This little poem in Chapter 52 of Rabindranath Tagore's "The Gardener" really amazed me.
There are four stanzas in the whole poem. Each stanza begins with questions and then answers. It uses metaphors and symbols to convey the author’s unique understanding of love, which is: excessive caution, worry and fear will Killing love will kill love. Loving too deeply and intensely to put pressure on the other person will kill love. Being too selfish in love because you are afraid of losing will kill love. Being too strong in love and coercing the other party will kill love... …
Tagore was a poet with rich emotions and delicate writing; Tagore was also a philosopher with profound thoughts and wisdom. This little poem by Tagore is short, concise and rich in philosophy. The view of love conveyed in the poem shines with the wisdom of Indian philosophy: Love must be just right! Too strong love will hurt others and yourself, and will kill love.
? Suddenly discovered that the Indian philosophy represented by Tagore and the traditional Chinese philosophy are actually connected. Traditional Chinese philosophy talks about "too much is not enough" and "the golden mean". It emphasizes the sense of propriety in doing things and believes that anything extreme may bring serious consequences. From the perspective of traditional Chinese philosophy, good love should also avoid extremes.
? The love in Shu Ting's "To the Oak" is very good, and the love in Gibran's "On Love" is also very good. Tagore said: "If you love her, let your love surround her like sunshine and give her freedom."
The right love is like spring drizzle, like summer breeze, like autumn day Morning light, like the warm sun in winter, brings nourishment, hope, warmth and joy to life.
Although Tagore did not tell us how to protect love in this poem, he told us how to avoid killing love. If we read it several times, we may be able to find the true meaning of love.
Good poetry, recommended to friends who love poetry!