莊子「安頓人生逆境」研究——通識課程「莊子導讀」的抉發

A study of ways to cope with adversity in the Zhuangzi — Exploring “Guided Reading on Zhuangzi” as a general education course

社會大眾通常認為「貧窮、遭受刑罰、肢體殘缺、疾病、死亡」是人生逆境， 也都竭力迴避之，但是莊子書中卻經常記載與這些逆境相關的寓言。有鑑於身處順境，人人安適自在；但是置身逆境，則未必平穩安定。那麼在莊子眾多論述逆境的 記載中，是否指出安頓逆境的應對之策呢？本文嘗試考察莊子書中與人生逆境相關的寓言，以抽繹莊子安頓逆境的智慧。

We would do everything to avoid or overcome negative aspects of life, such as poverty, penalty, physical disability, illness and death. Stories and fables related to these difficult conditions can be found in the book Zhuangzi. People are comfortable with favorable circumstances but not necessarily feel the same way about unfavorable ones. Has the Zhuangzi, in its many discourses about adversity, pointed out ways to cope with unfavorable conditions? This paper aims to identify the wisdom of the Zhuangzi in coping with adversity by taking a closer look at the stories in the book.