Chapter 21 Harmonious so can be harmonious

If animals are treated with morality, the people will be in harmony; if they are raised with virtue, the people will be in harmony.Harmony leads to harmony, harmony makes it possible to compose, harmonizes to comprehend, nothing can hurt. ——"Guanzi Art of War" (excerpt) On August 6, 2006, when Premier Wen Jiabao visited Mr. Ji Xianlin in the hospital, he discussed the topic of "harmony" with Mr. Ji.At that time, Premier Wen quoted the phrase "Harmony leads to harmony" in "Guanzi·The Art of War" to explain: With harmony and unity, actions can be coordinated, and then we can achieve unity of step.When coordination and consistency are achieved, there will be invincibility.In response to Mr. Ji's topic of "harmony in the human heart", Premier Wen said that harmony in the human heart means harmony between the subjective and the objective, the individual and the collective, the individual and society, and the individual and the country.Individuals must be able to correctly deal with difficulties, setbacks, and honors.

"Harmony can lead to harmony" quoted by Premier Wen above refers to the important idea of ​​"harmony", and its theoretical origin is very long.According to legend, as early as the Western Zhou Dynasty, Qi Taigong once said: "Respecting the public will lead to harmony, and being in harmony with one's relatives will bring happiness. This is called the discipline of benevolence and righteousness." , so that the unity of the people's clan can make the people happy. This is the principle of implementing benevolence and righteousness.Qi Taigong affirmed the importance of "harmony" and "combination" from the perspective of "benevolent governance". "Guanzi Neiye" said: "The life of a mortal is also the essence of the sky, and the shape of the earth. Combined with this, we can become a person. Harmony is life, and disharmony is not." In Guan Zi's view, even the birth and growth of an individual , is also the result of "harmony" and "combination".On the military level, Guan Zi advocated that soldiers should be raised with "Tao" and "Virtue".In this way, the people can be united.When the people are united in harmony, the whole army can act in harmony.When there is universal coordination, the army will be invincible.On the political level, Guan Zi believes that only when the monarch and his ministers are in harmony with each other, can the country be governed.Later, Yanzi of Qi State inherited and developed the idea of ​​"harmony" in Qi culture represented by Guanzi. Yanzi used the metaphor of reconciling different flavors to make delicious food, and reconciling various tones and rhythms to play beautiful music, which is vividly represented. It clarifies the importance of "harmony" and "combination", and puts forward the viewpoint of "upholding harmony and eliminating the same". The point of view is about the same.The so-called "harmony" refers to "the beauty of each, and the beauty of beauties", and the so-called "sameness", just the opposite of "harmony", refers to the beauty of others, and the unprincipled agreement with other people's opinions Or arbitrarily demanding that others beautify themselves.It can be seen that "harmony" undoubtedly has a very important positive meaning in social life.

"Harmony" is an important category of Chinese traditional culture.In Confucianism, the idea of ​​"harmony" has been developed and sublimated at a deeper level.Confucius talked about "harmony", first in terms of personal nature, and then gradually extended to the outside world, from small to large, from self to others, and gradually extended to "harmony" between people, "harmony" between family and country, "harmony" between human beings, and "harmony" between heaven and man. Sum".Confucius talked about "harmony" and believed that "gentlemen are in harmony but different, and villains are in harmony but not in harmony." He put the "harmony" of individuals as social cells in a very important position.Confucius believed that "harmony is the most important thing in the use of etiquette." That is to say, the purpose of making and abiding by etiquette is to achieve "harmony" among people.He also talked about "harmony of people" to "harmony of government", advocating that "leige is used to aid fierceness, fierceness is used to aid leniency, and politics is based on harmony".

The category of "harmony" in traditional Chinese culture has rich connotations and is a precious cultural heritage belonging to all mankind. It is an important theoretical basis for building a harmonious society in our country today, and its significance is enormous.The phrase "harmony makes harmony" quoted by Premier Wen Jiabao is very representative in ancient Chinese discourses on "harmony". practical value.