Taixu Look at these things, isn’t my life already pretty good? The translation is Taixu. Look at these things, isn’t my life pretty good?
Introduction to the work:
"A Reply to Qin Taixu" is a letter written by Su Shi, a writer in the Northern Song Dynasty, to Qin Guan. The beginning of the letter states that "the disease in a foreign land is shocking and desolate", which shows the various misfortunes the author encountered while living in exile. However, in the subsequent narration, Su Shi's optimistic and open-minded character gradually emerged. Although he lived in exile in a foreign land and lived in poverty, he was repeatedly hit by the loss of his relatives.
However, he still enjoys himself, entering Taoism and cultivating, staying with the mountains and rivers, enjoying himself with his friends, and always "lifting his beard and smiling". His calm and noble attitude is awe-inspiring. The language of the whole text is friendly and natural, and the content is trivial and ordinary, and the triviality shows the author's extraordinary freedom and broad mind.
Creative background:
This article was written in November of the third year of Yuanfeng (1080), when Su Shi was banished to Huangzhou (today's Huanggang, Hubei Province) because of the "Wutai Poetry Case". ). His disciple Qin Guan wrote a letter to comfort him. He said in the letter: "In the way of the teacher, one should not be ashamed of heaven, bow one's head and not be ashamed of others, and be worthy of one's heart. Even if you are very stupid, you still know that you have nothing to worry about." Su Shi wrote this reply after reading it.
Author's introduction and historical evaluation:
1. Author's introduction:
Su Shi, also known as Zizhan, Yizi Hezhong, Tieguan Taoren, Dongpo Lay scholar, known as Su Dongpo, Su Xian and Po Xian in the world, Han nationality, from Meishan, Meizhou (now Meishan City, Sichuan Province), his ancestral home is Luancheng, Hebei Province, a writer, calligrapher, gourmet and painter in the Northern Song Dynasty, and a famous figure in water control in history.
Su Shi was a leader in the literary world in the mid-Northern Song Dynasty. He made high achievements in poetry, lyrics, prose, calligraphy, and painting. His writing is bold and unbridled; his poems are broad in subject matter, fresh and vigorous, good at using exaggerated metaphors, and have a unique style. Together with Huang Tingjian, he is called "Su Huang";
2. Historical evaluation:
Su Shi has achieved extremely high attainments in literature, poetry and Ci, and can be called the representative of the highest achievement of literature in the Song Dynasty. Moreover, Su Shi's creative activities were not limited to literature. He made outstanding achievements in calligraphy, painting and other fields, and also contributed to medicine, cooking, water conservancy and other skills. Su Shi typically embodies the cultural spirit of the Song Dynasty.