孔子的“中庸”思想对平衡人生的启示

Enlightenment of Confucius's doctrine of“zhongyong(the mean)”on keeping life balanced

孔子的中庸思想既是一种道德准则又是处理问题的一种方法。中庸思想启示我们:择善固执——安身立命先要求自己;和而不同——不偏不倚的处事理念;过犹不及——凡事要拿捏分寸。这三点为我们平衡人生提供了有力的帮助。

Confucius＇ s doctrine ＂zhongyong （ the mean）＂ is both a code of ethics and a methodol- ogy for handling problems. As a methodology, the doctrine provides people with a good deal of enlight- enment, which mainly includes three points： to be inisistent with good things （which means that we should be strict with ourselves before being established） , to be different from others but live wtih them harmoniously （which is the idea of being non-extremists in dealing with anything）, and to try to stay at the middle without going toward extremes （which requests people to be moderate in tackling problems）. The three points could help us keep our life balanced.