Source: My Topic by the Tang Dynasty poet Du Fu.
Original text: "Beauty plays the old finger, and first frost disappears autumn. When I get older, I forget more, but I don't forget my lovesickness. Bodhi has no trees and no platform. There is nothing, so there is no dust. Born as a bodhi tree, my heart is like a mirror platform. Always wipe on the court, don't get dust. The article is eternal, and the gains and losses are well known. "
Interpretation: The confidante grows old with a flick of a finger, but leaves a few white hairs with the passage of time. People tend to forget things when they are old, but they don't forget the love of acacia.
There is no tree in the bodhi tree, and the bright mirror is not a table. It's nothing. What dust will catch it there?
The body of all beings is the tree of enlightenment and wisdom, and the heart of all beings is like a bright stage mirror, which should be constantly scrubbed to prevent it from being polluted by dust and dirt and interfering with the nature of light.
The article is a cause that has been handed down through the ages, and only the author knows its ups and downs.
Extended data
My Topic was originally written by a poet in high spirits at that time, and it is the most famous poem by Du Fu, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty.
Poetry expresses Du Fu's views on poetry creation in his later years, which is summative. Therefore, Wang said: "This article that has been devoted to his life has become history, and this article is its preface."
The last sentence of "great event of the ages" means that it has a long history and great significance, just as Cao Pi said, "Articles are immortal events."
The next sentence "I know what I know" means that the author understands the article best. Although these two poems are mainly about discussion, they are neat in antithesis, highly generalized in language, rich in connotation and full of philosophy.