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思想・学問はともすると浅薄な抽象論や観念の遊戯に堕し、人生・社会の真実を失ってしまう。現実・真実を遊離した思想や道徳論は無益なばかりでなくて、却って害になる。古来、宋襄の仁や尾生の信がわらいぐさになる所以だ。

安岡正篤　照心語録より

宋襄の仁：敵に無用の情けをかけ、結局、不利益を受けること。

尾生の信：いったん交わした約束は固く守ること。また、融通がきかず、ばか正直なこと。

思想や学問は学び舎を離れた社会に出て、現実問題の解決に役立つような用い方をしなければ無益であるということ。

例えば、学校で教師や教科書の批判に終止したり、会社で自社内の人事や社会情勢の文句を言いつつ、実際に手足と頭を動かさないで何もしないのでは、何一つ一歩進まないということと同じ。

身の回りの家族の課題から始まり、広くは地球全体で抱える課題に向き合い施策を見出すに、すべて思想・学問の及ぶ領域である。

人間を観る時に、批判から始まる者と、提案から始まる者で見分けがつきやすい。

提案を伴わない愚痴は自身のみならず、周囲の時間を浪費させてしまう。

思考の遊戯に堕ちず、実際問題に向き合うことを意識しながら学問はすすめたいものである。

Thought and learning: Masaatsu Yasuoka, Shoushin Goroku

Thought and learning can easily fall into shallow abstractions and the play of concepts, losing sight of the truth of life and society. Ideologies and moral theories that are detached from reality and truth are not only useless, but also harmful. This is why people have laughed at the benevolence of Song Xiang and the faith of Osei since ancient times.

From Masaatsu Yasuoka, Shoushin Goroku

Song Xiang’s benevolence: Showing unnecessary mercy to an enemy, and ultimately suffering a disadvantage.

Osei’s faith: Sticking to promises once made. Also, being inflexible and naive.

Philosophy and learning are useless unless they are used to solve real problems in society, away from the school.

For example, at school, limiting yourself to criticizing teachers and textbooks, or at work, complaining about the personnel and social situation within the company, but not actually using your hands, feet, or head, is the same as not making any progress.

Starting with the problems of your family, or broadly, facing the problems faced by the entire world and finding solutions, all of these are areas that philosophy and learning can cover.

When observing people, it is easy to distinguish between those who start by criticizing and those who start by making suggestions.

Complaining without suggestions wastes not only your own time, but also the time of those around you.

We should pursue academic studies while being conscious of facing real problems, without falling into the game of thought.