The next sentence of a pot of fragrant tea is a book.
“With a cup of fragrant tea and a book, I can steal half a day of leisure; with a touch of the setting sun and a pot of wine, I wish to live a half-life of freedom.” It means: to be able to live a leisurely and free life in the busy and noisy life. , sipping a cup of good tea and reading a favorite book, it is very pleasant to steal this half-day of leisure time in the mediocre life. As the sun sets in the west, accompanied by a bottle of wine, I just want to live a free and unrestrained life.
From "Inscribed on the Monk's House in Helin Temple", it is an adaptation of a seven-character quatrain written by Li She, a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty.
Original text:
Inscribed on the Monk's House in Helin Temple
Tang Dynasty: Li She
I was drunk and dreaming all day long, and suddenly heard the spring news Climb as hard as you can.
I met a monk while passing the bamboo courtyard and talked to him, so I had half a day's leisure.
Translation:
I have been in a chaotic drunken dream for a long time, wasting this limited time in my life for no reason. One day, I suddenly realized that spring was coming to an end, so I gathered my energy and climbed up Nanshan Mountain to enjoy the spring scenery. While visiting the monastery, I accidentally chatted with an eminent monk for a long time. It was a rare moment of leisure in this turbulent world.
Analysis:
What a "half-day of leisure"! When ordinary people are bored, frustrated in their career, or in a bad mood, they will always be infected and get some comfort when they come to such an elegant and refined environment. Li She, during the reign of Emperor Xianzong of the Tang Dynasty, was granted the title of Tongshiren by the prince, and was later demoted to Sicang, Shaanxi and Sichuan, to join the army. During the reign of Emperor Wenzong, he was called a doctor of Taixue and was exiled to the south for his work. This is when he was forced to climb Zhenjiang Nan Mountain during his exile.
From the chat with the monks, I opened the gate of depression, fell into the fresh air, and strengthened my feelings and understanding of reality, which added a lot to my numb mind. of joy. If he sat bored at home all day, how could he have the interest of "stealing half a day's leisure"? No wonder Su Dongpo, a writer, calligrapher and painter in the Northern Song Dynasty, also liked Li She's poems very much.