Original poem:
Xi Hill Zuo Song Dynasty: Su Shi
Everyone wants to be smart when adopting a son, and I have been delayed by being smart all my life.
I only hope that this child is honest and honest, and there is no disaster and no difficulty in reaching the public.
Precautions:
It is an ancient custom to bathe children. When the baby is born for three days or full moon, relatives and friends will get together to celebrate and bathe the baby.
Explanation:
People want their children to be smart and happy in the world. But I have suffered a lot from being smart myself. Therefore, I hope my children are stupid and rude, but they can be promoted to three officials and nine ministers without any difficulty.
Extended data:
When writing this poem, Su Dongpo was involved in Wutai poetry case and was demoted to Huangzhou. He almost lost his life because of this, and gained a son in Huangzhou, who was born to his concubine Chao Yunsheng, and this song "Washing Children" was written for this boy. For the poet, he has just experienced a great ordeal, and his inner twists and turns are still very complicated, so he wrote the poem "I only wish my children are honest and honest, and there is no disaster and no difficulty in reaching the public."
This poem looks like a joke and ridicule, but it is not. Su Dongpo, who thinks he is a clever man, can't say that he is extremely clever. However, he felt such a strange feeling when he saw his newborn son. He is not as ambitious and talented as most people think, but hopes that his son will not be as smart and unlucky as himself in the future.
The word "Wang" in the first sentence describes people's expectations for children; A "mistake" in the second sentence tells the story of my life. Contains the poet's complaints and grievances: this is the case at present. Foolish people do nothing, but they can "get to the official without disaster", which makes people sad.
And "I was misled by cleverness all my life" wrote my inner helplessness. Of course, the second half of the sentence, "Foolish and Lu", is actually just a coat, the essence of which is that you are wise and stupid. Although the text of this poem is simple, it is a portrayal of Su Shi's life.
Su Shi's life can almost be described as twists and turns. When I was young, I was a scholar. I used to be a judge in Fengxiang and an official in the temple. But later he was involved in Wang Anshi's political reform and was forced to become the next Hangzhou. Later, he was demoted to Huizhou, Qiongzhou and Changhua many times. Later, Song Huizong was recalled to Beijing because of amnesty and died in Changzhou Guest House.
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