芥子须弥阅苍生——读钟道宇《砚痴》有感

Reflection on Ink-stone Maniac by Zhong Daoyu

《砚痴》以黄莘田得到、把玩、经营、失去砚石为主线,对世间百态进行认真刻画,反映出世间人作茧自缚的真实状况。宝砚是繁华人生的一面,空性是另一面,黄莘田与黎家人等只看正面不看反面,所以为之牵肠挂肚,徒生无边挂碍。人们要想享受清净,就要通过认识其中道理,断掉邪见,舍弃对假象的过度执著。作者在苦心孤诣告诉大家克己复礼的同时,也抨击"不思进取"的人生态度,对劳动者表达出由衷的尊敬之情。

The story Ink-stone Maniac goes along the major line that Huang Xintian obtained,played,maintained and lost the ink-stone to show varieties of life in the world and how man was bound by the cocoon made by himself.Valuable ink-stone can represent both luxurious and empty life.Huang Xintian and the Li family were only aware of the former,so they were living with worries.Carefree and peaceful life comes from alienation from greedy desires and evil attempts.While advising people to have self-disciplines,the writer also criticizes the complacent attitudes towards life,and show respects to laborers.