整理/余冰玥 制图/周子祺（实习生） 张玉佳
哀乐有度
喜怒悲欢的流露，皆需遵循法度。既要把内心真情实感表达得淋漓尽致，又不能显得偏激乖戾，始终以礼来约束自我。这既是人生哲学，也能用于艺术创作。其核心在于儒家的中庸之道，主张不偏不倚、无过无不及，凡事求个恰到好处。在写诗作文或挥毫作画时，只要遵循这一原则，作品便会呈现出均衡的中和之美，也自然符合温柔敦厚的教化主张。
Express Grief and Joy in Accordance with the Rules of Propriety
All expressions of grief and joy should be kept under the restraint of propriety. This means artists should not be extreme when giving vent to their feelings; they should start off with feelings but end in self-discipline. The term applies to both the philosophical field and artistic creation. What it accentuates is the golden mean, a Confucian term advocating impartiality, reconciliation, and compromise, with propriety as its overriding principle. If an artist obeys the golden mean, whether he writes an essay or a poem or paints a picture, his work will naturally show the beauty of equilibrium and highlight the gentleness and honesty of the Confucian doctrine.
引例
喜怒哀乐，情也。其未发，则性也，无所偏倚，故谓之中。发皆中节，情之正也，无所乖戾，故谓之和。（朱熹《中庸章句》）（喜怒哀乐，是人类的情感。它们没有表达出来时属于自然天性，没有特殊偏向，故称作“中”。它们表达出来后，若符合规范，情感中正，没有乖违偏激，故称作“和”。）
Happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy are the common manifestations of human feelings. When kept undisclosed, they constitute a natural instinct and are regarded as "impartial". When they are displayed, and in accordance with the rules of propriety, without any trace of extremity, they are regarded as "harmonious". (Zhu Xi: Annotations on The Doctrine of the Mean)
来源：中国青年报
2026年07月24日 02版
