"Poetry of Not Being Satisfied"
Author: Anonymous (Qing Dynasty)
Running around all day just to be hungry, only when you are full do you think about clothes.
I have enough food and clothing, but I also want a beautiful wife.
Marry a beautiful wife and have children, but hate having no land and no foundation.
The fields I bought are vast, and there are no boats or horses to go in and out.
Caotou married a mule and a horse, lamenting that he had no official position and was bullied.
The county magistrate's book is still too small, and he wants to hang a purple coat in the middle.
If the world wants to be satisfied, there is no other way than Nanke Yimenghui.
Interpretation:
I work hard every day just for a bite of food, but when I am full, I want new clothes to wear;
After eating and being warm, , I want a beautiful and virtuous woman to be my wife;
After marrying a beautiful wife, I feel that I have too little land and no career;
After spending money to buy a lot of heaven and earth, I disliked not having a horse or boat when I went out;
So I bought a horse as a means of transportation, but I felt that I was being bullied because I had no official position;
I became the county chief registrar but I disliked the official position Too young, I want to be an official in the court;
It is really difficult to achieve contentment in the world, unless it is a dream.
Extended information:
Background:
This poem is included in Yongzheng's "Yuexinji", and the author's name is published as anonymous. In the later years of Kangxi, the princes coveted the throne, and the fighting methods were extremely cruel. Kangxi was very heartbroken. However, Emperor Yongzheng took a unique approach and tried his best to pursue tranquility and leisure without coveting authority and wealth. This limerick was collected by Yong Zheng during this period in order to keep a low profile and express his mentality.
Appreciation:
This poem vividly reveals the life footprints of most people, and profoundly tells the gradual process of people’s hearts being constantly dominated by desires. At the beginning, they only wanted to have enough food and clothing. , In the end, he was not satisfied with being in charge of one party. It explains in a simple and profound way that the endless pursuit of self-desires and never being satisfied are the source of people's pain and troubles. We must understand the principle of contentment and constant happiness.