道抑当世,泽化后人——谈杜甫的“道”及给后人的“泽”

Constrained in His Lifetime but Followed by the Later Generations——on Du Fu's doctrine and its influence on the later generations

“太上立德、其次立功、其次立言”,是古代士子的人生追求;从事政治、探讨哲学、创作诗文,是他们的生活内容;政治理想、思想学说、文学成就,构成了他们“道”的内容。杜甫的政治理想、思想体系、道德准则,完全符合正统儒家的仁义学说;他自身的形象正是儒家理想人格的典范。他的“道”,生前被压抑,身后却受到长久而广泛的景仰、纪念、学习和效法,这就是他留给后人的“泽”。

＂Developing morality first, then making contributions, and still then, achieving glory by writing＂ is the pursuit of life for the ancient scholars of China. Participating in politics, expounding philosophy and writing poems and articles form their life. Political ideals, ideological arguments and literary achievements construct the contents of their doctrines. Du Fu＇s political ideals, ideological system and moral standard are fully in conformity with the orthodox virtue and morality of the Confucius School. He himself has set a good example of the ideal moral quality. His ＂doctrine＂, which was constrained in his lifetime, has long enjoyed extensive and deep respect, been remembered and learned from, which is his ＂influence＂ on the later generations.