Flowers are not in full bloom and the moon is not full, which is another young and rich scene beyond perfection. What people enjoy is an unknown happiness and process beauty, a vague and implicit beauty, and a fantasy space that leaves room for people. As an important official in the late Qing Dynasty, Zeng Guofan advocated and pursued the so-called perfection or peak when facing the reality of life, especially the intrigue and mutual jealousy in officialdom. Being able to write such a poem with his pen also shows his mood. That artistic conception is thriving and full of vitality. The only fly in the ointment is that it has not reached its peak. It is precisely because of this that he once asked the court to give his official hat to the governor of Liangjiang and give it to others. After three years of Tongzhi, two official hats were knighted again. He felt very uneasy, so after two years, he asked to be lifted.
No one is perfect, and everyone has his own strengths and weaknesses, so we should not be too strict with others, but should respect others, learn from their strengths and tolerate their weaknesses, which is conducive to peaceful coexistence with others. At the same time, this poem can retain eternal beauty, and the moment closest to perfection and farthest from imperfection is the measure of justice. When flowers bloom, when the moon sets. If there is no expectation and longing in our hearts, the so-called beauty will disappear. Compared with such fleeting, hazy hope will last longer. So this poem can give others more imagination.
In contrast, if we pursue perfection excessively, it may bring us a lot of troubles, and this near-perfect state can just give people a vision and inspire people to make continuous progress.