Harmony Of Life

In Wei- Jin dynasty, "self-awareness of arts" and "self-awareness of human beings" are viewed as the highlights of Chinese history. For what reason contributes to such these two. Scholars have made a fruitful study of this in the aspects of literature, philosophy, and history and so on and also put forward many constructive theories and ideas. However, this remains an endless topic.People studying Wei-Jin dynasty cannot avoid answering two questions. First, what is the reason for the appearance of "self-awareness of arts" and what's the significance in the development of literature and arts? Second, why does "self-awareness of arts" appear in this period? Is it referential experience to develop human society, to improve and to recovery human nature.Thoroughly research is deeply based on renewed methods and concepts. Three concepts, that is Gorky's noted thesis "Literature is a human study", Marxism's theory of integrity and ancient Chinese philosophy of life, had reminded us of pondering from the point of view on integrity, human, and life. Yet in the past academic research, it comes to disfigure this because of neglecting of "common sense" or misunderstanding of classics.First of all, human beings are creature. The characteristics of creature determine the nature of man; furthermore determine the essences and characteristics of all the things created by humans including material culture and cultural product.In the period of Wei-Jin, "self-awareness of arts" is shaped by humans and the social historical background which is closely related with humans. In terms of culture, the decline of Confucianism, disorder of politics and the start of metaphysics, without doubt, are the most important factors. Moreover the concrete manifestation of "self-awareness of arts" is to affirm life consciousness. The confirmation of life consciousness includes the awe towards life and death, the fantasy of eternal life and even the indulgence in the present world.The essence"self-consciousness of human beings"is the self-consciousness of life. The universal realization of the heaven, the earth, humans and the relations between them given by Chinese ancient sages lays the foundation of life consciousness. Harmony is the basic category of Chinese philosophy and the ideal state of life goal and the Chinese philosophy. Nature and humans needs to be harmonious; and life also needs to be harmonious. The concrete manifestations of life harmony are the harmony that not only lies in the person himself, but also between humans and nature and humans and society.People in Wei-Jin dynasty pursued and had realized this kind of harmony, thus their life was enriched, their talent was well displayed, and their life was presented in a thriving condition.