整理/余冰玥 制圖/張玉佳

居安思危

處在安寧的環(huán)境中，要想到可能出現(xiàn)的危難。歷代有抱負的統(tǒng)治者都希望國家長治久安，常常提醒自己不要沉湎于安逸享樂，而要勤于政事，勵精圖治，及時化解社會矛盾，防患于未然。這是一種長遠、積極的憂患意識。

Be on Alert Against Potential Danger When Living in Peace

One should always be on alert against potential danger in time of peace. All ambitious rulers in history hoped to maintain enduring stability. They often reminded themselves not to indulge in pleasure and comfort, but to conduct diligent governance, work hard to make their country prosperous, and resolve social conflicts in a timely manner so as to prevent them from developing into crises.

引例：若能思其所以危則安矣，思其所以亂則治矣，思其所以亡則存矣。（吳兢《貞觀政要·刑法》）（如果能思考為什么會有危險，國家就安全了；想到為什么會有戰(zhàn)亂，國家就太平了；想到為什么會有覆亡，國家就能保存了。）

Citation

If one keeps thinking about danger that could emerge, then there can be safety; if one keeps reminding oneself of the possible outbreak of war, then there can be peace; if one keeps thinking about the possible fall of the nation, then the nation can be preserved. (Wu Jing: Important Political Affairs of the Zhenguan Reign)