The verses that express noble spiritual qualities are as follows:
1. Don’t be afraid of being shattered into pieces, but keep your innocence in the world.
Verse translation: Even if your body is broken into pieces, you are not afraid, as long as you keep your noble integrity in the world.
Poem appreciation: This is a poem that expresses ambitions. The author uses lime as a metaphor to express his loyalty to the country, his willingness to not be afraid of sacrifice, and his determination to uphold his noble sentiments. As a poem about things, if it is just a mechanical record of things without conveying the deep meaning of the author, it will not be of much value. The value of this poem lies in the use of lime to describe itself everywhere. To chant lime is to praise one's own upright mind and noble personality.
2. Don’t worry about poverty and lowliness, and don’t dwell on wealth.
Verse translation: Don’t worry about poverty and sorrow, don’t pursue wealth in a hurry.
Poetry appreciation: This sentence is quiet and simple, expressing the poet's attitude towards life that does not seek glory and profit, and portrays the image of a hermit with beautiful ideals. . It was through Mr. Wu Liu that Tao Yuanming "expressed his ambitions" and expressed his thoughts and feelings. It expresses his yearning for the simple customs of ancient society, and also shows that he is a hermit with beautiful ideals.
3. Without indifference, there is no clear ambition; without tranquility, there is no far-reaching goal.
Verse translation: If you are not calm and have few desires, you cannot clarify your ambitions, and if you do not eliminate external interference, you cannot achieve lofty goals.
Poetry appreciation: This sentence comes from a letter home from Zhuge Liang to his son Zhuge Zhan. The poet summarized his experience in life and scholarship, and encouraged his son to study diligently and be determined, and to cultivate his character and cultivate his character through indifference and tranquility. This is a family letter written by Zhuge Liang to his son Zhuge Zhan. It can be seen from the article that Zhuge Liang is a father of noble character, and his attentive teachings and unlimited expectations for his son are all in this book.
4. Don’t be happy with things, and don’t be sad with yourself.
Verse translation: Don’t be ecstatic about external beauty, and don’t be overly sad about something.
Poem appreciation: The author starts with "域夫", which has both lyrical and argumentative meanings. After enumerating the two situations of sadness and happiness, the author's writing style suddenly became exciting, expressing a higher ideal state beyond the two, which is "not to be happy with things, not to be sad with oneself". Although it is human nature to be moved by feeling things and feel sad and happy because of things, it is not the highest state of being a human being.