Wang Xizhi was angry, but not by others, but by himself.
Wang Xizhi was born in a rich family, and he was born smart. When he was young, he was recognized by his neighbors in the village, and he was also very good at calligraphy.
according to the logic of ordinary people, this is also a young genius. However, Wang Xizhi is not satisfied with his existing honor, but prefers to compare with others everywhere.
It is said that there is a man named Wang Shu, who has the same family name and clan with him. It just so happens that this teenager is also very talented. Therefore, Wang Xizhi will regard him as his imaginary enemy and always want to surpass each other.
Wang Xizhi did achieve much higher attainments in calligraphy than Wang Shu, but later Wang Shu was higher in official position than Wang Xizhi, and even promoted faster than Wang Xizhi.
Later, Wang Shu became the secretariat of Yangzhou, so Wang Xizhi felt very uncomfortable when he learned about it. He wanted to draw territory from Yangzhou and upgrade Huiji to Yuezhou, because then he could be on an equal footing with Wang Shu. However, it seems that Wang Xizhi resigned from the officialdom because he had something in his hand.
At that time, historical records recorded that he lived a very comfortable life. He had nothing to do but play chess with others, listen to books and travel around the mountains. But according to Wang Xizhi's early personality, it is absolutely impossible to do this.
So Wang Xizhi died before the age of 69, which was considered as a premature death. Therefore, many people have a little feeling that a generation of calligraphers were actually angry with themselves.
people need to constantly find an enemy to promote their growth all their lives, but if they keep up with the joneses, it will only add to their anger.