Source: Poetry of Persuasion
Author Yan Zhenqing? the Tang Dynasty
Every day when the cock crows, it is the best time for boys to read.
Teenagers only know how to play, but don't know how to study hard. When they are old, they regret why they didn't know how to study hard when they were young.
Translation:
Midnight is the best time for boys to study every day. When they are young, they should know how to study hard and study hard.
But if you only play and don't study hard, you will regret why you didn't study hard when you were young.
The creative background of "Poems to Encourage Learning";
A seven-character poem by Yan Zhenqing, a poet in Tang Dynasty. Yan Zhenqing lost his father at the age of 3, and his family came down. His mother Yin placed high hopes on him, implemented strict family education and personally supervised the school. Yan Zhenqing is also very studious and studies hard every day. This poem was written by Yan Zhenqing to encourage future generations.
The first two sentences express that you should be diligent when you are young by describing the learning environment, and the last two sentences express that it is too late to learn when you are old by changing your hair color.
From the perspective of study time, we should encourage young people not to waste time and study hard as soon as possible so as not to regret it in the future. The poet conceived from the perspectives of the significance, function, attitude and methods of learning, hoping that people would pay attention to the acquired learning in order to strengthen their own behavior cultivation.