Selection of couplets in study: ease (2)

this lecture talks about flowers, birds, insects and fish.

First look at Mr. Lin Yutang (1895-1976):

Listen to what birds say, and ask who flowers are laughing at.

Mr. Lin, like Su Dongpo, has seen that there is no place in the world that is not a good person, and there is no place in the world that is not a good scene. Even if you are idle with flowers and birds, you can enjoy yourself. This ease, I have a close relationship with Lin Gong and Po Gong Xin.

Then look at a pair of contemporary painters and painters, Mr. Sun Qifeng:

Bamboo is as quiet as a crane, while lotus fragrance can intoxicate fish.

is "Zhu Jing" a "crane to live in"? It may take a trial to get the result. But whether "lotus fragrance" is a "drunken fish" is entirely the creation of the poet's imagination. If you have to say, "if you are not a fish, you will know the joy of fish?" Then I have to say, "I don't know the joy of fish, because it's not me?"

There is a similar pair that is also very popular: clear water and fish reading the moon, quiet birds talking about the sky.

"reading the moon" and "talking about the sky" are used very well here. "Reading the moon"-that is, the bright moon is in the sky, reflected in the water, and the fish are swimming around, always wondering what the moon in the water is, just like reading. If you don't understand it, you will look at it again and again; "Talking about the sky"-that is to say, although birds are chirping and chirping, there is nothing urgent. They must be talking about some boring gossip. At the same time, it is also wonderful to talk about the sky and read the moon.

someone may say, "fish in water may not be able to see the moon, right?" Then the author wants to interject: "Brother, the ancients said that there is nothing outside the heart. This is also imagined by literati. Don't be too serious. "

Then there is a collection of characters, which is collected by Mi Fei (151-117), a famous poet in the Northern Song Dynasty:

There are plenty of fish in clear water and clear stones, and deep birds sing with dense bamboo flowers.

if you play with it carefully, this is also the "stillness" of "still clouds to stop water"-"bamboo flowers are deep", "water is clear and stone comes out" and "still clouds to stop water"; "Birds sing by themselves", "Fish can be counted" and "Flying kites and jumping fish" are also "moving".

The following is a picture by Mr. Zuo Zongtang (1812-1885):

The day is long, Liang Yan speaks calmly, and the wind sets the bottle and flowers are fragrant.

This couplet is written very quietly, and you can feel that the author's mood is also very comfortable.

Then look at Wang Wenzhi's (173-182) flower exploration:

The thin shadow is in the window, the moon is beautiful, and the cool clouds are everywhere.

The metaphor of "cool clouds" is a wonderful thing.

This couplet is not only written in a very quiet way, but also makes people feel as if the clouds and smoke are rising and flying ~ ~

Then read a pair of bachelor Liang Shanzhou (1723-1815):

Sweep the white clouds to see the bird tracks, and look for the falling leaves to recognize insects.

in this couplet, the first couplet says "rambling" and the second couplet says "idleness", all of which are idle and idle. Being able to have a chat in boredom is the true skill of literati and poets.

Wang Anshi (121-186), a famous figure in the Northern Song Dynasty, has two poems, which are similar to those of the above-mentioned Liang Xueshi.

if you count the fallen flowers for a long time, you will find the grass late.

There is a saying in Caigen Tan:

You should not be busy, but you can be lazy when you are busy with leisure;

you can't let go of your mind, but after you take a picture, you can also relax your mind.

Wang Jinggong spent most of his life worrying about the country and the people and helping the world. This "sitting for a long time" and "returning late" can also be regarded as "putting it behind the camera" and "drumming up the secret".

Finally, look at a pair of Mr. He Shaoji (1799-1873):

You can know that gulls are lazy when you are near the water, and you can feel carefree when you relax.

On the basis of "leisure", "laziness" is added. How many people can appreciate this comfort?