治人事天,莫若啬——略论老子的农耕意识

To Improve One's Cultivation and Govern a State is like to Reap Crops:On Laozi's Farming Consciousness

《老子》五千言,文约义丰,涉及社会生活的方方面面,其中也论析了农耕文化。农耕,乃是治人事天之根本,以之有国可长治久安,固己则可长生修身。因此老子痛斥暴政,统治者不可夺民之食;他重视民生,让老百姓安心于农业生产,固守故土,过上丰衣足食的生活。老子从农业生产的不确定性悟出了自然而然的"易变之道",道根植于古代农耕文化,落实于现实生活,融合于农耕,与国计民生有紧密的联系。

Laozi*s five thousand words are rich in meaning,and involve all aspects of social life,including the farming culture.Farming is the foundation of governing human affairs and nature.With it,a country can be stable for a long time,and self-cultivation can be achieved for a long time.Therefore,he denounced tyranny,and the rulers could not take the food of the people;he attached importance to the people's livelihood,so that the people could feel at ease in agricultural production,and stick to their native land and live a well-off life.From the uncertainty of agricultural production,Laozi realized the natural“changeable way”.Tao was rooted in ancient farming culture,implemented in real life,integrated in farming,and closely related to the national economy and people's livelihood.