1. "The tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop; the child wants to be raised but cannot be kissed." From the ninth volume of "Han Shi Wai Zhuan" by Han Ying of the Western Han Dynasty.
Original text: Gaoyu said: "I have lost three things: when I was young, I studied and traveled among the princes, and in the future I will be my relatives. I have lost one of them; I have high ambitions, and I have been serving the king for a while, so I have lost two;
Three things are lost when friends are thick and small. The tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop. , My dear. Please say goodbye.”
2. The tree wants to be quiet but the wind keeps blowing: It describes that the tree wants to be quiet but the wind keeps blowing. It is a metaphor for many things that are consistent with one’s wishes. If you violate it, you will not be able to do as you wish. It is also used to describe one party wanting to stop doing something, but the other party refuses to let it stop. Doing something here generally refers to something unjust.
The tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop; the child wants to be nurtured but cannot be kissed. This sentence is intended to promote Confucian filial piety, but it actually warns filial sons from the opposite side, explaining that filial piety must be performed in time, while the parents are still alive, rather than waiting until the day their parents die.