The so-called "lofty" is interpreted by Ci Hai as "not greedy for profits and living a clean life", which should contain praise. The author thinks that "clean" means "innocent and upright, doing no evil", and it also means praising beauty. In the vocabulary of China people, anything related to the word "love" often means being praised. For example, those with outstanding talents are called "Qing Shi", those with lofty aspirations are called "Qing Shi", those with elegant articles are called "Qing You", and those who are honest and honest are called "Qing You", but now they have touched the word "lofty", which I think should be a top-notch reputation, but the author said. Su Shi has a saying: When will there be a bright moon? Ask heaven for wine. I don't know what year the palace is. I want to go home in the wind, but I'm afraid the top of the mountain will be too cold. You can use height to describe how lonely you are. It seems that lofty comes at a price. Haizi said, "I only want to face the sea and warm bloom in spring", which is a distance from a happy life and incompatible with reality. The high price is "loneliness". Therefore, the reputation of "lofty" first fell to those hermits who lived in seclusion.
Xu You is the first great man in legend. Because of his virtue and talent, he was appointed as the first candidate for the post of Tang Yao. But when the servant needed him that day, he ran away. He felt that Yao had defiled his ears like that and went to Jishan to wash his ears.
Tao Yuanming is undoubtedly a model of lofty in ancient times, and he is a very outstanding and pure lofty man, which is mainly manifested in his poems: "A miracle hides 500, and once the gods bloom. Pure and thin are different sources, rotating or hidden.
Excuse me, travel alchemist, how to measure the hubbub? I am willing to talk in the breeze and hold high to find my contract. "-"Peach Blossom Garden Poetry "
"Household clean miscellaneous, empty room at leisure. After staying in the cage for a long time, I will return to nature. "
-Return to the Garden House.
"The ship is blowing away, and the wind is blowing away."-"Come home to Xi"