整理/余冰玥 制图/周子祺（实习生） 张玉佳
哀乐有节
无论是喜是怒还是哀乐，表达时都要受礼法约束，既要充分抒发真情实感，又不能乖张偏激。这源于情而止于礼，既是一种人生哲学，也适用于艺术创作，核心在于儒家的中庸之道，凡事不走极端，恰到好处。依照此理进行写作、吟诗或绘画，作品自会流露出均衡中和之美，也符合温柔敦厚的教化标准。
Express Grief and Joy in Accordance with the Rules of Propriety
This term holds that all expressions of grief and joy should be kept under the restraint of propriety. It means that 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
