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第二十一章 诚意--至诚可参天地

唯天下至诚，为能尽其性；能尽其性；则能尽人之性；能尽人之性，则能尽物之性；能尽物之性，则可以赞天地之化育；可以赞天地之化育，则可以与天地参矣。

It is only he who is possessed of the most complete sincerity that can exist under heaven, who can give its fun development to his nature. Able to give its full development to his own nature, he can do the same to the nature of other men. Able to give its full development to the nature of other men, he can give their full development to the natures of animals and things. Able to give their full development to the natures of creatures and things, he can assist the transforming and nourishing powers of Heaven and Earth. Able to assist the transforming and nourishing powers of Heaven and Earth, he may with Heaven and Earth form a ternion.

【原文】

　　唯天下至诚，为能尽其性（1）；能尽其性，则能尽人之性；能尽 人之性，则能尽物之性；能尽物之性，则可以赞大地之化育（2）；可 以赞天地之化育，则可以与天地参矣（3）.

【注释】

　　（1）尽其性：充分发挥本性。 （2）赞：赞助。化育：化生和养育。 （3）参天地：与天地并列力三。参，并列。

【译文】

　　只有天下极端真诚的人能充分发挥他的本性；能充分发挥他的本性，就能充分发挥众人的本性；能充分发挥众人的本性，就能充分发挥万物的本性；能充分发挥万物的本性，就可以帮助天地培育生命；能帮助大地培育生命，就可以与天地并列为三了。

【读解】

　　真诚者只有首先对自己真诚，然后才能对全人类真诚。真诚可使自己立于与天地并列为三的不朽地位。它的功用居然有如此之大，那我们又何乐而不为呢。
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