must return to practice. The active function of knowledge manifests itself not only in the active leap from perceptual to rational knowledge, but – and this is more important – it must manifest itself in the leap from rational knowledge to revolutionary practice. (pps 209/210)
“Grasp firmly.” That is to say, the Party committee must not merely “grasp”, but “grasp firmly”, its main tasks. One can get a grip on something only when it is grasped firmly, without the slightest slackening. Not to grasp firmly is not to grasp at all. Naturally, one cannot get a grip on something with an open hand. When the hand is clenched as if grasping something but is not clenched tightly, there is still no grip. Some of our comrades do grasp the main tasks, but their grasp is not firm and so they cannot make a success of their work. It will not do to have no grasp at all, nor will it do if the grasp is not firm. (page 111)
When we look at a thing, we must examine its essence and treat its appearance merely as an usher at the threshold, and once we cross the threshold, we must grasp the essence of the thing; this is the only reliable and scientific method of analysis. (page 213)
Pay attention to uniting and working with comrades who differ with you. This should be borne in mind in both the localities and in the army. It also applies to relations with people outside the Party. We have come together from every corner of the country and should be good at uniting in our work not only with comrades who hold the same views as we but also with those who hold different views. (page 113)
People must adapt their thinking to the changed conditions. Of course no one should go off into wild flights of fancy, or make plans of action unwarranted by the objective situation, or stretch for the impossible. The problem today, however, is that Rightist conservative thinking is still causing mischief in many spheres and preventing the work in thise spheres from keeping place with the development of the objective situation. The present problem is that many people consider it impossible to accomplish things which could be accomplished if they exerted themselves. (pps 223/224)
The fundamental cause of the development of a thing is not external but internal; it lies in the contradictoriness within the thing. This internal contradiction exists in every single thing, hence its motion and development. Contradictoriness within a thing is the fundamental cause of its development, while its interrelations and interactions with other things are secondary causes. (page 213)
In ordinary circumstances, contradictions among the people are not antagonistic. But if they are not handled properly, or if we relax our vigilance and lower our guard, antagonism may arise. In a socialist country, a development of this kind is usually only a localized and temporary phenomenon. The reason is that the system of exploitation of man by man has been abolished and the interests of the people are basically the same. (page 55)
Contradiction and struggle are universal and absolute, but the method of resolving contradictions, that is, the forms of struggle, differ according to the differences in the nature of the contradictions. Some contradictions are characterized by open antagonism, others are not. In accordance with the concrete development of things, some contradictions which were originally non-antagonistic develop into antagonistic ones, while others which were originally antagonistic develop into non-antagonistic ones. (pps 54/5)
Be united, alert, earnest and lively. (page 147)
As far as our own desire is concerned, we don’t want to fight even for a single day. But if circumstances force us to fight, we can fight to the finish. (page 85)
What do you think of Chairman Mao's advice for us uninhibited Literoticans? Are we thinking what he's thinking?
Og
*****
Chairman Mao Tells Us How
*************************************************
Oggbashan May 2008
There is no copyright statement on this essay. All the words, apart from this introduction, are from the 1967 Second Edition of the English language version of Chairman Mao’s Little Red Book. Context is important so I have not edited or cut the quotations. The only context is that this site is Literotica… Let your imagination supply the rest.
It is well known that when you do anything, unless you understand its actual circumstances, its nature and its relations to other things, you will not know the laws governing it, or know how to do it, or be able to do it well. (page 210)
Whoever wants to know a thing has no way of doing so except by coming into contact with it, that is, by living (practising) in its environment. … If you want knowledge, you must take part in the practice of changing reality. If you want to know the taste of a pear, you must change the pear by eating it yourself. … If you want to know the theory and methods of revolution, you must take part in revolution. All genuine knowledge originates in direct experience. (page 209)
Knowledge begins with practice, and theoretical knowledge which is acquired through practice must return to practice. The active function of knowledge manifests itself not only in the active leap from perceptual to rational knowledge, but – and this is more important – it must manifest itself in the leap from rational knowledge to revolutionary practice. (pps 209/210)
“Grasp firmly.” That is to say, the Party committee must not merely “grasp”, but “grasp firmly”, its main tasks. One can get a grip on something only when it is grasped firmly, without the slightest slackening. Not to grasp firmly is not to grasp at all. Naturally, one cannot get a grip on something with an open hand. When the hand is clenched as if grasping something but is not clenched tightly, there is still no grip. Some of our comrades do grasp the main tasks, but their grasp is not firm and so they cannot make a success of their work. It will not do to have no grasp at all, nor will it do if the grasp is not firm. (page 111)
When we look at a thing, we must examine its essence and treat its appearance merely as an usher at the threshold, and once we cross the threshold, we must grasp the essence of the thing; this is the only reliable and scientific method of analysis. (page 213)
Pay attention to uniting and working with comrades who differ with you. This should be borne in mind in both the localities and in the army. It also applies to relations with people outside the Party. We have come together from every corner of the country and should be good at uniting in our work not only with comrades who hold the same views as we but also with those who hold different views. (page 113)
People must adapt their thinking to the changed conditions. Of course no one should go off into wild flights of fancy, or make plans of action unwarranted by the objective situation, or stretch for the impossible. The problem today, however, is that Rightist conservative thinking is still causing mischief in many spheres and preventing the work in thise spheres from keeping place with the development of the objective situation. The present problem is that many people consider it impossible to accomplish things which could be accomplished if they exerted themselves. (pps 223/224)
The fundamental cause of the development of a thing is not external but internal; it lies in the contradictoriness within the thing. This internal contradiction exists in every single thing, hence its motion and development. Contradictoriness within a thing is the fundamental cause of its development, while its interrelations and interactions with other things are secondary causes. (page 213)
In ordinary circumstances, contradictions among the people are not antagonistic. But if they are not handled properly, or if we relax our vigilance and lower our guard, antagonism may arise. In a socialist country, a development of this kind is usually only a localized and temporary phenomenon. The reason is that the system of exploitation of man by man has been abolished and the interests of the people are basically the same. (page 55)
Contradiction and struggle are universal and absolute, but the method of resolving contradictions, that is, the forms of struggle, differ according to the differences in the nature of the contradictions. Some contradictions are characterized by open antagonism, others are not. In accordance with the concrete development of things, some contradictions which were originally non-antagonistic develop into antagonistic ones, while others which were originally antagonistic develop into non-antagonistic ones. (pps 54/5)
Be united, alert, earnest and lively. (page 147)
As far as our own desire is concerned, we don’t want to fight even for a single day. But if circumstances force us to fight, we can fight to the finish. (page 85)
