尽心下 · 第 34 / 38 章 · 孟子 7B.34
《孟子·尽心下》7B.34:说大人者,勿视其巍巍然
孟子说劝说大人物时要先藐之,不是轻狂,而是不要先被其堂宇、饮食、车马和姬妾的排场夺去自己的尺度。这章也适合放回知言、知命与修养完成这一问题链中理解。
孟子曰:「说大人,则藐之,勿视其巍巍然。堂高数仞,榱题数尺,我得志弗为也。食前方丈,侍妾数百人,我得志弗为也。般乐饮酒,驱骋田猎,后车千乘,我得志弗为也。在彼者,皆我所不为也;在我者,皆古之制也,吾何畏彼哉?」
英文参考译文
Mencius said, 'Those who give counsel to the great should despise them, and not look at their pomp and display. Halls several times eight cubits high, with beams projecting several cubits; these, if my wishes were to be realized, I would not have. Food spread before me over ten cubits square, and attendants and concubines to the amount of hundreds; these, though my wishes were realized, I would not have. Pleasure and wine, and the dash of hunting, with thousands of chariots following after me; these, though my wishes were realized, I would not have. What they esteem are what I would have nothing to do with; what I esteem are the rules of the ancients. Why should I stand in awe of them?'
重点修订页
人工补强的解释层
核心问题
为什么孟子说,说大人时要“藐之”,不要看他巍巍然?
直接回答
因为权势最常见的武器,就是先让你把它想象得太大。若你对方所宝皆非己所欲,心里的尺度便不会先被他的排场买走。
第一性原理
恐惧往往不是来自对方本身,而是来自你先承认了对方的价值坐标;一旦尺度不借给他,真话才说得出来。
为什么重要
这章适合承接“说大人”“不畏权贵”“counseling power in Mencius”这类搜索,也能稳固本站关于士与权力距离的主线。
延伸阅读
这章在做什么
这章是《尽心下》第 34 / 38 章,最直接的进入线索是“说大人,则藐之,勿视其巍巍然”。放回全卷,它讨论的是知言、知命与修养完成,并可与浩然之气、性善互相印证。
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全卷语境
《尽心下》把知言、知命与修养完成阶段的判断放在一起讨论。
引用提示
不要把“藐之”误读成傲慢摆谱。孟子要保存的是独立判断,不是靠侮慢来制造气势。