“人如落花,命随偶然”——看古人的命运“偶然说”有感

"One is like a fallen flower,just as fate is determined by casualty"——Reflections on Ancients' "Theory of Casualty" about Fate

自南朝唯物主义无神论者范缜以落花喻命以来,历史上许多文人相继作出回应,感慨“贵贱偶然,命同落花”,表现出一种自然主义的偶然观。联系历史与现实,命运偶然观应该有其合理的一面。

Since Fan Zhen, a materialist atheist in Nan Dynasty, described fate as a fallen flower, in history many scholars have held the similar idea that one is like a fallen flower,just as fate is determined by casualty. In their works, “Theory of Casualty” can be found easily. Taking history and reality into consideration, this theory should be reasonable in some way.