What does this sentence mean? Literally, fish can swim well only with water, but don't they know they are in the water? Birds can fly freely in the wind, but they don't know they are in the wind.
Looking at this literal meaning alone, there is still a feeling of fog. This sentence only describes the phenomenon that fish don't know water and birds don't know wind. So, what is the meaning of this universal phenomenon in the author's works? The meaning lies in the latter sentence, "knowing this can be tiring or fun." In other words, if we can see the truth clearly, then we can get rid of the temptation of material desires, and only in this way can we get the real pleasure of life.
In real life, many of us are really tired of things, and paying too much attention to external "things" will inevitably lose our inner peace and tranquility. If we realize this, we can live a relaxed and happy life without being dragged down by the environment and let nature take its course.
Compare fish with birds, aren't people? When I am in an ordinary life, but I don't know that this is a happy life, I always feel that it is worthwhile and proud to experience a stormy life. Fish can forget water when they have water, but people can't forget life when they have life, so they pursue happiness, but after they get happiness, they know nothing and work hard ... If we don't care too much about fame and fortune and are not dragged down by it, we will definitely have a relaxed and happy life without any pressure.
Unfortunately, the fast-paced life of modern people is really stressful. Work pressure, study pressure, economic pressure ... If you can slow down, follow your heart and fill yourself up, you don't have to care too much about things outside, as long as you are healthy and happy, wouldn't it be wonderful!
The classics of Chinese studies can be described as a panacea for modern impetuous society. The philosophy of the ancients is not out of date today, which is a beautiful inheritance of Chinese civilization and has an incredible subtle influence on people's cultivation and moral cultivation.
I used to be young and impetuous, so the ethereal and wise quotations in classical books feel bitter and unbearable. With the growth of age, the mentality is mature and stable. On the contrary, I feel that the wisdom of life summed up by the ancients is really prescient. They have realized the true meaning of life thousands of years ago, which makes modern people who are proud of their cleverness sigh!