At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, during the period of great social unrest, there was no way to serve the country, no way to become an official, the world was cold and it was hard to find a confidant. All kinds of disasters made scholars lament their life consciousness and express it in the form of five-character poems. Nineteen Ancient Poems, as a group of poems expressing their life consciousness, became a turning point in the history of China's poetry development. Sorrow, frustration in life and a sense of wandering become its main emotional contents. What it expresses is the experience and feeling of life, so it can transcend the boundaries of time and space and cause people to sing everywhere.
Generally speaking, the life consciousness of Nineteen Ancient Poems is embodied in the following aspects:
First, make contributions, eat, drink, and be merry in time, that is, some thoughts of the scribes on the living conditions and feelings. Here, whether it's the anxiety of "ups and downs have their own times, and it's not too early to come after all the hardships" or "I used to be a good friend and hold high the inspirational spirit." Not thinking about abandoning me like a relic, or wandering "born in heaven and earth, suddenly like a passer-by", all make them face the reality, assess the situation, and thus re-recognize the value of life, and thus send out the feelings of "nothing is solid, what is the benefit of a false name" and "life will eventually end" and pay attention to it. Driving a car, playing the game of Wanhe Luo. This is a feast to entertain your mind, and you are forced by it. ""You were born less than 100, and you often worry that you are chitose. The days are short and the nights are long. Why not travel by candlelight? If you eat, drink and be merry, you can't stay here. Fools cherish expenses, but they are despised by future generations. Immortal Wang Ziqiao, it is hard to wait for "the happiness and joy of this world".
Second, the wanderer misses people, the wanderer misses home and misses women and people. Call it "parting feelings" for the time being. "Looking back at my hometown, it's a long way to go in Xiu Yuan", "The days of leaving are rare, and the days of living are near", "Who wants to stay, think in the distance", long-term wandering and unknown future, as well as endless yearning for his family, all make his son trouble sleeping far away from home. It's hard to know when you're not at home, but aren't women who stay at home equally worried? "The cool wind rate has been folded, and the wanderer is cold and naked. Brocade left, and my robe clung to me. I stayed alone for a long night and dreamed of seeing Rong Hui's sincere concern. "The day is far away and the day is slow. Clouds cover the sun, and wanderers ignore it. Just because I want you to age me, another year will soon end. The masturbation and self-encouragement of "giving up donations and never returning, trying to add meals" all reflect the deep thoughts and indignation of women.
In a word, the awakening of self-consciousness in Nineteen Ancient Poems undeniably pushed China's ancient literary creation to a new height. Life consciousness is mainly to feel that life is short and death is inevitable, and to think about how to treat life and how to meet death. His strong sense of life is the reflection of the lower literati's loss of time and their deep thinking about the value of life. The language is simple but profound and philosophical. While reading the feelings of predecessors, we should also reflect and think about survival, life and life.