The original poem said: there is a big boat moored by the river, the water is not deep, and the boat is stranded and cannot move; Last night, the spring water by the river rose high, only to see the big ship floating gently on the water like a feather; It is in vain to push the warship into shallow water early. Look! Now that the water is full, isn't the boat sailing freely in the middle of the river?
Zhu's poems take boating as a metaphor and contain philosophy. On the one hand, it can be compared to your relaxed happiness when you have an epiphany, on the other hand, it can be compared to the futility of blindly acting before the time is right and the unimpeded when the time is right.
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This poem is the second part of my random thoughts on reading. It was written around the thirty-second year of Shaoxing (l 162) and is my experience in reading and studying. Zhu Sanchuan's disciple said, "The former word is a new achievement, and the latter word is an effect." The first two sentences of this poem are narrative and description. Because it rained cats and dogs last night and the spring water surged on the river, the "Meng Chong Ship" that had been stranded floated like a feather. The last two sentences are argumentation, which reveals the philosophy of the last two sentences. When the "Meng Chong Ship" ran aground because the river dried up, how many people tried their best to push it, all in vain, how could they push it? However, when winter ended and springs formed, the situation suddenly changed. Today, the "Meng Chong Ship", which could not be pushed before, is sailing freely in the spring water of a river. How brisk it is! The enlightenment of this poem is: Don't push a boat on dry land, but send a river of spring water for the free navigation of "Meng Chong".