浅析《论语》中的慈善思想及其现代意义

Analysis of Charity and Its Modern Significance in The Analects of Confucius

慈善事业是以爱人为基础,在自愿之下,向社会的弱势群体提供一定的无偿的物质和精神援助,而使弱势群体的基本生存需要得到满足的社会行为,在某种意义上就是爱人和富民的行为。《论语》中的"爱人"思想具有爱每一个现实中的人的博爱精神,且"爱人"的实现具有"我欲仁,斯仁至矣"的实践意识,更具有立己立人、达己达人、欲己欲人的社会道德责任;其"富人"的思想具有"使民以时"、"博施于民而能济众"、要少收赋税的内容。它们对中华民族的民族性格和民族精神的形成产生了重要影响。在大力发展中国的慈善事业的今天,可以汲取它们的精华,以便更好的发展现代慈善事业,为社会主义和谐社会建设服务。

Philanthropy is a social behavior that uses ts base and volunteers to provide certain free materials and spiritual assistance to help the vulnerable groups of the society meet 1 survival needs. In a sense it is the behavior of loving and enriching. The ＂love＂ ideology in The Analects of Confucius has a real every person in the spirit of brotherhood, and ＂love＂ can be realized ＂as long as I am willing to line benevolence, boast the practice awareness, and ke social and moral responsibilities of supporting oneself and others, enriching oneself and others and satisfying oneself and others. The ＂enriching＂ of instructing the people to do the right thing, extensively conferring benefits on the people, being able to assist all , and cuttin taxes has an important impact on Chinese national character and the formation of the national spirit. When we vigorously develop China s eh ity today, we can learn from the essence of the Analects of Confucius in order to better develop modem philanthropy and build a socialist harmonious society.