「喜怒哀乐之未发,谓之中」
“Before joy, anger, sorrow, and pleasure are expressed, that state is called the Mean”
—— 中庸喜怒哀乐之未发谓之中:中是未偏的平衡态;发而中节为和。中庸不是平庸,是强度的恰当。今日:情绪上来时,先问「节」在哪里。
Before joy and anger issue, call it the mean—balance before lean; issuing in due measure is harmony. Zhongyong is not mediocrity; it is fitting intensity. Today: when emotion rises, ask where the measure is.