Su Shi’s poems on life philosophy are as follows:
1. Life is like a journey against the odds, and I am also a traveler. ——Su Shi's "Linjiang Immortal·Sending Money to Mu Fu"
2. If there is sound on the piano, why won't it sound when it is placed in the box? If the words are on your fingertips, why not listen to them on your fingertips? ——Su Shi's "Qin Poems"
3. Don't say that everything is empty when you turn around. When you don't turn around, it's all a dream. ——Su Shi's "Xijiang Yuepingshan Hall"
4. Can youth be pursued in dreams? ——Su Shi's "He Zi Sends Spring in Four Poems"
5. Those who accomplished great things in ancient times not only had extraordinary talents, but also had perseverance and perseverance. ——Su Shi's "Chao Cuo Lun"
6. Gaining fame and wealth is a waste of hard work. A horse is caught in a sigh, fire is caught in a stone, and a body is caught in a dream. ——Su Shi's "Xing Xiangzi·Shu Mingmei"
7. People have joys and sorrows, and the moon waxes and wanes. This is a difficult thing in ancient times. ——Su Shi's "Shui Tiao Ge Tou"
8. People have been like this since ancient times, and it can be known whether they are safe or not. ——Su Shi's "Zhaojun Village"
9. Don't think about the present and the past, look down on the mistakes of the past. ——Su Shi's "Eight Sounds of Ganzhou·Ji Shen Liazi"
10. Literacy is the beginning of troubles in life, but you can forget about rough memorization of names. ——Su Shi's "Shi Cang Shu Zui Mo Tang"
Su Shi (January 8, 1037 - August 24, 1101), also known as Zizhan, also known as Hezhong, also known as Tieguan Taoist and Dongpo layman , known as Su Dongpo, Su Xian and Po Xian in the world, Han nationality, from Meishan, Meizhou (now Meishan City, Sichuan Province), ancestral home in Luancheng, Hebei Province, Northern Song Dynasty writer, calligrapher, gourmet, painter, historical water control celebrity.
In the second year of Jiayou's reign (1057), Su Shi passed the second subject in the palace examination and was awarded the title of Jinshi. It is said that he was awarded the title of Jinshi. In the sixth year of Jiayou's reign (1061), he was admitted to the third level in the Yingzhong system and was awarded the title of Dali judge and signer of Fengxiang mansion. During the reign of Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty, he served in Hangzhou, Mizhou, Xuzhou, Huzhou and other places. The third year of Yuanfeng (1080).
He was demoted to deputy envoy of Huangzhou Tuanlian due to the "Wutai Poetry Case". After Zhezong of the Song Dynasty came to the throne, he served as a Hanlin bachelor, a bachelor of attendance, and a minister of the Ministry of Rites. He also went to Hangzhou, Yingzhou, Yangzhou, Dingzhou and other places. In his later years, he was demoted to Huizhou and Danzhou because of the new party's rule. Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty was pardoned and returned to the north, but died of illness in Changzhou on the way. During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Song Dynasty, he was posthumously given the title of Taishi; during the period of Emperor Xiaozong of Song Dynasty, he was posthumously given the title "Wenzhong".