A gentleman should be as lofty as a cicada, impartial and not subject to other things It expresses the poet's enthusiastic praise and high self-confidence for the inner character of human beings, and shows a graceful demeanor. The enlightenment is: whether life is short or not, we should face it positively and live a good life.
cicada
Dynasty: Tang Dynasty
Author: Yu Shinan
Original text:
Cicada droops like a tassel on a hat, its tentacles suck the clear dew, and its voice spreads from the branches of the straight Shulang tree.
Cicada is far away from cicada because cicada is on a tall tree, not relying on autumn wind.
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The cicada lowered its head and drank the clear dew, and made a cry on the tall plane tree.
It lives in a high place, and the sound can naturally travel far, without the help of autumn wind.