By extension, Du Xunhe here not only expounded the truth of navigation, but also compared the success or failure of personnel. Ouyang Xiu said in "Mei's Epitaph": "Poetry is poor before writing", and Sima Qian listed four stories of Wang Wen, Confucius, Zuo Qiuming, Qu Yuan and Han Fei who were in trouble, wrote books in anger and finally achieved great success. The reason is completely in line with the poem Jingxi. There is a famous saying in the preface to the history of the Five Dynasties: "Born in sorrow, died in happiness." The "worry" in the sentence is just like the "danger" in Jingxi; The "happiness" in the sentence is like the "peace" in Jingxi; The words "Xing" and "Nothing" in the sentence are just like "Ignorance Overturning" and "Sinking" in Jingxi-water quality and humanity are closely consistent here again. Compared with the success or failure of personnel, the reasons for its sinking are as follows:
(1) slack off. "Wu Yue Chun Qiu" contains: Fu Cha, the king of Wu, rose from suffering and struggled to defeat Gou Jian, the king of Yue. Later, I didn't know happiness, and I was lazy to govern the country. Finally, I was destroyed by Yue. This story just reflects the lesson that caution leads to success and laziness leads to failure. Cao Xunxuan, a famous Korean Go player, asserted that the failure of self-management (that is, slacking off under fame) is the easiest thing to ruin his disciple's future when evaluating his talented disciple Li Changgao. Therefore, Li Changgao is cautious about everything, just like the Japanese. Li Changgao's opponent, Chess Saint Nie Weiping, was lazy in employing people and ruined his great rivers and mountains. This is another accurate annotation of Jingxi's poems.
(2) paralysis. As we all know, dangerous situations make people alert, and smooth situations make people careless. The poison of failure often lies in carelessness. Chen Shou's "History of the Three Kingdoms" records that Guan Yu, a general of Shu and Han Dynasties, attacked Wei, besieged Fancheng, flooded seven armies, and all the soldiers were invincible. So Guan Yu became proud and relaxed his guard against Dongwu. As a result, Wu attacked and captured Jingzhou, and Guan Yu defeated Maicheng and was beheaded. This shows the harm of carelessness and paralysis. You know, nothing in the world is satisfactory, and there are hidden dangers at the same time. If you are prepared for danger in times of peace, of course, it is the way to defeat. Knowing this, we can also understand the mystery of the collapse of the mighty Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor in the United States during the Pacific War.
(3) stand still. An old man once said, "If peace and complexity make people stop making progress and rest on their laurels, then the real danger is bred in it." In the Sino-Japanese War of 1894- 1895, China was defeated by Japan. There is a simple reason. Japan carried out the Meiji Restoration, and its national strength was booming. China has vast territory and abundant resources, and has done nothing. Comparing the two, the balance of victory and defeat naturally tilts. Similarly, the impregnable Maginot line could not stop the brave Nazi soldiers; The great barrier of the Great Wall of Wan Li can't stop the powerful fighters of the northern grassland; The peaceful dream of the Han people in the Central Plains is often destroyed by nomadic people. The danger of complacency and complacency can be seen from this.
(4) division. There is a story in the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao's main force and Yuan Shao died of illness. His son and son-in-law banded together and retired to the north. Cao Cao couldn't attack urgently, so he took the advice of Guo Jia, the counselor, and led the army to retreat. The danger temporarily disappeared, and Yuan's sons and brothers who had fought side by side began to fight for power and profit. They killed each other, and in the end they both lost. March to the north, completely eliminate the remnants of Yuan, and unify the northern part of the motherland. This story profoundly reveals the toxic effect of happiness on human nature. When the danger disappears, people's hearts will be scattered, and the situation of Qi Xin working together to overcome the difficulties will no longer exist. Just imagine, help each other in the same boat without helping each other, and do the opposite, can you not suffer from extinction?
The above four points are certainly not the whole problem. However, it already has shocking power. In Du Xunhe's poem Jingxi, we don't know why the passing ships capsized. However, this is definitely related to the loss of fear of boat people in peaceful flows. All success is due to progress, and failure is just failure. Water is like this, people are like this; This was the case in ancient times, and it is the same today. No one is an exception.
Today, our country is getting stronger and stronger, people's lives are getting richer and richer, and the carefree days are fading away. However, under the appearance of singing and dancing, there is an extremely sinister undercurrent. There are America and Japan in the east, Russia in the north and Taiwan Province Island in the inland. At this moment when hope and anxiety coexist, it is of great practical significance to reread the poem Jingxi. It enables us to gain insight into the hidden dangers behind peace and revisit the saying that "it is worthwhile to die if you suffer from loss." As the old saying goes, "Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it." Truth is the great tension that unites national rejuvenation. Help us find a good way to face challenges and maintain long-term stability.
This is the essence of water and human nature, and it is also the real value of Du Xunhe's poem Jingxi. Moral philosophy: warn people to be prepared for danger in times of peace, take advantage of the times and worry about losses, and wait for a decision.