The origin of watching the sea and listening to the waves: In June 2009 165438+ 10/8, US President Barack Obama visited China and went to Beijing. At that time, shortly after Obama took office, his influence in the United States was still insufficient, and he faced various tests and pressures. After seeing the calligraphy of General Wei Yuan, the American ambassador to China appreciated it very much. He hoped that General Wei Yuan would write a calligraphy work for President Obama. With the approval of relevant departments, General Wei Yuan wrote an inscription for him "Watching the Sea and Listening to the Waves".
General Wei Yuan said that the real purpose of writing Watching the Sea and Listening to the Waves at that time was to hope that President Obama would have a calm heart in the face of the unsettled situation at that time; At the same time, in the face of the environment, we should have a peaceful mind and a simple heart.
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Watch the sea and listen to every word:
The common explanation is to calmly deal with magnificent and uncertain things. Among them, there are many kinds of explanations for observing words, one of which is to observe one's own will, which is also the explanation of Guanyin Bodhisattva's observation of words in Heart Sutra, to examine oneself and understand oneself and the present environment. The sea represents the uncertainty of risk by the danger of the sea, expresses a mentality and attitude towards what is about to happen, and indicates that things are not unexpected. Listening can be felt by the ears. Combining with the above viewpoints, express a kind of Zen and focus on things with high wisdom. Tao, using Tao to express things is huge, but the owner can easily handle what happens.
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