The meaning of the poem and its reference to "old books are never tired of reading, so that children can read them carefully and know each other", in this poem, "old books" means ancient books, and what is put in this poem means some books that must be read in the imperial examination, such as the Four Books and Five Classics and some books by Zhu.
"Zi" means: Jun, which means "you". The poem refers to Su Shi's good friend An Dianchun, which is a respectful title to him. These two poems are Su Shi's learning methods of encouraging an to mourn for the spring: ancient books must be read a hundred times, and only by reading and thinking carefully will you naturally understand the essence of ancient books over time.
The origin and background of the poem "I can never get tired of reading a book, so I can read it carefully and know myself" was written by Su Shi, a poet in the Northern Song Dynasty, to encourage candidates who failed in the exam, to express their grief and to seek happiness.
An Huaichun took part in the imperial examination, but failed to make the list. He is very depressed and very suspicious of himself. Su Shi, however, is not only immortal, but also a great official in the imperial court. Su Shi, who is also a scholar, knows the disappointment and loss after failing the list, so he specially wrote this poem to encourage An Mouchun: Don't lose heart, as long as you master the correct learning methods, be familiar with books and be diligent in thinking, it will be a matter of time before you become the number one scholar.
? The meaning of this poem is similar to a sentence circulating today, that is, a book has been read a hundred times, and the meaning is self-evident.
The more times you read a book, the more you can appreciate its essence. Books are the ladder of human progress. Since ancient times, books have always played an important role, allowing civilization to be passed down and knowledge to continue.
Some books that have been handed down to this day, such as The Analects of Confucius and The Classic of Tao Te Ching, are full of words, and every word embodies the author's knowledge and thoughts. Although the book is thin, its ideological value is worth pondering and thinking about. Only by constant deliberation can we comprehend knowledge and absorb nutrition.
Su Shi's poem "Old books are never tired of reading, and children will know only after careful reading" not only expounds an effective learning method, but more importantly, puts forward the important role of "thinking" and emphasizes reading more and thinking more, which is of great reference significance to our study. Warn young people today that only by careful reading and pondering can they absorb the nutrition in the book!