Why does Wang Xizhi practice calligraphy hard?

When Wang Xizhi was young, he practiced calligraphy very hard. It is said that he practiced calligraphy with a broken brush and piled it into a hill, which people called "Pen Mountain". There is a small swimming pool next to his home. He often washes brushes and inkstones in this pool. Later, the water in the small pool turned black, and it was called "Mo Chi".

After growing up, Wang Xizhi's handwriting is quite good, but he still insists on practicing every day. One day, he was so absorbed in practicing calligraphy in his study that he forgot to eat. The maid brought his favorite garlic paste and steamed bread and urged him to eat it. As if I didn't hear you, I still buried myself in writing.

The servant girl had no choice but to tell Wang Xizhi's wife. When the wife and the servant girl came to the study, they saw that Wang Xizhi sent a steamed bread covered with ink to his mouth, which made his mouth black. They couldn't help laughing. It turned out that Wang Xizhi read when he was eating and mistakenly dipped the ink into garlic paste.

The lady said to Wang Xizhi with distress, "You should take care! The handwriting is already very good, and it is not worth hurting your body for hard training. "

Wang Xizhi looked up and replied, "My handwriting is good, but it is based on the previous writing method. I want to have my own writing style and be my own family. I won't succeed without hard work. "

After hard exploration, Wang Xizhi wrote beautiful and fluent new fonts. Everyone praised his handwriting as easy as a colorful cloud and as powerful as a flying dragon. Wang Xizhi is regarded as one of the most outstanding calligraphers in the history of China.