整理/余冰玥 制图/周子祺（实习生） 张玉佳
哀乐中节
无论是宣泄情绪还是抒发悲喜，都要在法度的范畴内进行。既要把内心深处的感觉淋漓尽致地流露出来，又不能过于偏激乖戾，要从情之所至过渡到礼的约束。这不仅是人生哲学，同样适用于艺术创作。它强调的是儒家的中庸之道，既不走极端也不过分，一切都要拿捏得恰到好处。如果画家、诗人或写作者能遵循这一原则，其作品自会呈现出均衡的中和之美，符合温柔敦厚的教化理念。
Express Grief and Joy in Accordance with the Rules of Propriety
The core concept suggests that all expressions of grief and joy must be kept under the restraint of propriety. It indicates that artists should not be extreme when giving vent to their feelings; they should start with feelings but end in self-discipline. This 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
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