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    May 14

    我与‘万岁’

    ‘万岁’一词,本为永远存在之意,只要是值得珍爱的东西,人们希望它永存,都会祈祷它‘万岁’,并无特别之处。到了战国时期,才开始专门用于臣民对君王喜庆之事的欢呼祝贺上。再后来,因为皇帝们都希望自己长生不死,人们拍马屁,就干脆用‘万岁爷’来称呼皇上。这一来,‘万岁’一词就有了特别的地位:非一国之尊,不能用了。但只有一个例外,那就是对国家可以用。这并非有什么民主意识,而是因为封建社会里江山是私人的,谁当了皇帝,谁就是一国之主宰,皇帝老儿就常常说‘朕即国家’,国家成了皇帝的代名词,同时,皇帝老儿不仅希望自己不死,也希望他的‘国家’--王朝永远不垮。中华人民共和国成立之后,虽然法律宣布是社会主义制度,不是封建主义制度,但喊‘万岁’的规矩却一股脑儿地继承下来了。

      我对封建传统深恶痛绝。退居二线之后,有了闲暇时间,每天坚持上山锻练,总能碰到不少熟人。熟人见面总要打招呼。如何打招呼?我突然心血来潮:就喊万岁,看看别人有何反映!第一个被我喊万岁的人,因为他保养得好、穿得又很时髦、走路又很快,平时我总戏称他是小伙子。这一天,远远地看到他从对面树荫里走来,我立即张口大喊:“小伙子万岁!”。他先是一楞,然后是张惶失措,飞快地前后左右看了一下,见没别人,才一脸郑重地说:“别瞎叫,叫不得的。”我哈哈一乐:“你当这是封建社会?都全球化了,还这么封建?不是说人民是国家的主人么,你、我都是国家主人,有什么”。第二个被我喊的姓汪,因为曾经担任过部门的纪检委书记,平时我便戏称他为‘汪总书记’。这天,他先跟我打招呼,我回了一句:“汪总书记万岁!”他吓得张口结舌,脸都变了,不敢接腔。我忍不住哈哈大笑:“你平时不是老说:你要是有机遇,也能当省委书记、当国家主席么?这点胆子都没有?!”几天喊下来,他们逐渐也放松了。我于是又前进一步,当别人招呼我的时候,我就接口大喊:我们又多活一天了,万岁!。到后来,人们一见我就主动喊‘万岁’,意思是:又见面了,真好!时间长了,人们开始习惯起来,传统意识逐步瓦解,看到我就说:‘万岁来了!’。我就这样成了‘万岁’。

      现在,每天早上山林中会不时响起万岁的欢呼声。虽然这是调侃,我却觉得有点成就感,情不自禁地笑出声来。新的一天,就从快乐开始了,万岁!

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