哈佛符号象征触发的时代精神正面效应 作者：康若茜 By RuoQian Kang 

 2008年初稿，2023年2月修改完善

    说起来，神秘的哈佛是我向往已久的地方。我一直盼望有机会去哈佛大学走一趟 ,

体验一下这个世界一流学府的味道。据说，哈佛大学的前身，哈佛学院所在地，这

个仅仅有一两平方公里的地方，是哈佛的中心和象征。2008年6月下旬的一个上午

，风和日丽，我和我前夫高亚明，我儿子Harry T.Gao （高长生）一行3人驱车前往这所美国闻名遐迩的历史悠久的学府。尽

管以前我对此行有过种种预料，但当身临其境，还是超出想象，被踏进哈佛小院后

种种奇妙的感觉而感动。

   由于是暑期，校园里已经没有多少学生，来校游览的人陆陆续续。带着好奇

和期待，我在校园中寻觅着，似乎希望领略欣赏一下这所名校的特征。这种念头刚

刚冒出，阵阵清风带着股股幽香扑面而来，我着实感到舒畅了许多。我发觉哈佛大

学虽然没有多么惊艳的风景和雄浑的建筑，却有一种足以令我震慑 与感动的开明

与大气的格调，这种宜人的气息与和煦的阳光柔和在一起产生了一种认同的效应，

已经透过优雅的门楼、建筑、借着清幽的花草、绿树传递过来，沁入我的心扉，使

我清醒。我感到精神世界的正面力量一直在这个校园发挥着应该有的作用，我的确

感受到了！

    红色代表着热情与欢迎。哈佛小院的所有建筑都是用红砖砌成。这一建筑特

色及色彩虽然和现代建筑风格大相径庭，但更容易使人联想到哈佛300 多年的历史

，揣测创建者的用意，隐约领略到创建者深邃的眼光和宽广的胸怀。我特别欣赏其

中一座红砖大楼的建筑样式，它有些宏伟壮观，又不乏精美别致。红楼的外层是两

个对称的拱形门道，分别连接长长的庭院式露天走廊，环绕着高高的楼房。这种高

楼庭院相结合的红砖制成的立体式建筑，很是新颖。它既有高楼的气势，又有四合

院风格的舒适。拾级而上，仿佛时空超越，像是置身于欧洲的古堡，又像是在东方

国度的庭院里漫步。

   此时，我真想变成一名学生，坐在这台阶上看书，或闭目养神，静静享受这

里的一切。我想象着哈佛学生走在这校园里会油然而生的骄傲与自豪。也许是在得

知被哈佛录取的一瞬间，在那个有利于正面成长的脑内氛围中，产生了顿悟的化学

效应，在对自我产生冷静审视的交流中激活了灵魂深处的自信心。换句话说，是在

对自我的聚焦与捕捉过程中，产生了对人类本身尊敬与信任的一种情怀。因为，他

们可能在那个片刻，豁然发现了一个真实的自我的客观存在！那个正常的，正确的

自我才是真正自我的顿悟！这也许是哈佛大学学生有可能体验到的一种“哈佛效应

”。

    哈佛有着古老的校训：“以柏拉图为友，以亚里士多德为友，更要以真理为

友”。它简洁、具体而形象，向哈佛学子传达着学习的方向、任务与方法。我们知

道，苏格拉底、柏拉图、亚里士多德是西方哲学的奠基人。柏拉图在“理想国”中

表示，人活着要反省自己，知识是与生俱来的，教育的目的是启发学生, 提高学生

独立思考的能力，去探讨人头脑中固有的知识。他认为，可以感知的世界是暂时的

，不断变化的，是另一个精神世界里“概念”的投射。精神世界虽然看不见，但是

是真实的，并可以通过理性感知 与探讨。在著名的岩洞寓言里，他暗示，人类看

到的不过是真实世界的影子，不是真实的世界。而追求真理的人一定会把真相告诉

人们，因为这是人类的理智本质决定的。

    柏拉图的学生亚里士多德认为，世界和知识是可以感知的，看不见的精神世

界也可以转化成一种物质存在去探讨与研究。亚里士多德对自然世界进行了全方位

的探讨，创立了最早的自然科学学科和学院，被称为西方自然科学之父。他暗示，

追求幸福是人类的共同目标，这是一种有利于长久生存的，全身心的一种幸福感受

，这种长久的幸福感与短暂的享乐是性质不同，方向不同的，需要加以区别。人类

要想实现有利于生存的幸福，需要追求美德 元素与内心的平衡，养成好的性格，

因为这些至善至美至仁的东西才会保证目标的成功实现。人的最终价值在于觉醒和

思考力，而不是简单的活着。也就是说，：“让自己变好”才是人生的正确方向，

才是人生所谓的大智慧和大算计。

    哈佛校训意味着哈佛大学的价值观与使命，他们号召学生把这两位历史人物

当成朋友或楷模，激励学生对宇宙、自然、社会、人生的真理进行一场独立而求实

的探索，在遇到人生迷惑干扰的时候，依旧保持一颗自由的灵魂与独立的意志，寻

找事物的本质与真相。也许正是这种正确方式的倡导使哈佛充满魅力，吸引着世界

各国人才源源而来；吸收了世界各地的文化精髓，加以研究，得以发展，为我所用

。也许是在对哈佛校园这种意识流方式的理性思考中，我似乎领略到了一个简单又

深刻的道理：这所世界一流学府的一个高明之处，不过是给学生提供了一个有利于

他们正常生存与发展的心理格局和心理环境，不过是做了他们本来应该做的事情。

三百多年来，一代代哈佛学子们在这样的环境里，张扬着个性、开拓着思维

、寻找着真正的自我、在与自我内心的冲突中完善着人生……大批量的社会精英人

才在这块土壤上健康正面的成长与发展。据不完全统计，他们当中包括7位美国总

统、10多位最高法院大法官、40位诺贝尔奖获得者。在全美最大的500家财团中，

三分之二的决策经理毕业于这所学校。

    来到另一处，儿子和我同时被一个醒目的水气喷泉所吸引。一眼望去，水烟

弥漫，似雾似幻。我们坐在喷泉旁的石凳上，拍照留念。我双手向前伸开，触摸这

烟雾般的柔软的水花，水气运行的速度均匀而流畅，好像和心脏脉搏的频率相吻合

，好像是浩瀚的精神世界的一种投射效应，好像是一种滋养人类生命的正面精神力

量的现实反应。喷泉似乎通透着哈佛对大自然奥秘的一种理解。它似乎在诉说，在

启迪，在期望。它似乎向所有看到它的人暗示：大自然的本质和人类的本质是一脉

相承的，是正常，秩序，理智，公平，和平，平衡的精神能量组成，就是所谓人天

合一的美德生命元素的正向精神能量的集合组成。哈佛人把追求人天合一的共同本

质决定的目标作为自己的目标，那就是，在有利于自然与人类正常理智关系的大方

向上追求有利于人类持续性生存与发展的目标与内容。因此，我们对真实的精神世

界给与了足够的正视与尊重。

   我由此联想到：人类是否需要认识到，生命的存在是一个正面能量体，这个生命

能量体需要美德元素的支撑，需要美德生命元素进行营养的补充，新陈代谢，才能

使这个能量体处在正常健康运行的状态，才能向生而生！从某种角度看，哈佛人潜

意识中幽默地用这普通的水气喷泉作为一种象征说明了大自然的道理：宇宙的形成

和正面发展，人类的持续性生存与发展只有依靠这种悟性焕发的浩然正气才能顺利

向前运行！

   在我们通往邻校MIT的路上，我陷入了一种思考当中，作为旅游者，我为什

么会对普通的哈佛校园产生如此强烈的反应：世界一流院校的校园、楼房和喷泉只

是一种表象，一种依托，一种象征，在其背后，一定有一种无形的正面力量在哈佛

大学上空蔓延，这就是哈佛人感知到了人类与自然的一致性原则，就是看到了人类

自我完美生命存在的客观现实，就是尊重了自然与人类本质的正面精神力量，就是

追求了顺应人类持续性生存与发展的正常方向的内心趋势。这种内心潮流的客观存

在使得哈佛学子与自然，社会之间产生了正面的互动，迸发出了的正面的时代精神

！这种正面的时代精神不仅同化着哈佛人，同样同化着我们来哈佛大学游览的人，

也将会同化着地球上生活的每一个人，我不过是其中一个敏感地意识到这股时代势

不可挡的正面精神的人而已。此刻，我不禁感慨，我们一行人今天的所得至少有一

点是相同的，就是在这个灵感触发的地方，激活了灵魂深处的神经，唤醒了我们对

自然界原本存在的正确事物的好奇与审视的正面意志？

    我相信这种正面意志如果是人类内心共同的期盼与内在追求的话，它必然会

转化成一种新时代的脉搏，去扭转人类对错误产生兴趣，追求为改正错误审视错误

，击败对手的传统的习惯思维模式，朝着有利于正常生存的方向转化；就是朝着集

中于人类正确的自我存在的基础上，对正确的正常的事物产生兴趣，并把“正确”

作为追求的主旋律，产生为实现正确而审视正确的思维方式模式上的转化，因为这

有可能是人类从心理上根本摆脱困境的正确的思维方法。

     因此，在这个历史转折时期，人类是否需要有乐观审视的态度，共同期待人

类那个真正自我的被激活和苏醒，相信真正的自我的正面意志早已经为成功地进行

这一历史的转变铺设了正确路径，这个正面机制早就存在着，并且相信这个机制系

统一直在发挥着应有的效应！你看，在哈佛校园侃侃而谈的自信的哈佛学子们，在

室外长椅上悠闲地品尝咖啡的人群，在校内树荫下认真下棋的老人们，他们可能和

我们一样早已经被这一股股正面的哈佛效应感染了吧？

作者：康若茜 2008年8月初稿，2023年5月修改完善

以下的英文翻译软件的文章

Whenever I think about Haf, I feel positive and cuious and admired. I

always looking forward to having a chance to be there feeling and enjoying

the good things there in order to get some inspiration of the world class

colllge. It is said that there is a courtyade of haf college, that was the place

of the origin of the school.

The positive effect of the symbol of Harvard on Socity

Speaking of which, the mysterious Harvard is the place I have longed for. I have been

looking forward to the opportunity to go to Harvard University to experience the taste of this

world-class university. It is said that the predecessor of Harvard University, the seat of Harvard

College, which is only one or two square kilometers, is the center and symbol of Harvard. On a

sunny morning in late June 2008, my son and I drove to this famous and historic university in the

United States. Although I had all kinds of expectations about this trip before, when I was there,

it was beyond my imagination, and I was moved by the wonderful feelings after stepping into

the Harvard courtyard.

Since it was summer vacation, there were not many students on campus, and people came to

visit the school one after another. With curiosity and anticipation, I searched the campus, as if I

hoped to appreciate the characteristics of this prestigious school. As soon as this thought came

up, gusts of fresh wind came blowing towards my face with a faint fragrance, and I really felt

much more comfortable. I found that although Harvard University does not have such stunning

scenery and majestic buildings, it has an enlightened and atmospheric style that can shock and

move me. This pleasant atmosphere and the gentle sunshine produce a recognition effect , has

passed through elegant gatehouses, buildings, and quiet flowers and green trees, and

penetrated into my heart, making me sober. I feel that the positive force of the spiritual world

has been playing its due role on this campus, and I really feel it!

Red to me represents warmth and welcome. All the buildings in Harvard Yard are made of red

bricks. Although this architectural feature and color are quite different from the modern

architectural style, it is more likely to remind people of Harvard's 300-year history, speculate on

the intention of the founder, and vaguely appreciate the deep vision and broad mind of the

founder. I especially admire the architectural style of one of the red brick buildings, which is

somewhat grand and magnificent, but also exquisite and unique. The outer layer of the red

building is two symmetrical arched doorways, which are respectively connected to a long

courtyard-style open-air corridor, surrounding the tall building. This three-dimensional building

made of red bricks combined with high-rise courtyards is very novel. It has both the momentum

of a high-rise building and the comfort of a courtyard. Climbing up the stairs seems to transcend

time and space, like being in an ancient castle in Europe, or walking in a courtyard in an oriental

country.

At this moment, I really want to become a student, sit on these steps and read a book, or close

my eyes and rest my mind, and enjoy everything here quietly. I imagine the pride and pride that

Harvard students will feel when they walk on this campus. Maybe it was the moment when I

was admitted to Harvard, in the atmosphere in the brain that is conducive to positive growth,

the chemical effect of epiphany occurred, and the self-confidence deep in the soul was activated

in the communication of calm examination of self. In other words, in the process of focusing and

capturing the self, a feeling of respect and trust for human beings arises. Because, at that

moment, they may have suddenly discovered the objective existence of a true self! That normal,

correct self is the epiphany of the real self! This may be a kind of "Harvard effect" that Harvard

students may experience.

Harvard has an old school motto: "Take Plato as your friend, Aristotle as your friend, and truth

as your friend." It is concise, specific and vivid, conveying the direction, tasks and methods of

learning to Harvard students. We know that Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle are the founders of

Western philosophy. Plato said in "Utopia" that people should reflect on themselves when they

are alive, and knowledge is innate. The purpose of education is to inspire students, improve

their ability to think independently, and explore the inherent knowledge in people's minds. He

believes that the perceivable world is temporary, constantly changing, and a projection of

"concepts" in another spiritual world. Although the spiritual world is invisible, it is real and can

be perceived and explored rationally. In his famous allegory of the cave, he suggested that what

humans see is only a shadow of the real world, not the real world. And those who pursue the

truth will definitely tell people the truth, because this is determined by the rational nature of

human beings.

Aristotle, a student of Plato, believed that the world and knowledge can be perceived, and the

invisible spiritual world can also be transformed into a material existence for exploration and

research. Aristotle conducted an all-round discussion on the natural world, founded the earliest

natural science disciplines and academies, and is known as the father of Western natural

science. He hinted that the pursuit of happiness is the common goal of human beings. This is a

kind of happiness that is conducive to long-term survival and the whole body. This kind of long-

term happiness is different in nature and direction from short-term enjoyment, and needs to be

distinguished . If human beings want to achieve happiness that is conducive to survival, they

need to pursue the balance of virtue elements and inner hearts, and develop a good character,

because these things that are perfect, beautiful and benevolent will ensure the successful

realization of the goal. The ultimate value of a person lies in awakening and thinking ability, not

simply living. In other words, "making yourself better" is the correct direction of life, and it is the

so-called great wisdom and great calculation in life.

The Harvard school motto means the values and mission of Harvard University. They call on

students to regard these two historical figures as friends or role models, and encourage

students to conduct an independent and realistic exploration of the truth of the universe,

nature, society, and life. When confused and disturbed, still maintain a free soul and

independent will, looking for the essence and truth of things. Perhaps it is the advocacy of this

correct way that makes Harvard full of charm and attracts talents from all over the world; it

absorbs the essence of cultures from all over the world, researches them, develops them, and

uses them for my own use. Perhaps in the rational thinking of the stream-of-consciousness

method on the Harvard campus, I seem to understand a simple and profound truth: one of the

geniuses of this world-class university is to provide students with an environment that is

conducive to their normal survival. The psychological pattern and psychological environment of

development and development, but they did what they should have done.

For more than 300 years, generations of Harvard students have been in such an environment,

displaying their individuality, developing their thinking, looking for their true self, and perfecting

their lives in the conflict with their own hearts... A large number of social elites are here Healthy

and positive growth and development on this soil. According to incomplete statistics, they

include 7 US presidents, more than 10 Supreme Court justices, and 40 Nobel Prize winners. In

the largest 500 consortiums in the United States, two-thirds of the decision-making managers

graduated from this school.

When we came to another place, my son and I were attracted by a striking water vapor fountain

at the same time. At a glance, the hookah is filled with smoke, like fog and illusion. We sat on

the stone bench next to the fountain and took pictures. I stretched my hands forward and

touched the smoky soft spray. The speed of the water vapor was even and smooth, as if it

matched the frequency of the heart pulse, as if it was a projection effect of the vast spiritual

world, as if it was a kind of A realistic response to the positive spiritual power that nourishes

human life. The fountain seems to permeate Harvard's understanding of the mysteries of

nature. It seems to be telling, inspiring, and expecting. It seems to imply to everyone who sees

it: the essence of nature and the essence of human beings are in the same strain. They are

composed of normality, order, reason, fairness, peace, and balanced spiritual energy, which is

the so-called virtue of the unity of man and nature. A collection of positive spiritual energy.

Harvard people regard the pursuit of the goal determined by the common nature of the unity of

man and nature as their own goal, that is, to pursue goals and contents that are conducive to

the sustainable survival and development of human beings in the general direction that is

conducive to the normal rational relationship between nature and human beings. Therefore, we

have given enough attention and respect to the real spiritual world.

From this, I think: Do human beings need to realize that the existence of life is a positive

energy body, and this life energy body needs the support of virtue elements, and the virtue life

elements for nutritional supplementation and metabolism, so that this energy body can be in a

normal state? Only in a state of healthy operation can we be born to life! From a certain point of

view, Harvard people subconsciously use this ordinary water vapor fountain as a symbol to

illustrate the truth of nature: the formation and positive development of the universe, and the

sustainable survival and development of human beings can only rely on this enlightenment. Only

with the awe-inspiring righteousness can we move forward smoothly!

On our way to neighboring school of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, I got caught up in

thinking why, as a tourist, I had such a strong reaction to the average Harvard campus: the

campus, buildings and fountains of a world-class institution are just a facade , a kind of support,

a kind of symbol, behind it, there must be an invisible positive force spreading over Harvard

University, which means that Harvard people perceive the principle of consistency between

human beings and nature, and they see the objective existence of human self-perfect life.

Reality is to respect the positive spiritual power of nature and human nature, and to pursue the

inner trend that conforms to the normal direction of human continuous survival and

development. The objective existence of this inner trend makes Harvard students have a

positive interaction with nature and society, bursting out a positive spirit of the times! This

positive spirit of the times not only assimilates Harvard people, but also assimilates those of us

who visit Harvard University, and will assimilate everyone living on the earth. I am just one of

them who is sensitively aware of the unstoppable trend of this era. Just positive people. At this

moment, I can’t help but feel that our group’s gains today are at least the same, that is, in this

place where inspiration is triggered, the nerves deep in the soul are activated, and our curiosity

and desire to examine the correct things that originally existed in nature are awakened. Positive

will?

I believe that if this kind of positive will is the common expectation and inner pursuit of human

beings, it will inevitably transform into a pulse of a new era, to reverse the traditional way of

human beings to be interested in mistakes, to seek to correct mistakes, to examine mistakes,

and to defeat opponents. Habitual thinking patterns are transformed in a direction that is

conducive to normal survival; that is, to focus on the basis of the correct self-existence of human

beings, to become interested in correct and normal things, and to take "correctness" as the

main theme of pursuit, and to produce for realization Correctly examine the transformation of

the correct way of thinking, because this may be the correct way of thinking for human beings

to get rid of the predicament psychologically.

Therefore, in this historical turning point, do human beings need to have an optimistic attitude

to examine, and jointly look forward to the activation and awakening of the true self of

mankind, and believe that the positive will of the true self has already laid the correct

foundation for the successful transformation of this history? Path, this positive mechanism has

existed for a long time, and I believe that this mechanism system has been exerting its due

effect! You see, the confident Harvard students talking on the Harvard campus, the crowd

enjoying coffee leisurely on the outdoor benches, and the old people playing chess earnestly

under the shade of the trees on campus... what we could see at that moment may be the

reflection of the positive effect of the symbol of Harvard on Socity ?

Author: Kang Derong (Kang Ruo Qian ) First draft in August 2008, edited in January 2023

得荣（康若茜） 2008年8月初稿，2023年元月5号整理修改