略论中国古代“防未然”智慧

On Ancient China’s Wisdom:Preventing Trouble Before It Starts

天下之不幸或灾难,总体看,大都不可能无缘无故地突然发生,一切皆是量变累积而至于质变的结果。中国古代以先患虑患、居安思危、为之于未有、治之于未乱及不凝滞于物而能与世推移、与时俱化等为基本特征的"防未然"智慧,其根本意旨在于强调未雨绸缪、防微杜渐,主张从根上杜绝隐患、将问题消灭于未萌。中国古代"防未然"智慧对于当今人类树立忧患意识、增强危机观念,尽量避免可预测或不可预测的形形色色的苦难或灾难的发生,摆脱并远离类似新冠病毒疫情这种公共卫生事件的袭扰、侵害,仍然具有某种有益的借鉴价值。

In general,there is no misfortune or disaster in the world that happened in a sudden,but a cause-effect from a quantitative change to qualitative change.Some basic features of ancient China wisdom of preventing trouble before it starts are preparing for misfortune before there is one,thinking potential problems in time of peace,dealing with a thing before it is there,checking disorder before it rifles,evolving with the world change not limiting on current situations,keeping pace with times,and etc.All those mean to focus on taking precautions,checking erroneous ideas at the outset,eradicating hidden danger from root,solving problems before it exists.The wisdom has beneficial value to modern human being on raising awareness of unexpected developments,strengthening concepts of crisis,avoiding all kinds of predictable or unpredictable disasters or miseries,getting rid of or staying away from the disturbance,attack and damage of public health events like coronavirus.