中国古代文学所体现的忧患意识

道德经
　　上善若水，水善利万物而不争。处众人之所恶，故几于道。
　　居善地，心善渊，与善仁，言善信，正善治，事善能，动善时。
　　夫唯不争，故无尤
　　The highest good is like that of water. The goodness of water is that it benefits the ten thousand creatures; yet itself does not scramble, but is content with the places that all men disdain. It is this that makes water so near to the Way.
　　And if men think the ground the best place for building a house upon,
　　If among thoughts they value those that are profound,
　　If in friendship they value gentleness,
　　In words, truth; in government, good order;
　　In deeds, effectiveness; in actions, timeliness-
　　In each case it is because they prefer what does not lead to strife
　　And therefore does not go amiss.
　　天地不仁，以万物为刍狗；圣人不仁，以百姓为刍狗。
　　天地之间，其犹橐龠乎！虚而不屈，动而愈出。
　　多言数穷，不如守中。

　　Chapter5
　　Heaven and Earth are ruthless;
　　To them the Ten Thousand Things are but as straw dogs.
　　The Sage too is ruthless;
　　To him the