Classic Chinese translation of "There Are Many People in the South":
There are many people who know how to dive in the South because they are with the water every day. You can float on the water at the age of fifteen, and you can dive at the age of fifteen. How could they master their diving skills so easily? They must have mastered the art of swimming. Living by the water every day, I was able to understand how to dive by the age of fifteen. Some people are born without knowing the nature of water. Even if they grow strong, they are still afraid when they see an incoming boat. Therefore, the brave men in the north asked the divers for advice on why they could dive. According to the words of the divers, if they went to the river and tried it, they would be drowned. Therefore, anyone who pursues the Dao without learning is the same as those northerners who learn to dive.
The original text of the classical Chinese text of "There are many people in the south" is as follows:
There are many people in the south, and the sun and water live together. One can wade at the age of seven, one can float at the age of ten, and one can float at the age of fifteen. Get the right way. How can one live in peace without a husband? There will be those who find the way to water. If the sun lives with water, then at the age of fifteen he will be able to find his way; if he is born without knowing water, then even though he is strong, he will be afraid of boats when he sees them. Therefore, the brave men in the north, if they ask no one why they drowned, there will be no one who will not drown in the river. Therefore, those who do not learn but pursue the Tao are those in the north who have lost their learning.
Appreciation:
The author adopts the reasoning method of "imagining metaphors and reasoning" to tell us that whether we are studying or asking questions, we must be down-to-earth, one step at a time, and we cannot aim too high. , we can’t be reckless, let alone look for shortcuts in a whimsical way. ?Seeking truth from facts is the foundation of learning. When doing learning, there must be no falsehood. People often say: "Practice brings true knowledge." If you only rely on hearsay, your understanding of things will inevitably be misleading. ?Mao Zedong said: "If you don't investigate and study, you have no right to speak." If you don't understand something and don't really study it, even if you discover it, it will be unrealistic. ?In your pursuit of education, you should not be like the warriors from the north who ask questions about the people from the south. Any knowledge that is only theory without practical verification is just talk on paper, and theory and practice must be combined. Just like there is no one in the south, where the sun and water live, but they will disappear at the age of fifteen. This is because they are familiar with the properties of water and have mastered it bit by bit after dealing with water for many years. If the people from the south don't have it, then there will definitely be someone who has a way to get water. ?Don't believe in opportunism, and don't expect money and cakes to fall from the sky. Just like this "Sun Yu" written by Su Shi, it is full of literary talent, clever metaphors and good guidance. It tactfully advises Wu Yanlu of Bohai to pursue learning and Taoism. It is so well written. , it cannot be achieved in one or two days.
About the author:?
Su Shi (January 8, 1037 - August 24, 1101), also known as Zizhan, also known as Hezhong, also known as "Dongpo Jushi" , the world calls him "Su Dongpo". Han nationality, a native of Meizhou (now Meishan, Sichuan, Meishan City in the Northern Song Dynasty), and his ancestral home is Luancheng. He was a famous writer, calligrapher, painter, lyricist, poet, and gourmet in the Northern Song Dynasty. He was one of the eight great writers of the Tang and Song Dynasties and a representative of the Bold and Unconstrained poets. His poems, poems, poems, and prose are all of high achievement. He is also good at calligraphy and painting. He is a rare all-rounder in the history of Chinese literature and art. He is also recognized as one of the most outstanding people in the history of China's thousands of years of literature and art. His prose and Ouyang Xiu are also called Ou Su; his poetry and Huang Tingjian are called Su Huang; his poetry and Xin Qiji are called Xin Su; his calligraphy is listed as one of the four major calligraphers of the Northern Song Dynasty: "Su, Huang, Mi and Cai"; his paintings are pioneers. Huzhou School of Painting.