Chapter 894: 894
"What's that sound?" Many people present were mostly foreign doctors or reporters who had never heard about One Finger Monastery's drum and bell .
"These are One Finger Monastery's bell and drum . Have you never heard of a monastery's morning and evening gongs?" Dog Song smugly flaunted his tiny bit of knowledge .
When the reporters heard that, they blushed . One of them shouted . "I know about that, but a lot of monasteries have cancelled this practice because of complaints from the surrounding residents . I never expected I'd be able to hear it here . Furthermore, it sounds beautiful . "
"If all morning and evening gongs are like this sound, I can only say that the complainers are crazy!" someone mumbled .
"You are overthinking things . I've heard the gongs from other places, and they don't sound nearly as nice as this," someone explained .
With this topic raised, many people began discussing it . Meanwhile, they had a first clear impression of One Finger Monastery . This was a monastery with a pleasant bell and drum gong that made people reflect .
Just as the discussion reached its peak, someone shouted . "Abbot Fangzheng is here!"
Everyone instantly felt pumped when they heard that . Having suffered the cold all night, they finally saw the person in question . Hence, all of them craned their necks and raised their cameras, hoping to get first-hand information .
Although Fangzheng had been on television a few times, making it easy to find audiovisual information about him, this time was different . Fangzheng's appearance this time shouldered the mission of rescuing China's TCM . If it turned out that it was all just a farce, it would definitely be breaking news! Of course, the reporters also knew that TCM wouldn't perish in a day or two even without Fangzheng's appearance . TCM was like a lush tree . In ancient times, it had been a towering tree with deep roots . However, in recent years, due to various reasons such as self-impediment or external suppression, as well as the nation and people's indifference, this tree had begun to wither, dropping leaves every few days…
And this time, the defeat of the three sages as well as a large batch of doctors was like a forceful kick to the tree which had few leaves left . Lots of leaves fell all at once, accelerating the death of the tree . But even so, TCM wouldn't vanish that easily .
However, this was no doubt a warning, a signal which made everyone in China notice the precarious situation TCM was in . It also pulled everyone's attention to TCM, letting them experience the pain of the imminent vanishing of a part of their culture! The loss of TCM would be a loss of culture, honor, and dignity . The pain that caused was like a stab in the heart!
It was especially terrifying and astonishing to people when they realized that TCM, which they previously thought little of, was not only dying, but it was in a terminal stage, and it almost couldn't be rescued! TCM had seen important parts of its heritage terminated, with countless manuals and compendiums lost, and it was unlucrative which made few people wish to learn this extremely tedious trade . Compared to the rapidly advancing Western medicine, how could it compete?
Everyone suddenly realized that the death of TCM was a misunderstood conundrum .
In fact, even if Fangzheng had stepped forward by himself, perhaps no one would have bothered with him . However, when he was highly recommended by the three sages and a bunch of famous doctors, things were different . These people provided enough strength to push Fangzheng to a particular height, making everyone place their hopes on him . Likewise, if he were to fail as well… Trust wasn't something that could be provided in infinite amounts . Once trust was gone, irreversible destruction was near . Therefore, at this moment, it wasn't an exaggeration to describe Fangzheng as the hope of TCM .
Fangzheng was also stunned by this scene . He had believed that his third seminar wouldn't have too many people either, but the opposite was the case! The numerous heads looking at him left his scalp tingling . He hurriedly swept his Heavenly Eye, hoping to get some merit if there was anyone unlucky enough to fall . Unfortunately, there was nothing .
Fangzheng walked into the crowd . This time, he didn't perform his floating on water act . With so many people around, posturing would only lead to problems . Since the people were there and he was equipped with true capability, why should he have any fear?
Hence Fangzheng openly walked to the area in front of the crowd . Red Boy immediately brought over a chair, and Fangzheng sat on it . Red Boy stood beside him like a boy attendant . With this duo looking especially good, the scene looked picturesque .
Seeing the calm pair, everyone felt something in them as they quietened down .
With the first ray of sunshine appearing, Song Yuhe tensed up . He knew that when the sunlight appeared in its full glory, Fangzheng would begin his seminar . Everything depended on that moment!
Indeed, once the sunlight reached Fangzheng, he slowly opened his eyes . Without wasting time on pleasantries, he immediately started .
"A medical practitioner, a humane person . A humane person is a person of love . The love of all people in the world just like that of friends and family . A medical practitioner's love is directed at all . Hence, to become a doctor, one should have an open and magnanimous heart, and not deliberately seal oneself off to only see what is right in front . In ancient times, medicine was never split between Chinese and Western . This is a construct made by people in later times . Why would things meant to save lives be split into categories that deem them superior or inferior? Why not be one and the same to save lives?"
Fangzheng languidly said a few sentences before going into the meat of the topic . He began to talk about various schools of medicine, including TCM, Western medicine, as well as the medical theories of other countries and regions . Then he inferred forwards and backwards, before putting forth a conclusion . All of what he said indicated that either all medicine shared the same origins or all medicine shared a common endpoint . He proved that all medicine shared the same roots, so it was unnecessary to have categories . Following that, he began providing solutions based on certain illnesses and how they could be combined using different medical techniques .
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