近年来，中国社会在一统宣传和配套的娱乐文化的双重作用下，形成了一种精神麻痹与集体幻觉的现象。人们一方面顺从现实中的高压与管控，连句完整的话都不敢说，另一方面却在影院里“我命由我不由天”的呐喊声中激发出了超大剂量的荷尔蒙，似乎这样消费主义的激情可以掩盖现实的无力。疫情期间，人们用身体换取了“下级服从上级”的顺从；如今，他们自己掏钱为自己的无知买单。这种缺乏自我的自欺式生存状态，和50年前的小红兵运动难道不是如出一辙？

一、洗脑的双重陷阱：政治与娱乐的操控

1. 政治洗脑：塑造奴性，抹杀思考

    运行几十年的一统教育强调集体服从，压制个体思考，导致大多数人习惯于被安排，而不是主动思考自己生活中遭遇的各种问题，即便思考了也是在“少数服从多数、下级服从上级”的框架下。甚至绝大多数50年前的小红兵等极端历史事件的幸存者，至今仍然怀念那个时代，正是因为长期的一统宣传让他们忽视了痛苦，只记住了集体主义带来的幻觉式安全感。

2. 娱乐洗脑：制造虚幻满足，麻痹现实困境

    《哪吒2》等电影的狂热票房，连同前两年的“这个狼、那个必诛”，显示出大众对“精神胜利法”的需求。要知道小红兵盛行的年代，孔乙己也正是一直被嘲讽的对象，可如今呢？当现实难以改变时，人们选择用上级部门许可的电影燃点来满足内心的英雄梦，而不是在现实中争取真正的自由，还不如当年孔乙己的勇气。娱乐产业成为了一种情绪安慰剂，让人们以为自己经历了一场精神上的胜利，却从未改变自己的命运。

3. 历史记忆的扭曲：选择性回忆，逃避现实

    很多人怀念毛时代，认为那时社会公平、物质朴实，夜不闭户......，实则是一种“贫穷的平等感”所造成的错觉。现实的不公催生了怀旧心理，但这种怀旧却忽略了当时的极端斗争、经济停滞和个人自由的压制，忽略了那些没有发生在自己身上的各种痛苦和煎熬，甚至是生命的代价、家族财产的代价、子孙后代成长的代价。即便多年后受害人家属拿到了“中华人民共和国平反昭雪证明书”时也已经于事无补，有人反思了吗？有人思考过究竟如何避免了吗？一个人真正的成长，不是从过去的片面美好中汲取幸福感，而是学会直面现实，寻找改变的方法。

二、为何中国人始终“长不大”？

    人如国家，不去反思、纠正已经发生的伤害只会让伤痛继续发生在自己和后代身上。这70多年，经济发生了几次主要的升级换代，人们的生活水平也在不断提高，这是有目共睹的，但也不得不指出，人们的“为人处事”能力仍然停留在小学生那么大的年龄上，一点也没有提升。看看原因：

1. 教育模式：扼杀独立思考

    从小接受的教育强调顺从，而不是质疑。孩子们在学校里背诵标准答案，成年后在社会里遵守默认规则，从未学会如何思考自己的处境。真正的自由，首先来自思想的觉醒，而不是单纯的情绪宣泄。

2. 社会环境：高压管控，习惯被安排

    中国的社会结构强化了“服从者的安全感”，只要听话，就能获得基本的稳定。然而，长期的顺从会让人丧失自我决策的能力，甚至害怕自由。宁愿做笼中的鸟，也不愿意面对风雨中的飞翔，这是许多中国人潜意识中的心理模式。甚至像“路见不平，拔刀相助”这样过去连土匪流氓都在践行的道理，活生生通过一连串错谬的判决彻底改变了整个民族的行为规范。

3. 个人责任的缺失：找借口而不找出路

    很多人面对现实问题时，会选择归因于“大环境”、“资本剥削”、“国家政策”，但却不愿意反思自己是否做出了改变。真正的成长，是停止抱怨，开始行动。

三、真正的自由：在基督里活出人生

    朋友们，当我们经历了一个又一个磨难后，要不要想一想如何突破思维框架，勇敢追求自由人生呢？

1. 人的智慧有限，唯有基督是真理

    世俗的“独立思考”，如果缺乏信仰的支撑，往往会陷入新的迷失。世人追求自由，却不知自己依然被金钱、权力、欲望、社会认同所操控。真正的自由，不是靠自己突破，而是靠基督的真理释放。

2. 不是靠自己掌控命运，而是让基督掌管人生

    “我命由我不由天”听起来很燃，但现实是，人根本无法完全掌控自己的命运。真正的智慧，是把生命交托给神，让基督带领前行，朋友们何不尝试走进教堂、教会、拿起圣经、屈膝祷告悔改呢？

3. 勇敢面对现实，不做精神鸦片的奴隶

    不沉溺过去的幻象，更不要让一统宣传塑造你的历史观、价值观，要自己去寻找真相；也不要做娱乐的奴隶。电影可以让人热血沸腾，但现实中，真正的勇士不是影院里的观众，而是敢于改变自己生活的人；最后，不等待“环境变好”。世界不会主动给你自由，只有你自己去追求，去选择在基督里活出真正的人生。

四、结语：真正有资格说“我命由我不由天”的人

    如果你只是被社会牵着走，被情绪控制，被宣传引导，那你无权说“我命由我不由天”。唯有当你在基督里得自由，学会独立思考，勇敢面对现实，并为真理而活，你便不会将“我命由我不由天”挂在嘴上，因为你知道你是基督带领下的新人。愿每一个弟兄姐妹都能靠基督的恩典醒悟，不做幻觉的奴隶，而是做真正的自由之子。

    请弟兄姐妹们一起为此祷告！

When Will Your Life Be In Your Own Hands?

In recent years, under the dual forces of centralized propaganda and a matching entertainment culture, Chinese society has developed a phenomenon of spiritual numbness and collective illusion. On one hand, people obediently submit to high-pressure control so that they dare not even speak a complete sentence; on the other hand, in movie theaters they roar slogans like “My life is mine, not dictated by heaven,” releasing an overdose of hormones as if this consumerist passion could mask their powerlessness in reality. During the pandemic, people literally exchanged their bodies for “subordinate obedience to superiors”; today, they are paying out of their own pockets to finance their own ignorance. This self-deception—a way of living that lacks a true sense of self—is not unlike the phenomenon seen 50 years ago during the “Little Red Guards” movement.

I. The Dual Trap of Brainwashing: Control Through Politics and Entertainment

1. Political Brainwashing: Shaping Servility, Erasing Independent Thought

Decades of centralized education have emphasized collective obedience and suppressed individual reflection. As a result, most people have grown accustomed to having their lives arranged for them rather than actively considering how to address the myriad challenges they face—even when they do reflect, it is under the framework of “the few obeying the many, subordinates obeying superiors.” In fact, even many survivors of extreme historical events like those involving the Little Red Guards still nostalgically recall that era because long-term propaganda made them ignore the pain and remember only the illusory security of collectivism.

• Entertainment Brainwashing: Creating Illusory Satisfaction, Numbing Reality’s Hardships

The feverish box office success of movies like Nezha 2, along with recent cries of “this wolf must be slain, that one must be eliminated,” clearly indicate the public’s craving for a “spiritual victory” approach. In the era when the Little Red Guards were in vogue, even figures like Kong Yiji were ridiculed—but what about now? When reality proves difficult to change, people choose to fuel their inner heroic dreams with state-approved cinematic adrenaline rather than struggle for true freedom in reality. The entertainment industry has become an emotional sedative, tricking people into believing they have experienced a spiritual triumph, while their fate remains unchanged.

• Distorted Historical Memory: Selective Remembrance and Evasion of Reality

Many nostalgically look back on the Mao era, claiming that social fairness prevailed, material life was simple, and doors were left unbarred at night. In truth, such recollections arise from an illusion of “poverty-induced equality.” The injustices of today give rise to a nostalgic mindset that, however, conveniently overlooks the extreme struggles, economic stagnation, and suppression of individual freedom of that time; it also omits the immense costs in pain, the price paid in family fortunes, and the sacrifices of future generations. Even when, many years later, the families of victims receive the “Certificate of Vindication of the People’s Republic of China,” it is already too late. Has anyone truly reflected? Has anyone seriously considered how to avoid such tragedies in the future? True personal growth comes not from extracting happiness from the selectively remembered past but from facing reality squarely and finding ways to change it.

II. Why Do Chinese People Always Remain “Child-Sized” in Maturity?

Just as a nation, if people do not reflect on and correct the harms that have occurred, the suffering will continue to be inflicted on themselves and on future generations. Over the past 70 years the economy has undergone several major upgrades, and living standards have risen undeniably. Yet one must also point out that people’s ability to conduct themselves and solve problems remains at an elementary level—akin to that of primary school students—with little improvement. Consider the reasons:

1. The Education Model: Stifling Independent Thought

From an early age, schooling emphasizes obedience rather than questioning. Children recite standard answers in class and later follow preset social rules, never having learned how to analyze their own circumstances. True freedom first comes from the awakening of one’s mind—not merely from the outpouring of emotion.

• The Social Environment: High-Pressure Control, Accustomed to Being Arranged

China’s social structure reinforces a “sense of security in obedience.” As long as one is compliant, basic stability is ensured. However, long-term obedience robs people of the ability to make decisions for themselves—even instilling a fear of freedom. It is as if many would rather be a caged bird than face the storm in open flight. Even age-old principles such as “if you see injustice, draw your sword to help”—once practiced even by lowly ruffians—have been distorted by a series of misguided judgments that have fundamentally altered the behavioral norms of an entire nation.

• Lack of Personal Responsibility: Finding Excuses Instead of Solutions

Faced with real problems, many attribute the difficulties to “the broader environment,” “capital exploitation,” or “national policies,” yet they refuse to reflect on whether they themselves have made any changes. True growth means stopping the blame and beginning to take action.

III. True Freedom: Living Life in Christ

Friends, after enduring one hardship after another, shouldn’t we consider how to break free from our mental frameworks and courageously pursue a life of freedom?

1. Human Wisdom Is Limited; Only Christ Is Truth

Secular “independent thought” without the support of faith easily leads to a new kind of disorientation. People chase freedom yet remain controlled by money, power, desire, and social approval. True freedom does not come from fighting your way through these constraints on your own—it comes from being set free by the truth of Christ.

• Not Through Self-Control, but by Letting Christ Govern Your Life

The slogan “My life is mine, not dictated by heaven” sounds exhilarating—but the reality is that no one can fully control their own destiny. True wisdom is found in surrendering your life to God so that Christ may lead your way. Friends, why not try stepping into a church, joining a community, picking up a Bible, kneeling in prayer, and truly repenting?

• Face Reality Bravely and Do Not Become a Slave to Spiritual Opium

Do not wallow in illusions of the past, and refuse to let centralized propaganda shape your historical perspective and values. Seek out the truth on your own and do not become enslaved by entertainment. While movies may stir our blood, in reality the true warrior is not merely a moviegoer—but a person brave enough to change their own life. Furthermore, do not wait for the environment to improve. The world will not hand you freedom on a silver platter. Only you can pursue it and choose to live out a life of genuine freedom in Christ.

IV. Conclusion: Only Those Truly Free Can Rightfully Say “My Life Is Mine, Not Dictated by Heaven”

If you are merely being led by society, controlled by your emotions, or manipulated by propaganda, then you have no right to claim “my life is mine, not dictated by heaven.” Only when you have found freedom in Christ, learned to think independently, bravely face reality, and live for truth will you no longer blithely proclaim that slogan—because you will know that you are a new creation under Christ’s guidance. May every brother and sister awaken by the grace of Christ, not be a slave to illusion, but become a true child of freedom.

Let us all pray together for this!