嵇康之徘徊去就

Ji Kang's Lingering Emotion

魏晋易代,战乱不断,名士难全,玄学兴起的时代环境及嵇康的个人生活环境,使嵇康向往道家逍遥的精神境界,但其身份、个性及儒家情怀又让其徘徊去就,出处两难。然而,当禅代已成定局,全社会都向司马氏屈服的时候,嵇康在徘徊中愤起,断然结束隐身生活,这正是"知其不可而为之"的儒家精神。齐物养生,与道逍遥对嵇康来说更多地只能是文本式存在,矛盾痛苦的灵魂在广陵散中彻底解脱。

Wei and Jin dynasty is a period of time of constant war, and frequent changes of the dynasty make the celebrities hard to survive. Influenced by the rise of metaphysics, Ji Kan yeams for Taoist spiritual pursuit, but his identity, personafity and Confucian feelings make him live in a dilemma. When the ordinary people yield to Sirra, Ji Kang gives up his reclusive life and sacrifices his life. His behavior shows the Confucian spirit of“do something even though one knows it is impossible to succeed”. His suffering soul has been released in Guang ling Verse.