Reflections on Reading (I)
Zhu in the Southern Song Dynasty
As soon as the half-acre square pond is opened,
The sky is full of clouds and shadows.
How can the canal be so clear?
Because there is inexhaustible living water for it.
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This poem is inspiring and timeless. Half an acre of pond is like a mirror, reflecting the sky and the clouds flashing back and forth. Why is this pond so clear? It turns out that the source of living water is endless! Poetry has profound meaning. Learning is compared to the source of living water. Only by constantly absorbing new knowledge can we make rapid progress.
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This is a philosophical poem. After reading it, people often feel suddenly enlightened. In poetry, this inner feeling is described by symbolic means, so that readers can understand the mystery themselves. The so-called "flowing water from the source" means constantly absorbing new knowledge from books. Random thoughts on reading is a famous work by Zhu, a great scholar in the Southern Song Dynasty. It is copied down and analyzed and appreciated with everyone. I hope to inspire and encourage young friends who have no intention to study, do not read books and newspapers, and only seek pleasure. Four sentences in the original poem: "Open half an acre of square pond, the sky is high and the clouds are light." Why is the water in the pond so clear? Because there is flowing water from the source. "In fact, this is a beautiful and fresh rural scenery. Read it several times, and you will feel that the more you read, the more you love reading! You see, in Zhu's works, a pond half an acre square is an unfolding mirror. When you start writing, it is quiet and elegant, which makes people immediately spread the wings of imagination.
The second sentence even aroused the reader's reverie. This "mirror" reflects the clouds hovering in the sky, but the clear water is so quiet and lovely! The author asked a question in the third sentence, why is this water so clear? He answered himself happily, because the source is always supplemented by living water, which keeps flowing downwards. This beautiful picture of natural scenery is refreshing. What is even more amazing is the reading method of the title and the feeling of reading this book. All of a sudden, this beautiful artistic conception has been sublimated, and living water has been combined with reading through ideographic means. It turned out that what Zhu, a great scholar, realized in praising reading, the carefree, clear and lively feeling in his mind was vividly depicted by the reflection of ponds and clouds. Why is his mind so clear? Because there is always new knowledge in the book, like running water, which is constantly supplementing him! A poem by the brilliant Zhu gives us a lot of inspiration. Reading more good books will make your thoughts fresh, talented and elegant forever!
(2) This is also a poem that uses imagery to reason. It takes boating as an example to let readers know the truth related to learning. The poem says that when the boat was shallow, it was futile for everyone to push the boat hard. When the spring water surges, even the huge ship is as light as a feather and floats freely in the water. The poem highlights the importance of spring water, which is intended to emphasize that breakthroughs in learning require efforts. This poem is probably written by the author after thinking hard about a certain problem and suddenly having an experience after studying.
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Zhu (x:) (1130-1200) was a philosopher in the Southern Song Dynasty. Dark personality, dark numbers. The nickname is Ziyang, and his ancestral home is Wuyuan, Huizhou (now Jiangxi). His fathers, Zhu Song and Song Xuanhe, were county commandants in Zhenghe, Fujian, and later lived in Fujian. Zhu was born in Youxi, Fujian Province, and lost his father at the age of 14. He lived with his mother in Wulifu, Chong 'an (now Wuyishan, Fujian). In the eighteenth year of Shaoxing (1 148), he was a scholar, who lived in the four dynasties of Emperor Gaozong, Filial Piety, Guangzong and Ning. He used to be Zhinankang, responsible for the official affairs of Jiangxi prison and the compilation of the secret cabinet. Later, recommended by Zhao Ruyu, he was promoted to waiter and lecturer of Huan. Li Qing three years (1 197), Han Tuozhou usurped power and refused Zhao Ruyu. Zhu was also dismissed and went home. Qingyuan six years, died of illness. In the second year of Jiading (1209), he wrote a letter of goodwill, wrote an obituary, found a Chinese medicine practitioner, and awarded him a bachelor's degree in Mo Bao Pavilion. In the third year of Li Zongbaoqing's reign (1227), he gave it to a surname, chased lord protector, and changed his emblem to lord protector.
The master of Neo-Confucianism in the Song Dynasty inherited the Neo-Confucianism of Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi in the Northern Song Dynasty and completed the system of objective idealism. It is believed that reason is the essence of the world, "reason comes first, and qi comes later", and it is proposed that "justice should be preserved and human desires should be destroyed". He is knowledgeable and has studied Confucian classics, history, literature, music and even natural science. His lyrics are beautiful in language and handsome in style, and there is no disease of heavy color or allusion. It can be seen that the language of many works is well thought out and more particular. However, the artistic conception of his ci is a little more rational than emotional, which is because he pays attention to the philosophical thought of Neo-Confucianism. His representative works include Bodhisattva Man (I), Shuidiao Getou (I), Nanxiangzi and Qin Yi E (II). Among them, Bodhisattva Man (1) is the most distinctive. The word palindrome is used, every two sentences are reversed, and eight sentences are * * * four pairs. It is very natural and harmonious, not far-fetched, quite artistic and extremely ingenious, which shows that Huian has the ability to control language. Besides words, he is also good at writing poems, among which Spring Day and Reading Thoughts are his most popular poems. His lyrics are Huian Ci.
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Note ① Tang Fang, also known as Banmu Pond, is located in Nanzhengfu, Youxi, Fujian Province (later called Nanxi Academy). Song, the father of Zhu, made friends with Zheng, so he tasted the poem "Drunk in Zheng Villa": "Open up the territory. The sheep are flying, and they are willing to be satisfied with the spring breeze. " Jane: The mirror. The ancients took copper as the boundary, wrapped it in a mirror and opened it when needed. The light in the sky and the shadow of clouds are reflected in the pool water, constantly changing, just like people wandering. Canal: He refers to Tang Fang. No, no, no, I get it. ④ Meng Chong: Warships. As light as a feather.
Some people think that poetry is the product of thinking in images, so it is only suitable for writing scenery and expressing feelings, not for reasoning. There is some truth in this statement, but it cannot be absolute. Because reason can be expressed by visual means, it is as attractive as scenery and emotion. At the same time, the speculative nature of reason itself is often very fascinating. (Meicheng's "Seven Hairs" just proves this point. Therefore, there are many successful philosophical poems in ancient and modern poetry. Zhu is a student of Liu Zikai, and he is also very close to his father Zhu. Perhaps influenced by his father and teachers, his evaluation of literature in Taoism is relatively fair, and he has also written some good poems full of life flavor. For example, these two songs are, of course, works of reasoning. In the first song, the pond needs to be continuously injected with living water to be clear, and the metaphorical thinking needs to be continuously developed and improved to be active and avoid stagnation and rigidity. The completion of the latter song often has a stage from quantitative change to qualitative change. Once the water comes naturally, it is clear inside and outside, free and free. These two poems express the truth they have learned in their study with vivid images, which are both enlightening and poetic, so Chen Yan rated them as "reasoning with things without corruption".
[Edit this paragraph] Explanation of words and sentences
words explanation
Square pool: when the square pool is opened, it opens like a mirror (mirror, which was covered with a mirror cover in ancient times and opened when used). Wander: to move back and forth
Canal: it, the poem refers to the pond: (same as "where"), why. So: so, so. For: Because.
Interpretation of poetry
The pond half an acre square is opened like a mirror.
Compare this book to a half acre square pond. The book is rectangular, so it is called "half-acre square pool". "Once opened", compared with a mirror, the square pond is unusually clear. )
The skylight and the cloud shadow came to the pond together and kept shaking.
Write about the beautiful scenery reflected by the crystal clear square pond. "skylight" and "cloud shadow" are metaphors of the contents of the book. )
How can the water in that square pond be so clear?
Because there is a steady stream of living water.
The first two sentences describe the scenery, and the last two sentences discuss the scenery. Questions and answers vividly express the poet's profound and unique reading feelings and implied philosophy.
This is a famous poem that takes scenery as a metaphor. Compared with the square pond, the whole poem vividly expresses a subtle and unspeakable reading feeling. The pond is not a pool of stagnant water, but often full of living water, so it is as clear as a mirror, reflecting the sky and clouds. This situation is quite similar when the same person gets through the problem, gains new knowledge and gains a lot of benefits in reading, and raises awareness. The aura, clear thinking, fresh and lively spirit and self-satisfaction of this poem are the author's personal reading feelings as a university scholar. Although this feeling expressed in the poem is only for reading, it has profound implications and rich connotations, which can be widely understood. In particular, the phrase "ask how clear the canal is, and there is flowing water from the source" means that the clarity of water is due to the continuous injection of flowing water from the source, which means that if people want to be clear-headed, they must study hard and constantly supplement new knowledge. Therefore, people often use it as a metaphor to constantly learn new knowledge in order to reach a new realm. People also use these two poems to praise a person's achievements in study or art, which has its deep roots. We can also get inspiration from this poem. Only when the mind is always active, open-minded, accepting different ideas and fresh knowledge, and broad-minded, can we keep thinking and keep new water flowing out. These two poems are condensed into a common idiom "the source of living water", which is used to describe the source and motive force of the development of things.
[Edit this paragraph] The feeling of reading Random Thoughts
This is a philosophical poem. After reading it, people often feel suddenly enlightened. In poetry, this inner feeling is described by symbolic means, so that readers can understand the mystery themselves. The so-called "flowing water from the source" means constantly absorbing new knowledge from books.
Random thoughts on reading is a famous work by Zhu, a great scholar in the Southern Song Dynasty. It is copied down and analyzed and appreciated with everyone. I hope to inspire and encourage young friends who have no intention to study, do not read books and newspapers, and only seek pleasure.
Four sentences in the original poem: "Open half an acre of square pond, the sky is high and the clouds are light." Why is the water in the pond so clear? Because there is flowing water from the source. "
It's really about the bright and fresh rural scenery. Read it several times, and you will feel that the more you read, the more you love reading! You see, the half-acre pond in Zhu's works is an unfolded mirror (once opened). When you start writing, it is quiet and elegant, which makes people immediately spread the wings of imagination. The second sentence even aroused the reader's reverie. This "mirror" reflects the clouds hovering in the sky, but the clear water is so quiet and lovely! The author asked a question in the third sentence, why is this water so clear? He answered himself happily, because the source is always supplemented by living water, which keeps flowing downwards.
This beautiful picture of natural scenery is refreshing. What is even more amazing is the reading method of the title and the feeling of reading this book. Suddenly, this beautiful artistic conception was sublimated and integrated with reading.
It turned out that what Zhu, a great scholar, realized in praising reading, the carefree, clear and lively feeling in his mind was vividly depicted by the reflection of ponds and clouds. Why is his mind so clear? Because there is always new knowledge in the book, like running water, which is constantly supplementing him!
A poem by the brilliant Zhu gives us a lot of inspiration. Reading more good books will make your thoughts fresh, talented and elegant forever!
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Read the second song
The second feeling of reading
Last night on the Ross River, the huge warship was as light as a feather.
It used to take a lot of effort to push it, but today it can move in the middle of water.