Poems that describe insignificance include:
Sending a mayfly to heaven and earth is a drop in the ocean. I mourn the brief moment of my life, and envy the infinity of the Yangtze River.
Don’t bear heavy burdens if you are weak, and don’t persuade others with soft words.
When will everything be done? The sun and the moon will come from the west and the east. In the infinite universe, people are just like a drop of grain in Taicang.
I imagine that the reading head has turned white, and the apes across the stream are crying because of the miasma of the vines.
Singing to wine, what is life like? It’s like morning dew, how bitter it is every day.
Sending mayflies to heaven and earth is just a drop in the ocean. I mourn the brief moment of my life, and envy the infinity of the Yangtze River.
Source: Song Dynasty, Su Shi's "Red Cliff Ode"
Explanation: Mayflies are a family of insects. The nymphs live in water for one to five or six years. The adult has two pairs of wings and two or three filaments on its tail. Adults often fly above water and have a short lifespan of only a few hours. The author laments the shortness of his life.
Millet is an annual herbaceous grain of the Gramineae family Setaria genus, also known as millet, millet, and Setaria millet. In ancient times, millet was called Liang, and glutinous millet was called Xiao. The author compares himself with a grain of corn in the sea to illustrate how insignificant human beings are.
Everything will be done in time, the sun and the moon come from the west and the east. In the infinite universe, people are just a drop of grain in Taicang
Source: Xin Qiji's "Shui Diao Ge Tou·Ti Yongfeng Yang Shaoyou Tidian Yizhitang" 》
Explanation: Two sentences of "everything": Everything in the world can never be satisfied, just like the sun and the moon are always from the west and the east. The sun and the moon are from the west and the east: "Shi Ming": "The sun is in happiness, and the moon is in the west." "
Two sentences about "infinite": Man in the universe is like a drop in Taicang, extremely insignificant. A drop in Taicang: "Zhuangzi Autumn Waters": "The plan for China is within the sea, not like Fan. Is rice in Taicang? "Wang Bo's "Preface to Prince Teng's Pavilion": "The sky and the high ground are so different that I feel the infinity of the universe. When joy and sorrow come, I know how many ups and downs there are.
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