5 reading notes on "The Biography of Su Dongpo"
He is not only a well-known politician and writer, but also a Buddhist, tourism expert, gourmet, medical expert, and alchemist , proficient in everything. Below are my carefully recommended reading notes for "The Biography of Su Dongpo", for reference only, welcome to read!
Reading Notes on "The Biography of Su Dongpo" (Selected Chapter 1)
After reading "The Biography of Su Dongpo", I know that the reason why Su Dongpo is remembered is because of his optimistic attitude In terms of mentality, even if it is too bitter and tiring, he can always taste the sweetness in the bitterness and relax in the tiredness.
Su Dongpo wrote a large number of poems and lyrics throughout his life. Every sentence of the poems and lyrics is Su Dongpo's feelings. For example: Su Dongpo's younger brother Ziyou lived in a small and short house. Su Dongpo often made fun of his brother's height. He wrote two sentences: He often lowered his head to recite scriptures and history, but suddenly he couldn't stretch his head out of the house.
The meaning of these two sentences is this. I often recite poems, but suddenly I raise my head and hit the wall above my head.
Su Dongpo's life was called a life of storm. He was often driven to remote small cities to be a small local official. He was driven to a place, and he lived in peace with the people there, helped others, and wrote many beautiful poems at the same time.
Wherever Su Dongpo is, others are happy because of his presence. His joy is contagious to everyone around him. When he wants to leave a certain place, the villagers there will be reluctant to leave.
We should learn from his optimistic attitude, selfless dedication, and understanding of the beautiful qualities of others! Reading Notes on "The Biography of Su Dongpo" (Selected Chapter 2)
Read "The Biography of Su Dongpo" for three consecutive days. In my mind, this is a lost and found book. When I just graduated, my brother who loved books and was still in middle school bought this book and gave it to me. At that time, some classmates happened to be playing at home. Therefore, borrowing books to read from me who also loves books seems to be a sign of her progress.
Give her the newly acquired "The Biography of Su Dongpo" and urge her to return it.
Students who do not work in the same place will be like flying kites after graduation, and there will be no time and opportunity for gatherings. So, just like the friendship between classmates that became weaker and weaker, the "Biography of Su Dongpo" was borrowed forever. I believe that the pretty classmate who read that book must have felt very lonely. Because in my opinion, that female classmate might not be able to understand Su Dongpo.
Therefore, every time I think of that classmate, "The Biography of Su Dongpo" appears in front of me like a conditioned reflex. I got together with her several times, but I didn't mention the book. But the plot of Su Dongpo still affects me all the time. Reading Notes on "The Biography of Su Dongpo" (Selected Chapter 3)
A friend recommended me to read this book. I rarely read biographies. I really couldn't stand it at first. I fell asleep after reading it for the first time. I read slowly until I saw Wang Anshi, and then I slowly got closer to the book.
This book describes Mr. Dongpo's life from multiple perspectives, including family, friends, politics and even people. Mr. Lin Yutang used Su Dongpo's humorous and optimistic attitude to describe Su Dongpo's life, but Dongpo's life was indeed full of twists and turns. I envy his attitude towards the world. He was outspoken and made many friends no matter where he was. . He lived happily. In fact, I didn’t think much of the Song Dynasty before this. Although I think the partisanship is still hateful and their officials are not as cute as those of the Ming Dynasty, those empress dowagers and those who insist on their own opinions and serve the country The officials really moved me. After watching it for so long, I started to hate Wang Anshi, but in the end I felt that he was also serving the country, but he was too headstrong.
Su Dongpo’s heroism, Su Dongpo’s optimism and humor, Su Dongpo’s sarcasm, Su Dongpo’s persistence, and Su Dongpo’s sincerity were all restored under Mr. Lin Yutang. I saw a poet Su Dongpo, a painter and calligrapher Su Dongpo, a Su Dongpo who was considerate of people's feelings, a grumpy but logically clear and quick-thinking Su Dongpo. He is a rare genius in ancient and modern times, and he is also a mortal with joys, sorrows and joys. Thanks to Mr. Lin Yutang, I saw a real Su Dongpo. Reading Notes on "The Biography of Su Dongpo" (Selected Chapter 4)
Lin Yutang, the author of the Biography of Su Dongpo, is also one of my favorite writers.
The father and daughter Yao Sian and Yao Mulan he created in "Small Clouds of Beijing" are also practitioners of Taoism in Chinese culture. In his biography, Lin Yutang gave Su Dongpo supreme praise. As a reader who likes Su Dongpo, reading a book like this is like meeting a close friend. However, it was precisely because of his appreciation of Su Dongpo that the book exuded a strong dislike for Wang Anshi, another political celebrity at the time. Su Dongpo's father, Su Che, was even blamed for a forged work "On Debating Adultery" that attacked Wang Anshi. Even Wang Anshi's eccentric character became a crime for him to be pretentious to gain fame. My understanding of Wang Anshi is vague. But for the reformer, no matter what the final result is, I think that at least he is a brave man of the times.
However, I admire Su Dongpo very much. The first is because he is very optimistic. He was often demoted here and there, but he never once looked sad and always faced everyone with an optimistic attitude. The second reason is that he doesn't have to painstakingly collect information to compose poems. As long as he encounters any trivial matter, he can write a poem with just a stroke of his pen. And his poetry is always so fresh.
At the same time, I also sympathize with him very much. A person is demoted to one place after another, not knowing the fate of the next moment. Even his final death was on the way to being demoted. It's really pitiful. Reading Notes on "The Biography of Su Dongpo" (Selected Chapter 5)
The four major biographies of the 20th century ("The Biography of Li Hongzhang" by Liang Qichao, "The Biography of Zhang Juzheng" by Zhu Dongrun, "The Biography of Zhu Yuanzhang" by Wu Han and Lin Yutang's "The Biography of Su Dongpo") can be read in different styles, but the most enjoyable one is "The Biography of Su Dongpo". I have always felt that although they are thousands of years apart, Lin Yutang and Su Dongpo share the same sentiments in terms of literary temperament, but they have not faded away at all due to the barrier of time. The penetrating power of Chinese cultural heritage is evident from this.
My preference for Su Dongpo started from reading his works, which are bold and bold, such as "Niannujiao Nostalgic at Chibi", affectionate, such as "Jiang Chengzi Ten Years of Life and Death", open-minded, such as "Chibi Fu", elegant and elegant. For example, "Night Tour of Chengtian Temple"... From the words, I want to see him as a person, and the feeling of admiration arises spontaneously.
Su Dongpo’s literary attainments are indeed amazing, but in the five thousand years of history, there are countless talents. Sima Qian's history books are rhymeless and sad, Cao Cao's poems are ancient and desolate, Jiang Yan's poems are engraved with different colors and gold, Liu Yong's poems are lingering and lingering... However, Su Dongpo, only Su Dongpo, made me appreciate his talent. In addition, it creates emotional attachment.
Su Dongpo's life was full of ups and downs, with many ups and downs. He was successful at a young age, wore bright clothes and angry horses, and his articles were published all over the world. From the emperor Renzong of Song Dynasty to the leader of the court Ouyang Xiu, down to the common people, everyone admired and respected him and loved him; he was a political party and brought benefits. One place, thousands of years later, Su Di in Hangzhou is still witnessing and telling the nostalgia for Su Dongpo. During the reign of Empress Dowager Xiang, he was highly used and held the title of Bachelor of Longtuge. He traveled around to relieve the sufferings caused by the New Deal to the people.
However, the political arena is full of storms. If the differences between Wang Anshi's reformists and Su Dongpo are just political opinions, then after Wang Anshi, the so-called "reformists" Zhang Ting and others treated dissidents very differently. The persecution has gone far beyond Wang Anshi's "exile". They fabricated unfounded charges and created the "Wutai Poetry Case". What's more, they slandered a group of officials headed by Su Dongpo who were reinstated during the Yuanyou period as the country's evildoers. , engraved their names on the stele, and wanted to nail them to the "pillar of shame" for generations to come. This is also called the "Yuanyou party member stele". Later, Su Dongpo was demoted again and again, from Huizhou in Lingnan to Hainan, a land of alienation, leaving behind his old and tired body.
Whether he was in a high position or in abject poverty, the impression Su Dongpo left on future generations was that he was free and unrestrained, quiet and self-sufficient, or his childishness was still intact. Even in the low ebb period, when he meditates on the past, "Looking back to the desolate place, there is neither wind nor rain". Even when he was in Hainan, with no place to stay and no cure for his illness, he still maintained the spirit of "I will not regret my nine deaths in the southern wilderness, but I will travel to the wonders of my life." In just over sixty years, I have never been arrogant in times of glory, nor have I knelt down or complained in times of hardship. My emotional attachment to him comes precisely from the mental beats and cries.
In summary, Su Dongpo's temperament includes the Confucian brave man who "knows what cannot be done but does it" without fear, the Taoist mind of letting things go naturally and wandering in obedience to the way of heaven, and the Buddhist mind. The contentment of "Being like the light and the dust, and bowing to the vulgarity".
This is the ideal state for literati, but how many people can actually practice it over the past thousands of years?
The author of the book, Lin Yutang, is also one of my favorite writers. The father and daughter Yao Sian and Yao Mulan he created in "Small Clouds of Beijing" are also practitioners of Taoism in Chinese culture. In his biography, Lin Yutang gave Su Dongpo supreme praise. As a reader who likes Su Dongpo, reading a book like this is like meeting a close friend. However, it was precisely because of his appreciation of Su Dongpo that the book exuded a strong dislike for Wang Anshi, another political celebrity at the time. Su Dongpo's father, Su Che, was even blamed for a forged work "On Debating Adultery" that attacked Wang Anshi. Even Wang Anshi's eccentric character became a crime for him to be pretentious to gain fame. My understanding of Wang Anshi is vague. But for the reformer, no matter what the final result is, I think that at least he is a brave man of the times.
The idiom "fresh clothes and angry horses": beautiful clothes and strong horses. It is called luxurious clothing. For example: Ming Dynasty Shen Defu's "Ye Huo Bian·Xingbu·Unjust Prison": "A group of thieves succeeded, and Mi Hengxuan was pushed and buried. He wore bright clothes and angry horses, so he was called a knight-errant. The leader of the group was named Zhu Guochen, who also killed his husband at the beginning. "Another example: Opium is dressed in brocade attire, and horses in bright clothes are riding in the clouds. ——Chen Yin of the Qing Dynasty, "Controlling the Servant"
Idioms know that something cannot be done but do it: for: to do. Knowing that you can't do it but insisting on doing it means being determined or stubborn. For example: Mao Dun's "From the Legend of Fengdong Mountain": "Among the loyal ministers in the late Ming Dynasty, I have a higher evaluation of Qu Shishu than Shi Kefa. ...Because Qu Bishi is richer in the spirit of 'knowing what cannot be done and doing it'."