It means that if you pour water on the ground, it will flow in different directions and life will be different. Life is a gift, how can you feel sorry for yourself all day?
This sentence comes from Bao Zhao, an outstanding poet in the Southern Dynasties, "It's hard to walk on a level ground". The original poem is as follows:
If you pour water on the ground, it will flow in different directions, and the difference in life is not consistent.
Life is fixed, how can you always complain about self-pity?
Drink some wine to comfort yourself and sing "It's hard to walk", and the singing is interrupted by drinking.
If the heart is not wood and stone, there will be no feelings! Want to say or say, and want to do, no longer say anything.
Translation:
Pour water on a flat surface, and it will flow in different directions. Life is different. Life is a gift, how can you feel sorry for yourself all day? Drink some wine to comfort yourself and sing "It's hard to walk". Singing was interrupted by drinking. People's hearts are not vegetation, how can they have no feelings? If you want to say it, don't say it. Don't say anything more.
Extended data
The Creative Background of Zhun Xie Shui Bin
During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the separatist regime and social unrest. At that time, the gentry system was implemented, and Bao Zhao was born in poverty. Although he is eager to realize his personal value by virtue of his talent, he is hindered by social reality and secular prejudice.
Therefore, poetry is often used to express his desire to make contributions, to express the pain of being suppressed by the poor, to convey the generous voice of the poor, and to be full of social dissatisfaction and rebellious spirit. This kind of anxiety and anger is manifested in his works, which forms the unique style of his poetry.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Quasi-Xie Shuiping It's hard to walk tomorrow.