"Xiansi Thoughts in Beiguo", "Winter Night Reading Shows Ziyu", etc.
1. "Idle Thoughts in Beiguo"
Author: Cao Ye of the Tang Dynasty?
Original text:
Beyond the mountains is green grass , even if you go out every day, you still keep the door open.
Every time I think about my flesh and blood in the sky, I come to see the wild man pity his descendants.
Translation:
There are green grass everywhere in the front and back of my mountain. I go out all day long and the door of my house is closed. I often miss my own flesh and blood far away, so I have no choice but to come out and see how the old village man enjoys family happiness with his children and grandchildren.
2. "Winter Night Reading Shows Ziyu"
Author: Lu You of the Southern Song Dynasty
Original text:
The ancients spared no effort in learning, and the young were strong Success comes with age.
What you have learned on paper will eventually make you realize it is shallow, and you will definitely know that this matter must be carried out.
Translation:
The ancients spared no effort in learning knowledge and struggled for it throughout their lives. They often started working hard when they were young and only achieved success in old age.
The knowledge obtained from books is ultimately shallow and fails to understand the true meaning of knowledge. To truly understand the profound principles in the book, one must practice it personally in order to achieve success.
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Creative background and appreciation:
1. "Thinking of Beiguo"
"Thinking of Beiguo" It is one of the works of the Tang Dynasty poet Cao Ye (yè). This little poem is very simple, and the language is also very plain, but behind the plain and simple words and language, there is a strong sense of family affection, which is amazing!
When your children grow up, marry far away, or live away from home, and you are the only one left at home, how will you feel as an "empty nester" poet? Seeing the lush green grass around the house, the poet may have thought of "the spring grass will be green next year, whether the king and the grandson will return", or he may have thought of the scene when he said goodbye to his relatives, "sending off the king and the grandson again, full of lush green leaves".
Empty-nest elderly people can't stand the loneliness and miss their loved ones, so they have no choice but to go out all day and go to the countryside to see how other elderly people enjoy family happiness.
2. "Winter Night Reading to Show Zi Yu"
This poem was written by the poet in Shanyin in the fifth year of Qingyuan (1199) to his youngest son Lu Yu. Lu Yu was twenty-one years old at the time and was in his prime.
On a cold winter night, the poet indulged himself in his study and read poetry books endlessly. Outside the window, the north wind howled and the air-conditioning was pressing. In the quiet night, the poet could not restrain the rushing emotions in his heart. He wrote this philosophical poem and gave it to his son Ziyu affectionately.