"Reading the Classic of Mountains and Seas"
Tao Yuanming
Jingwei holds a tiny tree in his hand and will fill the sea. Xingtian dances with relatives, and the strong will is always there.
There is no need to worry about the same things, and there will be no regrets when they are gone. It's just a matter of time and again, good times are waiting for you!
Notes
① "Reading the Classic of Mountains and Seas" contains thirteen poems in a group, and this poem is the tenth. The eighteen volumes of "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" mostly describe foreign objects and myths and legends in mountains and rivers at home and abroad in ancient times.
②Jingwei: the name of the bird in ancient mythology. According to records in the "Book of Mountains and Seas: Beishan Jing" and "Shu Yiji", in ancient times Emperor Yan had a female named Nuwa. She drowned while swimming in the East China Sea, and her soul turned into a bird. She often carried wood and rocks to fill the East China Sea. Holding: Holding in the mouth. Weimu: fine wood.
③Xingtian: A mythical figure who fought for power with the Emperor of Heaven and was beheaded after his failure and was buried in Changyang Mountain. However, he was unwilling to give in and used his breasts as eyes and his navel as his mouth. Wielding a shield and an axe. ("The Classic of Mountains and Seas·Overseas Western Classics")
④Same thing: Since Jingwei drowned and turned into a bird, it is the same as the others. Even if he dies again, he will only turn from a bird into another kind. thing, so there is no need to worry.
⑤Transformation: Xingtian has been killed and turned into a foreign object, but he has no regrets about his past battles with the Emperor of Heaven.
⑥Student: In vain, in vain. In the past: the ambitions of the past.
⑦Good day: a good day to realize your ambition. Zhen: Qi. These two sentences mean that Jingwei and Xingtian still have their old ambitions, but how can they wait for the good days to realize their ideals?
Effectiveness
Jingwei holds a small piece of wood in his mouth and is about to fill up the deep sea. Even though Xingtian failed, he still wielded his shield and axe, and his perseverance was always there.
Similarly, the living beings have no regrets and have turned into foreign objects without repentance.
How can we look forward to beautiful moments when we cherish our past ambitions in vain!