The
world was in chaos and the distinction between good and evil was blurred.(溷濁不分)
During
the Warring States period in China, the Kingdom of Chu had a famous minister
named Qu Yuan.
This
was a time of great chaos and turmoil. Of royal descent, Qu Yuan was deeply
concerned with the affairs of the Chu Kingdom and the lives of its people.
A man
of lofty ideals, he sought to reform the Chu Kingdom's corrupt central
government and bravely stood up against ministers who cared only about
pleasure, power and wealth.
Ultimately,
however, he did not achieve his goals. At the age of 64, having suffered a
devastating setback, he took his own life by jumping into a river.
He is
also recognised as China's first poet. He wrote a poem expressing his life
experiences and pursuits. This poem, comprising over 2,400 characters, is
considered the most magnificent lyric poem in Chinese literary history.
It is
titled Li Sao, which literally means 'the sorrows I have suffered'.
In the
first half of the poem, Qu Yuan describes the discouraging experiences he had
in the human world. Feeling extremely depressed, he told himself, 'I shall not
be defeated. I am pursuing the truth. The road ahead is still long, but I will
search and explore, rising and falling, and I will exhaust all my efforts to
discover the truth about life.'
In the
second half, after leaving the sacred spiritual world, Qu Yuan journeys to the
heavens, hoping to find fair judgement and reaffirm the correctness of his path
there.
But
this time, he was utterly disappointed. Entering Heaven was not as easy as he
had imagined.
The
gatekeeper looked at Qu Yuan with contempt and indifference. He refused to
listen to Qu Yuan's pleas and refused to open the gates to him.
Qu
Yuan was furious. He could not believe that a gatekeeper of such low status
could prevent him from entering Heaven. Qu Yuan was also deeply frustrated. The
gatekeeper reminded him of the treacherous ministers of the Kingdom of Chu.
He was
facing the same difficulties in Heaven as he had in the human world.
He
could only stand outside the gates of Heaven day and night, but the gatekeeper
refused to open them for him or tell him how to pass through.
Qu
Yuan expressed his feelings in this poem.
He
asked:
'Why
do I live in this chaotic world, where good and evil are blurred?' Why do vile
people always obscure beautiful things? Why are the morally corrupt always
jealous?
I
couldn't help but shed sad tears. I felt grief. In this heavenly place, I
encountered the same situation as in the human world. There were no wise
leaders in heaven; just as many vile, immoral people existed there as in the
human world.
Qu
Yuan was sad not only because he could not find a wise king in the human world,
but also because he could not find the justice he sought anywhere in the
universe. Ultimately, this journey of exploration plunged Qu Yuan into a
completely isolated and hopeless situation.
This
idiom, when translated literally, means that the world is in chaos and that
good and evil can no longer be distinguished.
It is
used to describe a country or society with corrupt morals, where standards for
distinguishing good from evil and beauty from ugliness have been lost.
Dear
friends, what insights or thoughts have you gained from listening to this
story?
Do you
think justice can be found where you live? Do you think there are more good or
bad people in your society?
I hope
this story has given you some new insights.
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溷濁不分(The world was in chaos and the distinction between good and evil was
blurred.)
中國的戰國時代的楚王國有一個著名的大臣，他的名字叫做屈原。
中國的戰國時代是一個非常混亂且動盪的時代，屈原有王室的血統，他對楚王國的國家大事非常的關心，他也很在乎楚王國的人民的生活。
他是一個有著崇高的理想的人，他想要改革楚王國的腐敗的中央政府，他奮勇對抗當時楚王國的許多只想要享樂與只在乎權力與金錢的大臣們。
他最終沒有實現他的人生理想，在他大約64歲那一年，他在經歷一次巨大的打擊之後，他選擇跳河自殺。
他也是中國公認的第一個詩人，他寫過詩一首詩來表述說他的人生遭遇與他的人生追求，這首詩多達2400多個字，是中國文學史上最宏偉的抒情長詩。
這首詩的詩名叫做(離騷)，直接翻譯的意思是我所遭受到的憂患。
這首詩的前半部分，他描繪了自己在人間經歷的種種令他感覺到灰心的事情，他在感覺到極度的沮喪的時候，他對自己說，我不應該被打敗，我正在追尋真理，我前方的道路還很漫長，但我將上上下下地尋找與探索，我會用盡我所有的努力去追求人生的真理。
在這首詩的下半段中，屈原離開了一個神聖的精神世界後，他接著到了天界，他希望可以在天界中尋求到最公平的裁決、他希望能夠再次確認他所走的這一條道路的正確性。
但是這一次他徹底的失望了，進入天界並沒有他想的那麼容易。
天界的守門人用一種很輕視與很冷漠的眼光看著屈原，他不肯聽從屈原的懇求，他不願意為屈原打開天界的大門。
屈原感覺到非常的憤怒，他不敢相信一個在天界中地位非常小的守門員竟然就可以阻擋他進入天界。
屈原同時感到非常的沮喪，他感覺這個守門員就像是那些楚王國的奸詐的大臣們一樣。
他在天界遇到了跟他在人間一樣的困難。
屈原只能站在天界的大門外，他從白天站到黑夜，那個守門員始終不肯為他開啟天界的大門也不願意替他通報。
屈原在這首詩中描繪了他的心情。
他說。
為何我生活在這個世道混亂而且善惡不分的時代呢？為何那些卑劣的人們總是喜歡遮蔽美好的事物呢?為何那些道德敗壞的人們總是心懷嫉妒呢?
我不自覺的流下了悲傷的眼淚，我感到悲痛，在這個高高的天界上，我竟然遇到了跟人間一樣的情況，天界中一樣沒有明智的領導者，天界中一樣有著許多卑劣且道德敗壞的人。
他悲哀的感受他不僅只是在人間沒有找到賢明的君王，他在整個宇宙中也都無法找到他想要的正義。
這次的探索路途，最終卻反而將屈原推入了一個徹底的、無路可走的孤獨境地。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是世道混亂而且善惡不分。
這句成語被用來比喻一個國家或社會的風氣敗壞、導致這個國家或社會中的善惡美醜喪失判別標準。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或有怎樣的想法呢。
你認為你生活的地方可以找到正義嗎?你生活的社會中你認為壞人比較多還是好人比較多呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為楚-屈原-離騷