It means that the bamboo is humble in heart and bows to others humbly, while the plum blossom is arrogant and unyielding and never looks up to flatter the horse. It uses a metaphor to tell that people should be modest but not arrogant and complacent. At the same time, they should be arrogant but not arrogant. This is "people can't be arrogant, but they can't be arrogant."
It comes from a couplet written by Zheng Xie of the Qing Dynasty. The first couplet "has bowed leaves" refers to the fact that bamboo is not arrogant and conceited, but is modest and disciplined. The second line of the second line "no flowers on the back" refers to Mei's character of not being vulgar and upward.
Bamboo is characterized by its hollow core and low-hanging leaves, which represents that humble people can humbly seek advice from those who are worse than themselves. Plum blossoms bloom in the cold winter, so they are called proud cold plums. It means that people who are not afraid of power will not flatter others and will only flatter others.
Bamboo is noble and upright, but it is humble in nature, and its leaves all hang their heads; plum blossoms are proud and cold, but they are not domineering. You see, its flowers never face up to people.
This couplet mainly uses personification to tell the story of being humble and prudent and not arrogant.
Extended information:
Life in this world is not always a bed of roses. Unforeseen circumstances can happen. If you don’t keep it, you will be frustrated. If you don’t keep it, you will ask for help. If you don’t keep it, you will bend down. Head down.
In fact, this is not harmful. As long as you have your own bottom line in doing things, you will not lose face and dignity. You can't "suffer face and suffer", and you will be more calm if you can bend and stretch.
Bowing your head at the right time is a sign of maturity, a kind of wisdom of choice, not unprincipled compromise, but rational tolerance and patience, not unconditional accommodation, but conscious humility and roundaboutness. It is a clever way of expressing human feelings.
This kind of bowing is a kind of peaceful persistence, the courage to make some sacrifices for the sake of victory, a kind of humility that is as wise as foolish, and a qualification for success. Lowering your head at the right time is a wise choice, passing a door and climbing a mountain.
We all need to lower our heads. When a stick sweeps across us, we will naturally choose to lower our heads and lower our bodies. Otherwise, the one who gets hurt must be the self-righteous tough guy.
If you know how to bow your head, you will see the road clearly under your feet. If you know how to bow your head, the wild flowers on the roadside will be your encouragement. If you know how to bow your head, you can bear the humiliation and bear the burden. If you know how to bow your head, you will see the sky in the water. If you know how to bow your head, you will be able to see the sky in the water. Grace and recuperation in life.
A mature person will not let himself be beaten to death, but knows how to bow his head. A mature person will not put all his efforts in the face of despair, but choose to take a step back and bow his head skillfully. This is both a strategy and a kind of wisdom.
If you are in a trough or under the eaves, when you are unable to turn your head, you might as well lower your head. Maybe there will be a glimmer of light when you lower your head, and you will open another window for yourself by lowering your head. If you know how to open the window at the right time in your life If you lower your head, your life will have more resilience, tension and maturity.
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