Poetry to encourage learning
Yan Zhenqing of the Tang Dynasty
It is the time for men to study when the lights are on at three o'clock and the chickens are on at five o'clock.
Black-haired people do not know how to study diligently early,
White-haired people regret studying late.
Notes
Midnight lights: midnight, very late.
Chicken at the fifth watch: When it is almost dawn, the rooster crows.
Black hair: youth, refers to a teenager.
Baishou: When a person is old, it refers to the elderly.
From midnight every day until the rooster crows, it is the best time for boys to study. In their youth, they need to know how to study hard and study diligently. But if you only know how to play and don't know how to study hard, you will regret when you are old that you didn't know how to study hard when you were young.
Appreciation
"Encouraging Learning" is an ancient poem written by Yan Zhenqing, a poet of the Tang Dynasty. Encourage young people to cherish their youth. When they are young, they must know how to study hard, study diligently, and make a difference. Otherwise, it will be too late to study when they are old. It will be too late to regret. They should cherish their time. Let children initially understand that life is short, thereby increasing their enthusiasm for learning. The poem reveals this profound truth in just 28 words and achieves an inspiring effect.