《菜根谭》是明朝还初道人洪应明收集编著的儒家经典，是一部论述修养、人生、处世、出世的语录集。其文字简炼明隽，兼采雅俗，言辞中流露出山林意趣，渗透着万物一体的世界观。开出的处世之方偏重心态和人事，悟虚妄真实之理，指出贫富、尊卑、穷达因为心念使善恶、祸福相互转换，告诫世人及时转念，戒贪少欲，取中庸之道。著作前后内容和深度有所不同，反映出了不同的阅历和境界。
《菜根谭》（家人有过、春风解冻）
家人有过，不宜暴怒，不宜轻弃。此事难言，借他事隐讽之；今日不悟，俟来日再警之。如春见解冻，如和气消冰，才是家庭的型范。
Whenafamilymembermakesamistake, onemustnotflyintoarage; norshouldoneglossoverthemistakeasifnothinghadhappened. Ifitisdifficulttothrashthematterout, onemayuseananalogytoenlightentheoffender. Ifthisstillfailstosmoothouttheproblem, itisacceptabletowaituntilanother, andmoresuitable, timetoadmonishthetransgressor. Justlikethespringwindthatthawsthefrostandthezephyrthatmeltstheice, thisisamodelforhomeeducation.
（保罗·怀特 译）
Incaseanyofthefamilymembershappentohavedonesomethingfaulty, weshouldnotstampwithfury, norshouldweeasilyletthemoffasifnothinghadhappened. Ifwefeelunsuitabletoblamethemdirectly, wemaydrawlessonsfromotherstosatirizethemmetaphorically; andifwecannotfindanopportunitytoexpostulatewiththemaboutthefaultstoday, wemightaswellleaveitoveruntilthedayavailable. Justlikethespringbreezethawingthefrozenlandthewarmclimatemeltingtheice, thisistherightwaytodealwithdomesticaffairsandamodelforhouseholdmanagement.
（周文标 译）
Whenafamilymembererrs, don'tblowyourtopoffanddon'tgiveupeither. Ifitisdifficulttotalkaboutit, trytohintitinotherways. Iftheadviceisnottakenrightaway, giveitanothertrylater. Setarolemodellikethespringbreezethawingtheice.
（李兆良 译）
Whenoneofthefamilydoessomethingwrong, oneshouldneitherflyintoaragenorletitpass. Ifitishardtomentionthepresentinstance, thenusesomeotherinstancetohintatit; ifhedoesnotseehismistaketoday, waitforsomeotherdaytoadmonishhimagain. Itisratherlikethespringbreezebringingthethaw, orthegenialclimatemeltingtheice: thisaloneshouldbethemodelforafamily
（蒋坚松 译）
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