The Unbearable Heaviness of Industry

   Industry provides the impetus for social development .The industrial stablishments upon which modern civilization is built-such as steel-making,imposes a heavy toll on those who take part in the process.These people form the very basis of an enormous infrastructure;yet,they are also seen as outcasts having to endure pain,physical or mental,in this great industrial age.
   In this country,the road to full industrialization is gradually but surely unveiling itself.There was a time when people on this road felt great pride.Now a market economy pervades,and so does a sense of loss and frustration for the labourers.
   We do not know how we become unaware of the unbearable heaviness of industry and industrialization.What wealth can they create,what a wonderful world-we tell ourselves.What we do not see is this:In many of the industrial sectors,what people have been doing is not only physically demanding.Fumes and dust are but physical proof of the hardship.One may be surprised to notice the absence of machinery where it should play a role.When labour is a source of pride,material return is less of a concern for the labourers.When this pride wears out in the course of time and as money sneaks in to be a standard measure,the glory is lost and survival instincts take over.
   The Chinese industrial labour force is poised on the banks of the mainstream.Victimized by the institutionalized work pace and norm,living in an ever-fixed social space,these people find it hard to fit in.
   While our vision is blurred by the drastic social changes brought about largely as a result of industrial development,there is a need for us to wake up to the heaviness of labour and survival that has been haunting us for so long.

工业·劳作

    工业化这个西方国家早已完成的过程正在中国缓慢蔓延。基础工业为这一切提供了动力，工作其间的人们曾经为此倍感骄傲与自豪，也同样是他们，在奉行市场经济的今天感受了失落与无奈。
    工业化的进程，使劳作的方式和效率发生了根本变革。陶醉于现代工业的成就之中，恶劣环境下繁重体力劳作的情景在我们的记忆中逐渐模糊，工业沉重的一面无意识间被隐藏和忘却了。
    在一些基础工业的生产一线，工人们依旧在弥漫着工业粉尘和烟雾的恶劣环境中挥舞着铁锹，在我们认为早已被机械取代的岗位上默默的付出他们全部的体力。在那个内心被自豪感填满的年代里，精神上的回报和满足弥补了物质的不足。而这一切随着年代的流逝逐渐淡化和消失。工作在继续，生活也在继续，在今天这个以物质为衡量尺度的社会里，光环退去之后，一如既往地做着同样工作的他们剩下的就只是生存的本能和适应性。
    由社会的主流滑落到边缘。十数年甚至数十年重复着同样的工作方式，生存在固定而单一的社会空间，他们已在不自觉中被这个社会体制化了，而另一方面，狭窄的生活空间又使他们越来越无法融入这个飞快变化的社会。
    当我们的视线被工业带来的巨大变革遮盖的时候，我们的内心有责任关注到其中那些沉重的劳作和沉重的生存。