文质彬彬·每日好词语｜人能弘道，非道弘人

　　人能弘道，非道弘人

　　人应当能弘扬大道，而不是用大道使自己显扬。这是古代伟大思想家孔子提出的著名论点。“道”指大道或正理，即万事万物包括人所遵循的基本原理、普遍法则，包括道德和正义。人应当担负起弘扬大道的责任，而不能把大道当作谋取自身显赫的工具。其意在于树立人的主体性：人不仅要尊崇大道，而且要尊崇弘扬大道的主体——人本身。

　　People Can Promote Dao, Rather Than Use Dao to Promote Themselves

　　People should be able to promote dao (the Way) rather than use dao to promote themselves. This is a well-known statement by the great ancient thinker Confucius. Dao refers to the righteous principles, i.e., the fundamental principles and universal rules (including morals and justice) that are observed by everything in the world including human beings. Human beings should take the responsibility to promote Dao, but not use dao as a means to gain personal visibility. The purpose of the statement is to establish the centrality of human beings. Human beings should not only respect dao, but also respect the agents that promote dao-human beings themselves.

　　引例 仲尼有言：“人能弘道，非道弘人。”然则尊其道者，非惟尊其书而已，尊其人之谓也。（《晋书·傅玄传》）（孔子说：“人能弘道，非道弘人。”但尊崇大道的人，并非只是尊崇阐发大道的书，而是尊崇能弘扬大道的人。）

　　Confucius said: "People should be able to promote dao, rather than use dao to promote themselves." However, a person who respects dao does not merely respect books that promote dao, but rather the people who promote dao. (The History of the Jin Dynasty)