With five thousand years of Chinese civilization, calligraphy has been endowed with unique cultural connotations. Throughout the ages, literati and poets have been inseparable from him, and calligraphy has brought them rich spiritual food.
We know that literature is the art of language, and calligraphy is the art of lines, but the combination of the two can be called a classic of literature and art.
Nowadays, with the rapid development of social economy and the acceleration of the pace of life, people are tired of running around and pursuing material enjoyment, while neglecting spiritual supply. Spiritual emptiness will lead to spiritual loneliness.
If we can spend one to two hours a day reading and writing, this will give our soul a place to rest. Sometimes people need to let their souls get a moment of peace, learn calligraphy, and cultivate their mood.
In your free time, wouldn’t it be wonderful to pick up flowers and grass, sip tea, and write a few lines of words?
1. Learning calligraphy can calm the mind and eliminate boredom
We all know that practicing calligraphy is a process that accumulates over time, and impetuousness will not lead to calligraphy. Writing can make people calm down and lower their bodies. It can absorb people's impatience, dryness, and roughness, making people become elegant, calm and restrained.
Calligraphy is an elegant art, and art often allows us to appreciate many beautiful things. In each work, his lines, composition, and ink shades all reveal the author's emotions and visual beauty. The process of learning and creating calligraphy is the understanding of the laws of beauty and kindness and the experience of beauty.
3. Learn calligraphy to be familiar with poems and books
The ancients have a saying: read thousands of volumes and write like a god. Yes, if you want to learn calligraphy well, you must read enough books. Because calligraphy is not just about writing. In the same way, when you read a lot of books, your calligraphy will naturally reveal a literary style. This is the principle of "having poetry and calligraphy in your belly." The ancients praised calligraphy masters as "all of them have extraordinary talents, and they spend their spare time doing nothing but being erudite." Calligraphy is inseparable from poems and sentences. Calligraphers need to learn a lot of knowledge, so as to develop a good temperament and also learn a lot of new knowledge.
People often say that "words are a person's clothes" and "if your moral character is not high, you will not be able to write ink". It means that words are like people. Indeed, writing calligraphy is writing about yourself. When your culture, cultivation, and realm are high, your works can show a high style. Calligraphy is a combination of technique and personal character. If you want to write good calligraphy, you must first improve your personal awareness of life and life, as well as hone yourself over time.
5. Learning calligraphy can help your spirit return
Calligraphy is broad and profound, and there is no end to learning. Even so, as long as we have a heart that loves calligraphy, we will boldly pursue it, enjoy it, and immerse ourselves in it. There are so many turmoils in the world, so retreating to a shabby room and becoming unified is a higher pursuit and a spiritual paradise. When you encounter any troubles, you can also write calligraphy to relax yourself and forget the troubles at the moment.
In a nutshell, calligraphy is an elegant art. Learning calligraphy is a long process, and you need to be able to endure loneliness! When your soul is comforted and immersed in your heart, sometimes you will have an indescribable feeling. Learning calligraphy is like a practice that must stand the test of time.
The road is long and long, and I will search up and down!