《诗经》所见的人间关怀

Worldly Concern of the Odes

《诗经》之为"经典",与后世一般诗集不同。它所反映的生活样态具有代表性,它所表达的人间关怀属于一种原初典型。两千多年来,人们吟咏这里的诗篇,都会有所兴发,进而有所感悟。《诗经》中表达基本关怀与终极关怀的代表性作品,勾勒出先民生计与情爱方面的意趣与憾恨,据此而描述其个体关怀与群体关怀的特色,并且抉发其中所蕴含的终极关怀。经由诗篇的流传、孔门师弟的体证,《诗经》所呈现的终极关怀,成为儒家人文教化的核心,指引着华夏子民安身立命的途径。

The Odes is a classic because it is different from most of later poetry anthologies. People ’s life recorded in the Odes was typical. For two millenniums, people have been reading these poems and comprehending the meaning of life. The representative works in the Odes spoke of love and livelihood of our ancestors, as well as their interests and regrets. Based on these contents, the poems showed solicitude for individuals and groups. Through the spread of the poems and the realization of Confucian scholars, the ultimate concern demonstrated in the Odes became the core of Confucian values and gave directions to all the Chinese people.