The process of Ouyang Xun's viewing of the ancient monument was that he stood on horseback to browse, and then left after looking for a long time. He walked a few hundred steps away from the ancient monument and then came back. He dismounted and stood in front of the monument to observe. When he was tired, he spread out his leather clothes and sat down to observe. He stayed in front of the monument for three days and three nights before leaving.
Original text: Ouyang Xunchangxing, saw the ancient stele, written by Jin Suojing. Standing on horseback to watch, it took a long time to leave. After several hundred steps, he dismounted and stood there. When he was tired, he sat down and watched in cloth, and stayed beside him for three days before leaving.
Translation: Ouyang Xun of the Tang Dynasty was riding a horse one day when he accidentally saw an ancient monument. It turned out to be written by Suo Jing, a famous calligrapher in the Jin Dynasty. He stopped to browse and left after looking at it for a long time. He walked a few hundred steps away from the ancient monument and then came back. He dismounted and stood in front of the monument to observe. When he was tired, he spread out his leather clothes and sat down to observe. He stayed in front of the monument for three days and three nights before leaving.
The inspiration of this story is: if you want to be good at something, you must deepen it, concentrate on it, and practice hard. Ouyang Xun's behavior shows that he is a person who loves to learn and tells us that there is no end to learning. An open-minded and eager-to-learn attitude, and a spirit of learning from others’ strengths.
Ouyang Xun was a calligrapher. When he saw good calligraphy, it was like a mouse seeing rice, a kitten seeing fish, and a dog seeing bones. When he saw good calligraphy, he couldn't put it down until he studied it. He didn't leave until he was almost done. He has a studious spirit.