Author: Su Shi
Original text:
Looking at Lushan Mountain from the front and side of peaks and valleys, from far, near, high and low places, Lushan Mountain presents various faces.
I can't recognize the true face of Lushan Mountain because I am there.
Translation:
Seen from the front and side, Lushan Mountain is undulating and peaks stand tall. Seen from afar, near, high and low, Lushan Mountain presents various appearances. The reason why I can't recognize the true face of Lushan Mountain is because I am in Lushan Mountain.
These two poems are rich in connotation and enlighten people to understand a philosophy of dealing with people:
Because people have different positions and different starting points, their understanding of objective things is inevitably one-sided.
To understand the truth and the whole picture, we must go beyond the narrow scope and get rid of subjective prejudice.