《Traveling is Difficult》
Golden bottles of wine are worth ten thousand dollars, and jade plates of delicacies are worth ten thousand dollars.
I stopped eating and threw chopsticks. I drew my sword and looked around at a loss.
If you want to cross the Yellow River, which is blocked by ice, you will have to climb the snow-covered mountains of Taihang.
I was fishing on the Bixi River in my spare time, and suddenly I was riding a boat and dreaming of the sun.
The journey is difficult, the journey is difficult! There are many different roads, where are you now?
There will be times when the wind blows and the waves break, and the cloud sails are hung directly to help the sea.
Explanation of poetry
A gold cup filled with sake costs ten thousand dollars, while a jade plate filled with precious dishes is worth ten thousand dollars. Facing the delicacies, I put down my cup and stopped my chopsticks. Unable to swallow, I pulled out my sword and looked around, feeling at a loss. He wanted to cross the Yellow River, but was blocked by solid ice. He wanted to climb Taihang, but was blocked by the snow-covered mountains. In my spare time, I was sitting by the stream fishing, and suddenly I dreamed of riding a boat passing by the sun. The journey is difficult, the journey is difficult, there are so many forks in the road, where are we going from now on? There will always be a day when you can ride the wind and waves and set up high sails to cross the vast ocean.
Word explanation
Chopsticks: Chopsticks.
Gu: Hope.
An: Where.
Ji: ferry.
Poetry Appreciation
This poem was written by Li Bai when he left Chang'an in the third year of Tianbao. At the beginning of the poem, the friend wrote that out of his deep affection for Li Bai and his regret that such a genius had been abandoned, he spared no expense and set up a banquet in his honor. Li Bai, who is "drinking and naive", would definitely drink heavily if he were faced with such fine wines and delicacies, coupled with the kindness of his friends. However, today when he picked up the wine glass, he pushed the wine glass away, picked up the chopsticks, and put the chopsticks down again. He left his seat, drew his sword, and looked around, feeling confused. This series of actions vividly shows the poet's inner depression and emotional changes. However, the poet did not give in to depression, but gained confidence from the experiences of Lu Shang and Yi Yin. Although the reality is so difficult and the road is so bleak, the poet's stubborn self-confidence and strong desire to actively use the world finally made him get rid of the depression of wandering on the wrong road, believing that one day he will reach the other side of his ideal.
This poem uses Bixing's technique to describe the ups and downs of the world, expresses the poet's pursuit of life, and expresses the poet's optimistic and confident attitude towards life. The poet did not fear the difficulties of life, did not give up his ideals, and did not become depressed. This is what the world can learn from.