Twelve Miscellaneous Poems by Tao Yuanming (Ⅰ)
Wei and Jin Dynasties: Tao Yuanming
Life without a base is like the dust of the road. Life blowing in the wind, the body has gone through hardships, and it is not what it used to be.
When the world is brothers, why do brothers of their own brothers want to date each other? When you meet a pleasure, you should be happy, and you should invite your neighbors to drink.
Once the youth is gone, it will never come again, and you will never see the arrival of the next day. It's time for people to encourage themselves when they reach middle age. Time goes by and waits for no one.
Life in this world is like dust on the road. It was like floating dust, without roots. Life blowing in the wind, this body has gone through hardships and is no longer what it used to be. Everyone in the world should be regarded as a brother. Why do you have to be your own brother to date each other?
When you are happy, you should eat, drink and be merry. If you have wine, you should invite your neighbors to drink it. Life is like time. Once it's over, it's never coming back. Therefore, we should take advantage of the prime of life to encourage ourselves and do more things that should be done.
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"Life is rootless, floating on the dust like a stranger. It is unusual to be blown away by the wind. " Life in the world is like a rootless tree, a rootless flower, which has no landing and no roots and floats like dust on the road.
Life has gone through hardships in blowing in the wind, and it is not what it used to be. Fate is unpredictable, life is impermanent, and no one can grasp it. Everyone will change constantly in various encounters and changes, and never see their original self again.
"Fall to the ground as brothers, why the same flesh and blood! Have fun and compete for wine. " All men are brothers within the four seas. Why should a gentleman have no brothers? So the whole world wants to be brothers, why do their brothers want to date each other? Life is too short to eat, drink and be merry. When you are happy, you will be happy. If you have wine, you should invite your neighbors to drink it.
Life is not easy, life is not long. In one's life, many things are almost meaningless. Money, status, honor, these things are so insignificant in front of life that a gust of wind can blow them away.
Life seems illusory, and eventually it will be empty. Before a short life, we can choose to indulge, "sing a song about wine, what is life like?" ; We can also choose to cherish and cherish this short human time! This is Tao Yuanming's view.
"absolute beauty, a day is difficult. It is necessary to encourage in time, and time waits for no one. " Once life is over, there is nothing. Then, we should seize the opportunity, cherish the time and study hard.
Because once youth is gone, it is impossible to come back, and you will never see the next day within one day. We should encourage ourselves in time and strive for progress, because time always flies in front of life, always running forward and never stopping to wait for someone.
These four poems have since become Tao Yuanming's famous poems that cherish time and are often quoted by later generations to encourage young people. He told us a truth: life is a process, and what is lost will never come again, so only by cherishing the present, working hard, living seriously and doing it down to earth can we live up to life!