The meaning of this sentence is that even after experiencing the ups and downs of the world and reading all the vicissitudes of the world, when you bend down and see the grass and trees growing, the spring breeze is green, you can still feel compassion.
This sentence comes from "Kuang Yi Ting Kou Zhan" by the Confucian master Ma Yifu. The full text is as follows:
As time goes by, we know how long it has been, and this pavilion is still there in the country. All the soldiers who came here were deserted, and they were in mourning and disorder, leaving behind scriptures.
Already aware of the vastness of the universe, I still pity the green grass and trees. The sky sends bird prints, leaving illusions and human spirits.
This is a state of understanding the vastness of the world, which means that you have understood the vastness and complexity of the world, but you still have not given up your natural love for the subtleties. This is a human nature. For example, some people often disdain small daily things once they see big events. Some people are different. On the one hand, they have seen big things, but their basic humanity has not been damaged at all. What is the fundamental difference between the two types of people? In fact, it is "awe". No matter how great you are, you can't escape the constraints of nature and yourself. Therefore, we should have awe of nature and human nature. ?
Extended information:
The meaning of the first half of this sentence not only refers to the unpredictable changes, vastness, and inaccessibility of nature and the universe. It also means that the owner has strong energy and can easily turn things around. He also pointed out that the master has seen through all the negative things in the world such as warmth, warmth, ugliness, hatred, separation and so on. Only when you stand at a high place can you look down at the low places. This is a kind of mind and state, and it is also a kind of gentleness. The more experience you gain, the more deeply you realize that it is difficult for a person's knowledge and opinions to jump out of his level and attitude. The questions asked and the answers sought also tend to be selfish. If you want to bend down to do something, you must first stand at a high place.
Ma Yifu was the first person in China to introduce Marx's "Das Kapital". Together with Liang Shuming and Xiong Shili, he was known as the "Three Modern Sages" (or the "Three Sages of New Confucianism"), and was an early representative of modern New Confucianism. One, the lyricist of "Zhejiang University School Anthem" and former professor of Zhejiang University. He has profound attainments in ancient philosophy, literature, and Buddhism, and is also proficient in calligraphy. He combines Zhangcao and Hanli into one, forming a family of his own. At the invitation of Cai Yuanpei, he went to Peking University to teach. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served as director of the Zhejiang Research Institute of Literature and History and deputy director of the Central Research Institute of Literature and History. He was a specially invited representative of the second and third National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
Reference material: Baidu Encyclopedia - Already aware of the vastness of the world, I still pity the green grass and trees