| The " Confucius’ s and Yanzi’s happiness " first appeared in the records of Confucius and Yan Zi in the Analects of Confucius on "eating and drinking freely" and "eating and drinking simply".It is the happiness of virtue that Confucius and Yan Zi practice with their lives.It is an important proposition in Confucianism that involves the theory of mind,work,virtue and many other aspects.After Confucius and Yan,thinkers of all ages have paid close attention to the " Confucius’ s and Yanzi’s happiness".This group includes but is not limited to Confucian scholars.Up to now,many scholars still have new interpretations of the " Confucius’ s and Yanzi’s happiness " around different fields,which is also the unique value of the " Confucius’ s and Yanzi’s happiness ".The interpretation and development of " Confucius’ s and Yanzi’s happiness" in later generations are not only consistent with the basic path of the development of Confucianism,but also different because of the uniqueness of " Confucius’ s and Yanzi’s happiness ".In the heyday of the development of Confucianism,"the joy of Confucius and Yan" was often in the deepening and prosperity stage of the development of interpretation,while in the depression stage of the development of Confucianism,the development of the interpretation of "the joy of Confucius and Yan" was slightly silent.However,whether Confucianism is prosperous or not,"the joy of Confucius and Yan" has never completely faded out of people’s vision.It has always been in the process of continuous interpretation and development and has been enriched and differentiated,and has become an important concept of Confucianism and widely practiced wisdom of life.From all the history of interpretation of " Confucius’ s and Yanzi’s happiness ",it can be seen that " Confucius’ s and Yanzi’s happiness " originated from Confucianism and is the spiritual interpretation and moral pursuit of Confucian scholars through the ages.At the same time,it has been widely concerned as an ideological medium for communication and connection with various theories.Finally,it has become a common cultural cognition that transcends the schools of thought and has become an important part of the long-term pursuit of happiness of the Chinese nation.The reason is that,on the one hand,the pursuit of "happiness" is the ideal pursuit shared by the scholars of the pre-Qin Dynasty and the later generations,which is not transferred by the differences and similarities of theories and the ideological struggle;On the other hand,Confucianism of Confucius emphasizes the way of "cultivating oneself and ensuring others,being sage inside and being king outside".It is this early Confucianism that shapes the national character of later generations.As a practitioner of Confucius’ thought,Yan Zi,together with Confucius,has become a life practitioner of moral happiness and happiness.Therefore,the interpretation history of "Confucius and Yan Zi’s Joy" shows not the textual development and ideological changes of a certain Confucian proposition in the history of Confucianism,but rather the interpretation context formed by the ideological medium of " Confucius’ s and Yan Zi’s happiness " in the long-term historical development.Crossing the long river of the times and breaking away from the ideological constraints is the Chinese nation’s three-dimensional search for "happiness" and "happiness" under the nourishment of virtue civilization for two thousand years. |
