《习近平谈“一带一路”(英)》:
“A single flower does not make spring, wlule one hun-dred flowers in full blossom bring spring to the garden.”If there were only one kind of f:lower in the world, people would find it boring no matter how beautiful it was. Be it Chinese civilization or other avilizations in the world, they are all fruits of human progress.
I have visited the Louvre Museum in France and the Pal-ace Museum in China, both of which house millions of art treasures. They are attractive because they present the rich-ness of diverse civilizations. Exchanges and mutual learning among avilizations must not be built on the exclusive praise or belittling of one particular avilization. As early as over 2,000 years ago, the Chinese people came to recognize that “it is natural for things to be different.” Greater exchanges and mutuallearning among civilizations can further enrich the colors of various avilizations and the culturallife of people and open up still greater alternatives in the future.
Second, civilizations are equal, and such equality has made exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations possible. All human civilizations are equal in value, and they all have their respective strengths and weaknesses. No avili- zation is perfect on the planet. Nor is it devoid of merit. No single avilization can be judged.superior to another.
I have visited many places in the world. What interested me most during the trips was to learn about differing avili-zations across the five continents, what makes them differ-ent and unique, how their people think about the world and life and what they hold dear. I have visited Chichen Itza, a window on the ancient Maya civilization, and the Central Asian city of Samarkand, an icon of the ancient Islamic civilization. It is my keenly felt conviction that an attitude of equality and modesty is required if one wants to truly under-stand various civilizations. Taking a condescending attitude towards a civilization cannot help anyone to appreciate its essence, and may risk antagonizing it. Both history and real-ity show that pride and prejudice are the biggest obstacles to exchanges and mutuallearning among civilizations.
Third, civilizations are inclusive, and such inclusiveness has given exchanges and mutuallearning among civiLizations the impetus to move forward. The ocean is vast because it refuses no rivers. All civilizations are crystallizations of man-kind's diligence and wisdom. Every civilization is unique.Copying other civilizations blindly or mechanically is like cutting one's toes to fit one's shoes - impossible and highly detrimental. All achievements of civilizations deserve our re-spect and must be cherished.
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