Li Bai's "Traveling is Difficult" (one of three poems)
Ten thousand dollars worth of wine in gold bottles, and ten thousand dollars worth of treasures on jade plates.
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, and there are many divergent paths. 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.
(1) The first four lines of the poem describe a friend who, out of his deep friendship for Li Bai and his regret that such a genius was abandoned, spared no expense and set up a feast to celebrate him. Li Bai, who is "a drinker and naive", would definitely drink "three hundred cups in one drink" if he was in normal times, because of the fine wines, delicacies and the hospitality of his friends. However, this time he picked up the wine glass, but pushed it away again; he picked up the chopsticks, but put them down again. He left his seat, pulled out his sword, and looked around, feeling confused. The four consecutive movements of stopping, throwing, pulling out and looking vividly show the inner depression and emotional excitement and changes.
(2) The next two sentences closely follow "the heart is at a loss", and the front side writes "the road is difficult". The poet uses "ice-clogging rivers" and "snow-covered mountains" to symbolize the difficulties and obstacles on the road of life, which have a symbolic meaning. Thinking of the experiences of these two historical figures gives the poet more confidence. Li Bai was originally a person who actively used the world. He was talented and ambitious. He wanted to do a grand undertaking like Guan Zhong, Zhang Liang, Zhuge Liang and other outstanding figures in history. However, after he was ordered to Beijing, the emperor did not reuse him and was criticized by powerful officials. He was slandered and ostracized, and was "granted money and released", and was driven out of Chang'an in disguise. Isn't this just like encountering an ice jam in the Yellow River and being surrounded by snow? But Li Bai is not the kind of person with a weak character. From the beginning of "drawing his sword and looking around", he expressed his unwillingness to be depressed and would continue to pursue. "I was leisurely fishing on the blue stream, and suddenly I was riding a boat and dreaming of the sun." In a confused mood, the poet suddenly thought of two people who had a difficult time in politics at first, but finally made great achievements: one was Jiang Shang, and the other was Jiu. When I was ten years old, I was fishing in Feng River and met King Wen. One of them was Yi Yin. Before being hired by Tang, he dreamed that he was riding a boat around the sun and the moon. The allusions of "fishing in the blue stream" and "riding in a boat and dreaming of the sun" express the confidence that one day, like the ancients, one can be trusted and used by the rulers and build a great cause.
(3) These four sentences have a short rhythm, repeatedly lamenting the bumpy life path in the past, showing the complex psychology of being at a loss but unwilling to give up, and continuing to explore and find a way out.
(4) In the last two lines, the poet sang a strong note of confidence and outlook. After all, Li Bai was a great poet in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. He was sad but not sad. His strong desire to actively use the world finally freed him from the depression of wandering on the wrong road. He believed that despite the many obstacles ahead, one day he would ride the long wind and break through thousands of miles of waves, hang up his sails, cross the sea, and reach his ideal shore.
The poet uses "long winds and waves" to describe his grand ambition, and then "there will be a time" to affirm that this ambition will have time to be put into practice. His firm belief and unyielding spirit show how heroic and straightforward he is!
"Hanging the clouds and sailing to help the sea" is deduced from riding the long wind and breaking thousands of miles of waves, creating a majestic and vast image, which is integrated into the poet's grand blueprint of "helping the world" and helping the people.