This sentence comes from The Analects of Confucius by Yang Huo in the Spring and Autumn Period.
Confucius said, "Boy, why don't you learn poetry?" . Poetry can be aroused, observed, grouped and resented. Your father is a thing, and your father is a distant thing; Learn more about the names of birds, animals and plants. "
Confucius said, "Why don't students learn poetry? Learning "poetry" can stimulate ambition, observe everything in the world, make people understand the necessity of gregarious, and make people know how to satirize superiors. Near can be used to serve parents, far can serve the monarch; You can also learn more about the names of some birds, animals and plants. "
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Zao Jing is the earliest collection of poems in the history of China and occupies an important academic position in the history of China literature. Confucius attached importance to the educational function of The Book of Songs. In The Analects of Confucius, Confucius not only quoted the Book of Songs many times to explain his views, but also emphasized the important role of the Book of Songs in dealing with people's lives and taught his disciples to learn the Book of Songs.
Here, Confucius once again put forward the significance of learning poetry to his disciples. This passage comprehensively and accurately summarizes the social value of The Book of Songs.
Poetry can flourish. Xing is an important way for people to understand abstract things or truths by making people associate with each other through an image metaphor. This method can usually make the complexity simple, the abstraction concrete and easier to understand. The Book of Songs is emotional when it is created, so every word is full of emotion.
Poetry can be read. View is "the gain and loss of viewing customs". "Hungry people sing about their food, and laborers sing about their own affairs", The Book of Songs? Therefore, the product of emotion must be a true response to the era in which it was born.
Poetry can be grouped. Group brings people together, that is to say, The Book of Songs has the function of uniting people. All these statements show that the power of unity is enormous.
Poetry can complain. Resentment is discontent. Dissatisfaction should be expressed, not confined to the heart. There are many ways of expression, and poetry is one of them, which is healthy and effective.
Baidu Encyclopedia-The Analects of Confucius and Yang Huo