"Winter Night Reading Shows Ziyu" is a seven-character quatrain written by the Southern Song Dynasty poet Lu You in his later years. "Winter Night Reading Shows Ziyu" is a philosophical poem that contains the poet's profound educational thoughts and ideas, and also expresses the poet's ardent expectations for his children.
Reading on a winter night shows Ziyu
The ancients spared no effort in learning, and it was only when they were young that they could achieve success through hard work.
What you have learned on paper will eventually make you realize it, but you will definitely know that this matter must be carried out.
Literary Appreciation
The poet in the first couplet praised the ancients' spirit of hard work in learning. The couplet refers to the difficulty of learning. The first two sentences of the poem praise the ancients' spirit of hard study and the difficulty of learning. It shows that only by developing good study habits when you are young and doing your best to lay a solid foundation can you achieve a successful career in the future. The poet started from the ancient people's learning, and the three words "exhaustible" describe the degree of diligence and tirelessness of the ancients in learning, which is both vivid and vivid. The poet earnestly warned his son to take advantage of his youthful energy and seize the good times to work hard and not to let his youthful years go to waste.
The last two couplets emphasize the importance of where to put your efforts in learning. It is important to work tirelessly and persistently to learn knowledge, but this alone is not enough, because it is only book knowledge, and book knowledge is the summary of previous people's practical experience. It cannot be talked about on paper, but must be "practiced personally." A person who has both book knowledge and practical experience is a truly knowledgeable person. Book knowledge is a summary of previous people's practical experience. Whether it can adapt to the situation here and now remains to be tested by practice. Only through personal practice can you turn the knowledge in books into your own practical skills. The poet writes from the relationship between book knowledge and social practice, emphasizing the importance of practice and highlighting his insights. "Be practical" contains two meanings: first, you must "practice" during the learning process, and strive to be "speakable, hands-on, and heart-conscious"; second, after acquiring knowledge, you must "practice" and turn it into your own through personal practice. Yes, turn it into your own use. The poet's intention is very obvious, aiming to inspire his son not to be one-sidedly satisfied with book knowledge, but to consolidate and further sublimate it in practice.
This is a poem for teaching children. The poet emphasizes the importance of practice in terms of the relationship between books and practice. Indirect experience is a way for people to absorb nutrients from books and learn the knowledge and skills of their predecessors. Direct experience is knowledge generated directly from practice and is a more important way to acquire knowledge. Only by "practicing" and turning book knowledge into practical knowledge can the knowledge learned be used to guide practice. By writing about Lu You's education to his son Ziyu, this poem tells readers that they must have a tireless and perseverant spirit in learning. A person who has both book knowledge and practical spirit is a truly learned person.