Appreciation of Zuo Calligraphy Couplet 16

Make a first-class wish, make a first-class love, and enjoy the next blessing;

Choose a high place to stand, find a flat place to live and walk to a wide place.

-This is a poem written by Zuo, a famous minister in the late Qing Dynasty, in Meiyuan, Wuxi, Jiangsu. In just 24 words, it condenses the philosophy of "extremely bright and moderate" of ancient sages-broad-minded, devoted to lofty, but docile and moderate. On the contrary, only those who are as gentle as jade can achieve brilliant career.