Interpretation: Watching the white clouds rolling up and unfurling leisurely, quietly savoring the time when the flowers bloom and fall.
Adapted from "The Notes of a Youchuang" by Chen Jiru of the Ming Dynasty. The excerpt from the original article is as follows:
Unfazed by favor or disgrace, I leisurely watch the flowers blooming and falling in front of the court; I have no intention of leaving or leaving, just follow the clouds rolling in the sky.
Interpretation in vernacular: Only when you treat favors and disgrace as normal as flowers blooming and falling can you not be surprised when doing things; only when you treat positions as changing as clouds and clouds, can you be careless. Teach the world that in this chaotic world, we need to learn to treat everything around us with a normal heart. Extended information
Historical story
During the Taizong period of the Tang Dynasty, the official Lu Chengqing was ordered to investigate the issue of responsibility for the crash of a water transport ship. He changed the performance evaluation of the water transport officer three times, but the official showed no surprise. Later, Lu himself also experienced ups and downs, and his fate was bumpy. His mood was always as calm as water, and he did not change his principles as a person due to the ups and downs.
Appreciation
Don't be surprised by favor or disgrace, watching the flowers blooming and falling in front of the court; leaving or leaving unintentionally, the clouds roll and relax in the sky. When the wind comes, the bamboos will be thinned, but when the wind passes by, the bamboos will leave no sound; when the wild geese cross the cold pond, the wild geese will leave and leave no shadow in the pond. Therefore, when things come, a gentleman's mind begins to appear; when things go, his mind becomes empty. Only by looking down upon everything can you calm down your mind and savor the myriad flavors of life.
The bright eyebrows of the rising sun always mean the desolation of dusk, the delicate roses will eventually wither, and the short-lived youth will become a memory. Flowers bloomed and fell several times, and the rainy season that was gone forever became a memory in life.
Life is a gathering and separation, and the first cry that first entered the world kicked off the gathering. So in the years to come, flowers bloom and fall, clouds roll and relax, and there are countless flowers. Unclear encounters, no matter what kind of gathering or parting, in the end, the song ends and everyone disperses, and the birds return to the forest.
Life is a mystery. We never know what the next step will be or what kind of situation there will be. So let us be an excellent actor and devote ourselves to it. It’s time to laugh. Smile happily when you need to cry, cry happily when you need to cry, love him vigorously when you need to love, and hate him completely when you need to hate.
Everyone’s life will always experience various ups and downs, so that after a long time, we still can’t bear to abandon it. It is these sufferings and ups and downs that outline beautiful and wonderful pictures in our lives, and become a precious wealth for us to reflect on our lives when we calm down.