美學宗師朱光潛《談文學》：「文學是一種與人生最密切相關的藝術」；古希臘哲學家亞里斯多德《詩學》：「人的描寫居於文學的首要地位；而人生，勢必成為文學表現的主要對象，或文學表現的核心問題」。作家透過文字書寫，分享經過歲月積澱的生命經驗，反映時代現實，譜出喜怒哀樂之生命樂章；吾人透過閱讀，徜徉在文學世界當中，與作品中傳達的哲思、情感、人生故事共鳴，開拓視野，增加閱歷，思考生命存在的價值與意義。由此可知，文學與吾人現實人生誠習習相關。
本課程，擬擷選古今文學作品，引領修課同學感受文學之美，體悟在塵世的繁華裡，古今情感、哲思的傳遞是没有時空隔閡，是可以心心相映。由於上課時間有限，本學年課程主題主要扣緊「賞愛自然」這一主題，希冀引領修課同學們放緩生活腳步，以細膩情懷感受大自然之美，省思人與大自然之間的關係。課程，每週皆有一子題，如探討寓言故事中探及的自然；與愛情、親情、友情、繪本、天地人、音樂、旅遊⋯⋯有關，或作一巧妙結合的自然文學作品。並據此，進一步探討「道與自然」，希冀同學們能在四季遞嬗、雲卷雲舒之中，領悟自然之道，由此找著安頓自我身心之方。
要之，課堂中，將以講授與問題討論方式，對有關「自然文學」之上課文本作深度的探討與詮釋。希冀修課同學們能掘發文學作品要義，探討文學與自然的關係，並進一步回歸吾人生命本身意義之探索。此外，並希冀修課同學能藉由閱讀、思考、書寫、討論，內觀自己的生命情境與思路，外觀蒼穹宇宙，自在悠遊於成長之道路。

Zhu Guangqian, the master of aesthetics, said in "On Literature": "Literature is an art most closely related to life"; the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle's "Poetics": "The description of human beings occupies the primary position in literature; and life is bound to become the main object of literary expression, or the core issue of literary expression." Through writing, writers share life experiences accumulated over the years, reflect the reality of the times, and compose a life movement of joy, anger, sorrow, and joy; through reading, we wander in the world of literature, resonate with the philosophies, emotions, and life stories conveyed in the works, broaden our horizons, increase our experiences, and think about the value and meaning of life. It can be seen from this that literature is closely related to our real life habits.
This course intends to select ancient and modern literary works to lead students to feel the beauty of literature and realize that in the prosperity of the world, the transmission of ancient and modern emotions and philosophies has no time and space barriers, and can be communicated heart to heart. Due to limited class time, the theme of this academic year's course is mainly based on the theme of "Appreciating Nature", hoping to lead students to slow down their pace of life, experience the beauty of nature with delicate feelings, and reflect on the relationship between humans and nature. Each week of the course has a sub-topic, such as exploring the nature explored in fables; related to love, family, friendship, picture books, heaven, earth and people, music, travel..., or writing a cleverly combined natural literary work. Based on this, we further explore "Tao and Nature", hoping that students can understand the Tao of nature amidst the changing seasons and the rolling clouds, so as to find a way to settle their body and mind.
Basically, in the classroom, lectures and question discussions will be used to conduct in-depth discussions and interpretations of the text on "Natural Literature". It is hoped that students taking this course can discover the essence of literary works, explore the relationship between literature and nature, and further return to the exploration of the meaning of our lives. In addition, it is hoped that through reading, thinking, writing, and discussion, students in the course can introspect their own life situations and thoughts, look at the sky and the universe, and freely travel on the road of growth.

自編上課講義

Self-compiled class handouts