"Who will wake up first from the big dream" is a poem written by Zhuge Liang after he woke up from his nap in the eighth volume of the novel "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". This poem portrays Zhuge Liang as a wise and wise man who is indifferent to his ambitions, quiet and far-reaching.
Who wakes up first from the big dream
Who wakes up first from the big dream?
I know myself all my life.
Have enough spring sleep in the thatched cottage,
The sun is getting late outside the window.
Translation
Who knows best that life is like a big dream?
I already know this in my heart.
It’s a beautiful spring sleep in a high-lying thatched cottage.
When I wake up, I look out the window at the growing spring sun.
Appreciation of Works
This is the story of Liu Bei’s three visits to the thatched cottage in Volume 8 of the Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Zhuge Liang happened to be taking a nap. A few hours later, Zhuge Liang woke up from sleep and recited the poem.
The first and second sentences of the poem, "Who wakes up first from the big dream? I know myself in my life," are written from the perspective of life. How many people can understand the principles of life thoroughly? You can see clearly. "I know myself" is not only the "self-knowledge" of the dream of life, but also the insight and understanding of everything in the world. It is the awakening of the philosophy of life.
The third and fourth lines of the poem "The spring sleep in the thatched cottage is full, and the sun is late outside the window." The spring day is long and the spring sleep is beautiful. It describes Zhuge Liang's living state of being high and lying in the middle of the sky, aloof from the outside world. From a literal reading of this poem, there seems to be no inherent necessary connection between the first two sentences and the last two sentences. However, if you think about it carefully, the image of a wise and wise man who is indifferent and clear-minded, quiet and far-reaching comes to life. It reflects the author's superb literary attainments.