When Su Shi wrote Ten Years of Life and Death in Jiang, he was only forty years old, but he was already "travel-stained and cold as ice".
"The face is covered with dust, and the temples are frosty", a simple and simple word, sums up the author's weather-beaten and bumpy life. The same is true of Chen Shidao, a poet. He said with emotion in the poem "Giving Wine for the Night": "Short worry is white, bad face is red with wine." He said that he was devastated by the ruthless reality, so that his hair fell out and his face was gray. Only by alcohol can he turn on the red light. It is not necessarily true that "the hair is short and the sorrow is white", nor is it true that "the face is weak and the wine is red" is really that old. At this time, the poet was only in his thirties, and he should not be white-haired and haggard. He just used this to express his deep sorrow, inner bitterness and hardships of life.
According to records, Chen Shidao was educated in Ceng Gong in his early years and was highly valued. He was recommended to take part in history revision as his assistant, but was rejected by the court on the grounds that Chen was not an official. After Ceng Gong's death, Chen Shidao met Su Shi, Zhang Lei and others, but his life was still poor, even too poor to support his family and even lonely. It was not until the first year of Yuan You, Song Zhezong (1087) that Su Shi was recommended as a professor in Xuzhou. In such a life experience, why don't poets "send short worries as white and wine as red?"
In Bai Juyi's poem "Sleeping in Autumn Rain", "Sleeping in the sad sound of rain after lights are turned off", the poet grasps the personality characteristics of the characters in autumn rain and describes them in detail, successfully shaping an image of a leisurely old man. Cold Three Autumn Nights is the background of old people's life. He is very comfortable in such an environment. The word "leisure" outlines the image of an "old man" who likes quiet but hates sports and is indifferent. "Sleeping late after lights out and sleeping in the beautiful rain" is also the concrete embodiment of "freedom". "Sleeping late" is a characteristic of the elderly. It was because he slept late that he could "sleep beautifully" in the autumn rain. After the lights went out, he fell asleep smelling the falling rain outside the window. His heart is quiet and beautiful, even his dreams are beautiful. After waking up from his dream, he still felt at ease-"Gray thermos flask, fragrant and warm in a cage". The fuel in the drying bottle has been reduced to ashes after one night. It's time for the old man to get up, but he still wants to add fragrance. He plans to continue lying down and vividly portray an old man who is weak and idle.
The last two sentences, "Xiao Qing is not cold, the frost leaves are full of red", end with the scenery and write the indifferent and clean heart of the old man. At this time, Bai Juyi, a poet, was over 60 years old, frail and sick, and his official duties were at leisure, just like "an old man with peace of mind", and his poetry friend Yuan Zhen had passed away, so his mood was naturally very indifferent.
"Old horse, ambitious. When Cao Cao wrote the poem "Walking out of Xiamen, though a turtle is alive", he just defeated Yuan Shao and his son and settled the North Fifth Ring Road. He is full of optimism and confidence. At this time, Cao Cao was fifty-three years old. Thinking of his life, he couldn't help feeling: "Although the tortoise has a long life, it still flies when it turns out to be dust. "The author thinks that although the tortoise can live for thousands of years, it will inevitably die in the end. Although Teng snake can ride clouds and fog, it will inevitably turn into dust in the end.
The same is true of life. Life is limited, but the poet sings, "An old horse lurks and aims at a thousand miles. The martyr's later years were full of courage. He said that although Maxima is old and weak, his chest is still full of lofty sentiments of galloping thousands of miles. A person who is interested in doing something will still have lofty aspirations even in his later years, and his pursuit of grand ideals will never stop.
The poet compares himself to a swift horse, which shows that he should not be depressed because of old age, but should be optimistic, work hard, be proactive, strive for self-improvement and keep youthful vitality in his mind. These four sentences are vigorous in brushwork, vigorous in rhythm and heroic in momentum, which profoundly express the spirit of Cao Cao's vigorous and enterprising spirit.
"Who said that life has not decreased? Running water in front of the door, you can still go west. " Su Shi sang in Qingquan Temple, the autumn water in Huansha: "Who knows that life is endless? Running water in front of the door, you can still go west. " These two sentences are backtracked and answered.
There is only one life, and once youth is gone, it is impossible to come back. It is "flowers will bloom again, and people will not be young." However, in Su Shi's view, although people's youth cannot be reproduced, they can be old and strong, and they can have the spirit of self-improvement. This spirit often makes people glow with youthful brilliance, that is, life can be less, just like a stream can still flow westward.
These two inspirational words, that is, framing metaphors, express profound philosophy of life in perceptual language. "Don't sing a yellow chicken with white hair" and sing an inspiring song. People often use "white hair" and "yellow chicken" as a metaphor for urgent matters and the situation urging the New Year. The author, on the other hand, does the opposite, hoping that people will not bemoan the white hair and think that the yellow chicken urges the morning and time flies, which reflects Su Shi's love for life and broad-minded optimism.