Pursue the poetry of life in classic reading
Everyone has poetic nature, and they are all sleeping on the road of slow reading, waiting to be awakened. The Book of Songs opened my door to the poetic world.
The "Book of Songs" is like China's "Bible". Although it is only a few words long, it carries profound literary heritage and can withstand the scrutiny of time. Wang Xiaobo once said: "It is not enough for people to have this life, they should also have a poetic world."
"In the past, I left, and the willows clung to me. Now I come to think about it, and the rain and snow are falling." I It seemed as if I heard the slightly drunken roar of a warrior who had been through battles for a long time and whose body was riddled with holes after drinking a jar of turbid wine. "Qing Qing Zi Jin, lingers in my heart. Even if I don't go, Zi Ning will not inherit the sound?" It makes me seem to see a woman standing on the city wall, wearing a plain dress, with dancing green silk, looking through the autumn water, but not seeing the person she likes. Chanting "One day is gone, it's like March..." "Fire flows in July, clothes are given in September..." made me appreciate a custom painting of people's heavy work. Their tired expressions seemed to be crying a heavy sentence. History...
It seems that at that time, regardless of status, anyone could express their feelings through poetry. But now, where has our poetry gone?
In this corner, most of them are holding mobile phones, in that corner, most of them are typing on the keyboard. They are all intoxicated with busyness, busy pursuing a life of gold and paper, busy catching the hustle and bustle of feasting and feasting, and abandoning it alone. I lost the poetry that should be in my bones and lost myself in the fast-paced life.
I wonder if I could calm down, slowly read the Book of Songs, and listen to the stories of unpretentious workers from ancient times, such as labor and love, war and corvee, oppression and resistance, and customs. Various aspects such as marriage, ancestor worship and banquets... are all sung lightly in the Book of Songs.
May the ink fragrance of "The Book of Songs" permeate the soul of every reader, always longing for "poetry and distance", and looking for the poetry in life.
Confucius said: If you don't study "Poetry", you will have nothing to say.
For thousands of years, the land of China has given birth to a splendid poetry culture. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, the rhetoric of Han Fu was extremely gorgeous, and the narratives of Yuefu were soul-stirring. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, there was the romance and unrestrainedness of banished immortals, Du Shaoling's sorrow for the world and the people, Su Dongpo's heroic spirit, and Liu Sanbian's intoxication and prosperity, drinking and singing quietly. In Chinese civilization, poems and books have been passed down from generation to generation, and all of them have a common source: The Book of Songs. More than two thousand years ago, in the sparsely populated wilderness of the Central Plains, the simple pre-Qin people sang loudly when they were happy; at the joyful banquet where guests gathered, the music played was melodious and elegant; the solemn carols accompanied by the complicated Zhou rituals were solemn and simple. The temple played. The words they sang are the source of the Book of Songs. The ancestors of the Zhou Dynasty passed on the phonological beauty of Chinese characters to later generations in the form of poetry. At the same time, they also passed on the profound cultural soil in the refined writing.
“Filial piety comes first among all good deeds.” The principle of filial piety has a long history. Looking back to its roots, there are many related poems in the Book of Songs. In "Polygonum", "I am sorry for my parents, who have worked so hard to give birth to me." "The virtues that I want to repay, Haotian has nothing to do", which expresses the children's understanding and gratitude to their parents for their upbringing. In "Kaifeng", "The kaifeng comes from the south, blowing the thorny heart. The thorny heart is young, and the mother's family is tired." The warm wind blowing from the south is used to rise, and the young children are compared to "thorny hearts." "That is, the young jujube tree. The little jujube trees thrive in the south wind, just like mothers nurturing us with warm love. Nowadays, when we recite this beautiful poem, we can't help but have this picture in our mind: Toddlers are always surrounded by the warm and powerful protection of their parents; when they encounter setbacks on the way to growth, their parents' support is always indispensable. Comfort and encouragement; when children grow up and are about to travel far away, parents’ worries and advice are indispensable. Time flies, and the children grow from tender saplings into towering trees. Time flies, but it also makes the parents' faces change and their hair turn gray. Since the beginning of the Book of Songs and over thousands of years, generations of parents have given selfless love to their children. After thousands of years, generations of Chinese people have also lamented: "The virtues that are desired to be repaid, Haotian has nothing to do with it."
< p>The tenderness between parents and children in "The Book of Songs" reflects the ancestors' praise of the beautiful emotions in the world. However, many good things cannot last long because they are always broken by evil - that is war."When a man is sleepless, the general's white hair and husband's tears will be revealed." Even though the border wars continue, the Chinese people have never been warlike people. The idea of ??recruiting people to miss their wives has been around since ancient times. Do you still remember the famous saying "Holding your hand and growing old together with your son"? It came from the mouth of a soldier who left home to fight. This was his vow to his wife, but it turned into a luxury due to the war. The women at home, on the other hand, "picked the curly ears, dumped them into the baskets when they were not full, sighed that I was pregnant with someone, and left them to go around." They missed their husbands so deeply that they couldn't concentrate when picking the curly ears. Over the past thousands of years, wars have separated many wives and children, and destroyed many families. Up to now, the world is shouting for peace, but the war is still not extinguished. In war, the most innocent and injured people are civilians. The sound of artillery fire was endless, the fear of death followed day and night, and hunger and disease made their lives shrouded in darkness. The Chinese people are lucky. We enjoy stability and peace. We don't have to worry about our beautiful home turning into ruins in an instant, and we don't have to worry about ruthless artillery fire separating us from our loved ones. Because we live in a peace-loving China, and because since the beginning of the Book of Songs, our ancestors have buried the seeds of peace deep in their hearts and passed them on from generation to generation.
Confucius said: Three hundred poems can be summed up in one sentence, and the thoughts are innocent. The simple and natural folk customs of ancient times run through every rhythmic poem, creating the beauty of "innocent thinking" in the Book of Songs. In "The Book of Songs", people express their emotions so frankly. They praise the noble man for his noble virtue and gentleness like jade. They ridicule the villain for his immorality. They rejoice in the things given by others and want to reciprocate. They sigh. The country has prospered in the past and now is in decline, which is heartbreaking. For virtue, for dealing with others, for personal development, and for the rise and fall of the country. The Book of Songs contains everything in the world in concise sentences. By reading the Book of Songs, we can learn to praise the beautiful and expose the ugly; we can understand the way of life in reciprocating courtesy and giving gifts to each other; we can understand the social responsibility of everyone in the rise and fall of the world... Many of these emotions originate from the Book of Songs. Since then, through the inheritance of countless classics, it has been integrated into the blood of every Chinese son and daughter and cannot be separated.
Tracing back to the origin of poetry, we feel the strong ancient fragrance in the beautiful words. Tracing back to the origin of poetry, we review the brilliant light of thought in the refined sentences. Tracing back to the origin of poetry, we pursue the starting point of traditional culture and feel After thousands of years of inheritance and changes.
Compared with the luxuriously carved rhythms and rituals of Tang poetry and Song lyrics, the sentences in the Book of Songs give people more of an uncarved sense of reality and impact. Just like the Tang poetry is a carefully carved window lattice and eaves corner, full of skills and countless manners; while the Book of Songs is a simple stone step, standing there desolately for thousands of years. Coming from the era of slash-and-burn cultivation and hardwood cutting, what cannot be erased by the vicissitudes of life and the butcher knife of time is the oldest charm belonging to the Book of Songs.
As one of the sources of Chinese classical literature, the Book of Songs is like the Yellow River, which has circulated and extended on this land of China for thousands of years. It has not only watered and cultivated generations of literati and poets, but also infiltrated countless people. For thousands of years, the hearts of people from different walks of life have had a profound impact on the history of literature and culture. Originating from ballads, but more than just ballads, the Book of Songs is considered the pinnacle of Chinese classical literature.
Now, in this era of rapid social development, we have all moved so fast that we have lost the original purity that belonged to us in the rush. Romance novels, novels about cultivating immortals and other kinds of online literature are overflowing. What is the value of reading them? In a materialistic society where money is paramount, how many people are brave enough to pursue their true love like the men and women in the Book of Songs? Yes, now we no longer have heavy corvee and tax, no exploitation and oppression by the ruling class, we can even cross space and time, and we don’t have to cross mountains and rivers to pursue like the hero in "Jian Jia", nor do we have to Like the heroine in "Curly Ears", we long for her husband who is on an expedition despite being separated by thousands of rivers and mountains, and we don't need to. . . However, amid the feasting and bustling traffic, do you still remember your original belief? Is it still believed in devoutly by you? Or has it been lost and broken along with the sound of clinking wine glasses while drinking wine?
Are you still there?
Reading "The Book of Songs" allows people to gain tranquility in a world filled with materialistic desires, and allows people to feel the infinite charm from the ancient land of China. "The most beautiful thing is the Book of Songs", and those overflowing "literature", Not too bad. I only hope that China’s excellent traditional culture can be passed down and have a long history, so I will imitate a poem from the Book of Songs to remember it.
After reading the Book of Songs, she has a simple and sincere beauty, which is very much like a flower I have seen - pink and rustling tassels. I remember Ms. Zhang Xiaofeng said something like this: "If I were to give that flower tree a name, I would call it The Book of Songs. It has a beautiful four-character tree." This flower tree is Tassel. Tassel and the Book of Songs, the Book of Songs and the Tassel, if I were to give the Book of Songs a name, I would call it Tassel. It is full of delicate floral fragrance.
It is said that the stories about the Book of Songs last for six hundred years. Six hundred years ago, from the Western Zhou Dynasty to the middle of the Spring and Autumn Period, during this long process, those ancients who were not yet aware of the fireworks of civilization already knew how to use those beautiful words to express implicitly and euphemistically, their free and unrestrained hearts. emotion.
People at that time were the most simple and innocent, using the most ordinary words to express their inner feelings. When a person's body and mind, on a certain afternoon, completely enter a state of tranquility. Those poems with smart temperament enter the heart, bringing the mysterious and hazy beauty of "the sky is green, the white dew is frost", creating the harmony and tranquility of "the piano and the harp are playing, it's all good to be quiet", and sending "the valley is in a different room, and the death is the same" It is a shocking love declaration of "acupoint" and depicts the youthful love of "give me papaya and give me Qiong Yao in return". It was a feast for the soul and a subtle influence of beauty.
In "The Book of Songs", emotional things are always particularly beautiful. The boy's difficult words, the girl's reserved and slow steps, and her beautiful face are all filled with moist mist and throbbing atmosphere. . That is the wish of "a fair lady, a gentleman is fond of Qiu", that is the freshness of "the jianjia is green, and the white dew is frost", and it is also the beauty of "the peach is young, and its beauty is burning". It was just a memory of a chance meeting at a certain time, and I have been thinking about it day and night ever since. This beautiful sentiment is as fresh as yesterday with the cold yellow pages and word of mouth.
Of course, if there is only love in the Book of Songs, even the most romantic poems will feel frivolous if there are too many of them. In the Book of Songs, there are also poems about war, displacement, and concern for the country and the people.
It stirred up the hot land of the motherland, and the heavy sadness and mournful cries resounded throughout the world.
But the Book of Songs turns this emotion into a sigh. Not only that, even if the motherland is in ruins and the ancestral temple is destroyed by artillery fire, the passionate feelings will be transformed into a few words of lament in the "Book of Songs": "The millet is separated, the seedlings of the rice are moving forward, the center is The staggering body walked past the prosperous palaces and ancestral temples of the past. All the growing seedlings were commemorating the desolation of the prosperous times and witnessing the restoration and decline of the dynasty.
Volume after volume is full of wind, elegance, and praise. Stressed reading is like a sigh, and light reading is like a whisper. There are no heart-rending shouts and cries, but only sighs that go back and forth year after year.
At the same time, "The Book of Songs" painted a picture of society and history for that time and later generations, truly reflecting the appearance of society in ancient times, praising the diligence and bravery of the people in ancient times, and lashing out at the ruling class. His despicableness and shamelessness left a three-dimensional and concrete historical picture for future generations. In "The Book of Songs, National Style, July", you can see the bloody and tearful life of slaves, and in "Cutting Sandalwood", you can feel the awakening of the class consciousness of the exploited. The angry slaves boldly proposed justice to the ruling class who got something for nothing. Question: "If you don't farm or scrounge, how can you take three hundred grains of grain? If you don't keep or hunt, how can there be badgers in the county?" Some poems also describe workers' direct struggle against the ruling class in order to gain the chance to survive. Rights, in this regard, "Shuo Mouse" has the power to shock people's hearts.
Regardless of all backgrounds, "The Book of Songs" is just the "Book of Songs". It is simple, far-reaching, quiet and natural. It inherits the consistent simplicity and stability of the Chinese nation, but it also has a fresh and timeless writing style.
The Book of Songs is like a gorgeous flower tree, carrying the passion for reality, strong political and moral consciousness, and a sincere and positive attitude towards life, which are summarized as the "elegant" spirit by later generations.
This tree of gorgeous poetry flowers began in the Western Zhou Dynasty and ended in the Spring and Autumn Period. The eternal prosperity in the poetry and the joys of the world are like a breeze, a fallen flower, and a small boat, coming from ancient times and heading towards the future. Run.
"Guanyong" is the first chapter of the "Book of Songs", selected from "The Book of Songs. Zhou Nan". It describes a young man's passionate pursuit of a girl, and uses metaphors, rising rhetorical techniques and repetitive structural forms to successfully express simple emotions and expand on this simple emotion. With a bold expression, the protagonist's fierce and single-minded pursuit of love is fully expressed, which greatly enhances the appeal of the poem. In the process of reading it over and over, I can experience it personally. Chewing every word of the poem, I can deeply feel the beauty of a man pursuing a girl.
Integrity is very important to each of us. Integrity is a necessary quality in people's interactions; integrity is people's passport in society; integrity is an ancient moral category and an excellent quality that everyone should possess. This is best reflected in "Jing Nu" selected from "The Book of Songs? Bei Feng". This poem mainly describes a boy who accepted an invitation from a girl. The boy arrived at the date place early and waited for a long time without seeing the girl. He was afraid that he had misremembered the time and broke his promise to her, and he was also afraid that the girl would not keep her promise. In fact, the girl had been here a long time ago, but she had been observing him. It can be seen that commitment and integrity are important, no matter it is a boy or a girl, no matter love or ideal, once the goal is determined, we must stick to it to the end. No matter when or where you are, you must not be arbitrary or act on impulse. In the dark, there will always be a pair of eyes looking at us, and there will always be a power calling us and motivating us. This power is integrity, and this power is trust.
The road of life cannot be smooth sailing, and it is impossible to always do everything as you wish. There will always be bumps, difficulties, setbacks, and misfortunes. Just like what is written in "Cai Zhou" is the inner pain of a gentleman who is not recognized for his talents and is bullied by villains, and the sorrow and anger of a wife who is abandoned by her husband and is unwilling to give in. We are not afraid that we will not be able to solve difficulties, but we are afraid that we will retreat when difficulties come. Everyone will encounter difficulties and obstacles, large and small, and we must use our own ways and methods to solve them one by one. Look at those great people, none of them have overcome many difficulties to achieve what they are today. Of course, it does not mean that to become a great man, one must have experienced difficulties and be able to use methods to avoid unnecessary difficulties, leaving more strength to fight against the greater difficulties ahead. In fact, everyone can do it. When we need to face difficulties, if we persevere and persevere, we can overcome it.