Chu Hsi
As soon as the half-acre square pond is opened,
The sky is full of clouds and shadows.
Ask where the canal is so clear,
Because there is inexhaustible living water for it.
Read to my son on winter nights.
Year: Song Author: Lu You Genre: Four Musts
The ancients learned nothing, and it takes time to grow old.
What you get on paper is so shallow that you never know what you have to do.
This poem means that the ancients spared no effort in learning. Fight for it all your life, often when you are young, you will succeed when you are old. The knowledge gained from books is superficial after all, and it is impossible to understand the true meaning of knowledge. To truly understand the profound truth in books, you must practice it yourself.