How to understand Wang Xizhi's view of life and death in Preface to Lanting Collection?

On Wang Xizhi's View of Life and Death from Preface to Lanting

The first paragraph of the article describes in detail the grand occasion of Lanting gathering momentum. * * * Six sentences in this paragraph. The first sentence describes the time, place and purpose of the meeting, the second describes the people who attended the meeting, the third describes the elegant environment of Lanting, the fourth describes the activities of people at the grand event, the fifth describes the sunny weather, and the sixth expresses feelings. Obviously, some of these six sentences are usually necessary explanations, some are about the beauty of nature, and some are about the "grand occasion" of the conference. Celebrities feel the warm spring breeze under the clear sky. They can look up from a distance, look up, look down, drink and write poems, and talk about their intimate feelings. How painful! Come on! Happy! The function of "looking up at the vastness of the universe and overlooking the prosperity of categories" lies in "seeing the world better" and "being extremely entertaining". Here, while expressing happiness in life, it also shows an open-minded attitude.

In the second paragraph of the article, there are two kinds of people, one is those who like "quiet" and the other is those who like "impatience". The former "embraces all arms, talks in one room", while the latter "is entrusted by others, leaving behind waves", which is quite different in personality and even behavior. However, there are striking similarities between the two: "When they are happy with what they have encountered, they are temporarily satisfied with themselves, they will soon be self-sufficient, and they will never know that old age is coming;" And what he is tired of, his feelings move with the times, and his feelings are embarrassing. "When you are happy, you get carried away and don't feel that you are aging quietly. When you are tired of happy things, your feelings will naturally arise. How does it feel? There are two: one is "I am pleased with this, and I have already stated it before pitching"; The other is "short and short, it's over. "It tells us three things: first, things die, and there are joys and sorrows; Second, things from birth to death, from joy to sadness, its time is very short, suddenly, like a blink of an eye; Third, the survival or extinction of life is not subjective, but depends on nature. This shows how precious life is! Because of this, the author quotes the old adage "Life and death are great"; Because of this, the author lamented: "Isn't it painful? "