文质彬彬·每日好词语｜见素抱朴
见素抱朴
关注、保持素朴的状态。出自《老子》。“素”本指未经染色的丝，“朴”本指未经加工的木材，老子以“素”“朴”指称人或事物未受外界干预时的自然状态。老子认为，执政者应摒弃有悖于人或事物自然本性的各种主张和诉求，引导百姓回到素朴的自然状态。后用“见素抱朴”形容不为外物牵累、保持本真纯朴的秉性。
Maintain Originality and Embrace Simplicity
The term means to observe and maintain the natural state of things. This notion first appeared in the book Laozi. The original meaning of su is undyed silk; pu is unworked wood or timber. Laozi used these terms as analogies for people and objects in their natural untouched state. He believed that those in power should not try to influence people or things with ideas or demands that run counter to their natural conditions. Instead they should guide the populace back to its simple, natural origin. The term later came to mean "be unaffected by external factors and retain its earliest, pure nature."
引例
绝圣弃智，民利百倍；绝仁弃义，民复孝慈；绝巧弃利，盗贼无有。此三者，以为文不足，故令有所属，见素抱朴，少私寡欲。（《老子·十九章》）（抛弃被虚妄的圣明与智慧，民众可以得到百倍的好处；抛弃被扭曲的仁义道德，民众可以保存孝慈的传统；抛弃对功利的极致欲望，天下盗贼就会消失。所谓的“圣智”“仁义”“巧利”，都是不必要的粉饰，不足以作为治理天下的法则，因此要使民众的思想有所归属，保持素朴纯真的本色，清心寡欲。）
来源：中国青年报
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