敬畏感及其中西比较

敬畏感是人们对某种力量既敬重又畏惧的情感。敬畏感与人所生存的文化背景有着直接的关联。生活在基督教文明中的西方人,其敬畏感来自上帝。深受中华民族传统文化影响的中国人,其敬畏感则来自"天命"。而从深层心理来分析,人们真正敬畏的是人自己。不同的民族性格决定着对信仰对象拥有不同的敬畏感。西方人执着的民族性格和中国人爱"变通"的民族性格及其在敬畏感上的鲜明特点表现着各自的生存智慧。

Reverence and the Comparison in China and the West

Reverence is a combination of respect and awe to some kind of power.It has direct relations with the cultural background people live in.The reverence of westerners who live in Christian culture is from God,while the reverence of Chinese who are profoundly affected by traditional culture is from " destiny ".However,deep analysis of psychology shows that the real object of reverence is the human beings themselves.Different national characters determine different kinds of reverence to different idols.The obsessive character of westerners and the " flexibility " character of Chinese as well as the distinct characteristics of their reverence respectively express their survival wisdom.