Students in the class often have a heated argument over trivial matters, and sometimes even have a fight. Therefore, I often advise them to take retreat as progress and not to haggle over it. The sages once warned us to "endure calm for a while and take a step back".
In fact, in daily life, there are many phenomena that "stepping back is actually moving forward". For example, when throwing a stone, you must pull your arm back and throw it forward before you can throw it far. Another example is: when standing in the long jump, you must squat down first, and then jump up, before you can jump far. Let's take a closer look at the actions of the farmers transplanting rice. They are inserted in rows, and their actions seem to be backward, but in fact, their achievements are forward. Therefore, it is not difficult for us to understand the artistic conception of this Zen poem.
There is a saying, "No one asks for ten years, and everyone knows it in one fell swoop." After ten years, they studied hard and kept a low profile. In the arduous and lonely road, I finally honed my ability and courage to reach the peak, and so on.
The King of Yue, Ju Jian, was determined to prosper and destroy Wu, made great efforts, endured hardships with the Vietnamese people for ten years, and finally fulfilled his desire ten years ago to revive his country.
He has made outstanding achievements in the professional field, regardless of ancient or modern times.