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Thursday, 11 June 2015

中庸之道

大约在2500年前,孔子去鲁恒公庙观礼,看到了一个歪倾的一瓦罐。孔子问守庙人,为什么不把瓦罐扶正?守庙人说:“这是‘佑座之器’——欹,无水时歪斜,装上一半水就正过来了,装满了水,却反而倾倒了。” 孔子由此大为感叹,悟出了中庸之道。他说:“君子中庸,小人反中庸。君子之中庸者也,君子而时中。小人之中庸者也,小人而无忌惮也。” 
南子是春秋时著名的美女,当了卫国国君的夫人。她听说博学多才的孔子最近来到卫国,很想见孔子,就向孔子发出了邀请。孔子也早闻南子的美貌,心向往之,但又怕学生说闲话。他真是左右为难。
假装不动心?不,那不成了伪君子了?
干脆与南子来真格的婚外恋?不,那不是成了登徒子了?
伪君子,登徒子,左右为难。孔子忽然想到了鲁恒公宗庙里的瓦罐,采取了中庸之道。
他欣然应邀,与南子谈论音乐,弹琴唱歌。在优美的旋律中他们一个暗送秋波,一个眉目传情,互相欣赏,心照不宣,如沐春风,如浴温泉,但又没越界限,用眼光抚摸美丽,用语言辐射温柔。
宋代著名理学家朱熹,给《四书·中庸》加注说:“中者,不偏不倚,无过不及之名。庸,平常也。”
中,就是不要偏激,不要走极端,不要不及,也不要过头。
中,就是去掉一个最高分,去掉一个最低分。
中,就是既不纵欲,也不禁欲;既不愚忠,也不奸诈;既不轻生厌世,也不贪生失节。
中,就是升了官不专横跋扈,丢了官不低三下四;发了财不要为富为仁,受了穷不要人穷志短。
中,就是既不让天下人负我,我也不负天下人;既不好高骛远,也不自暴自弃。
中,就是不卑不亢,不左不右……

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  2. Small Time Investor,

    It's interesting that in other cultures, 中庸之道 is expressed as:

    1) Middle Path

    2) Goldilocks (now who says wisdom has to be high brow or deep?)

    Hee hee.

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  3. Hi Smol

    Half-emptied or Half-filled ? Your call .

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  4. Small Time Investor,

    When my woman asks whether her ones are too small, I gleefully replied I am half-filled - I very satisfied oredi!

    When mom asks whether I want dinner she has cooked, I joyfully answered I am half-empty - I want more!

    Come to think of it, I'm not 中庸之道 .

    I am more 油嘴滑舌。。。

    LOL!

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