Half a song (original):
He who sees through the floating life is half full, half full of benefits, half full of leisure, and half full of fighting in Kunming.
Half country, half country house, half mountain, half water and countryside, half ploughing, half reading, half classics, half scholar, half married person,
Semi-elegant, semi-rough, semi-Chinese and semi-real. Clothes are half plain and half fresh, vegetables are half rich and half frugal.
A child servant is half capable and half clumsy, and his wife and children are half simple and half virtuous. The state of mind is half Buddha and half fairy, and the surname is half Shimada Hanzo.
Half the world came back, leaving half the world, half thinking about future generations and Cang Tian, and half thinking about Yamaraja.
The wine and drink are just right, and the flowers bloom and bloom. The sail is half-fanned to avoid overturning, and the horse is half-rein.
Half a little but spare the taste, half a lot of anti-entanglement. A hundred years of bitterness and happiness are half-related, and only half of them are cheap.
Appreciation of Lin Yutang's half-tone and half-song
Li Mian expressed this ideal of life beautifully in his "Half Song":
It is infinitely useful to see through more than half of the people.
Half a year is leisure; Half a mile dry and wide.
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Drinking is just right, and the flowers bloom for half an hour;
The sail never turns, Ma Banle.
Half people don't like the smell, and half people don't like entanglement.
A hundred years of bitterness and happiness are half-related, and only half of them are cheap.
Therefore, if we combine the secularism of Taoism with the positive thoughts of Confucianism, it will become a golden mean philosophy. Because human beings are born between the real world and the illusory paradise, I believe that this theory may not be satisfactory for a westerner with a forward-looking concept, but it is the most superior philosophy because it is the latest. We admit that there must be several superhuman beings in the world-explorers, conquerors, great inventors, great presidents, heroes who changed the evolution of history-but the happiest people are middle-class people, who earn enough money to maintain an independent life and do something for the crowd, but not much; A little famous in society, but not very obvious. Only in this environment, the name is half hidden, the economy is moderately rich, and life is carefree, but it is not completely carefree, and the human spirit is the happiest and most successful.
Thanks to the original text of Teacher Su Shi's book.
It is a great comfort to violate the rules, be ashamed to ask questions, have a good trial and live a good life. Stone is simple in nature, learning pedantic materials, sitting in waste for many years, afraid to reply to gentry. Since I returned to Haibei, I have never seen my old friends in my life, and I am as disappointed as a distant person. The situation and the left and right are elegant, but I dare to ask! I gave you some presents, and I covered them as before. Fortunately, I am looking forward to it and dare not say it.
Calligraphy and poetry articles and fu are familiar. Roughly like a flowing cloud, it has no definite quality at first, but it often goes in where it should be done and often stops where it can't stop. Natural arts and sciences, infinite posture. Confucius said, "Without words, it is not far away." He said, "This is just a promise." Husband's words stop at expressing his feelings, that is, if he doubts, it will be very different. Seeking the beauty of things, such as catching the wind and catching the shadows, can make those who know things clear and cover thousands of people, but can the situation make those who know things clear in their mouths and hands? Yes, you said so. As far as words can be achieved, words cannot be used. Yang Xiong is a difficult word, simple and easy to say. If it is justified, everyone knows it. This is the so-called carving bug, and its "too mysterious" and "legal eye" are all the same. What's the point of regretting Fu? Engraving for life, but only changing syllables, it's called classics, okay? The Lisao Jing written by Qu Yuan, although it is glorious for the sun and the moon, covers the change of elegance. Can you call it a carving bug? Does it seem to be endowed? Let Jia Yi meet Confucius, and I will be promoted. But it is based on contempt, which is the same theme of Sima Xiangru. There are many people who are so ugly, but they can talk to the knowledgeable, but it is difficult to talk to the layman. Because there are occasional newspaper ears. Ouyang Wenzhong said publicly: "Articles like pure gold and beautiful jade are valuable in the market. Non-human beings can use their tongues to decide whether they are high or low. " How can continuous talking be beneficial to the left and right?
Shi Ben is not good at writing big characters, but he is not good at ending, so it is difficult to write in the boat and he can't teach them. However, when you cross the river, you should swim. Or if the monk wants to record something, just stay in the hospital and say a few words of comfort. Go to Xiashan Temple today, and go if you stay less. The farther away you are, the more you love yourself.
-selected from the four collections of Jin Jing Dongpo's Collected Works.
Thanks to Su Shi for his translation.
Recently, after we broke up, I received many letters and greetings from you. I am glad to know that your daily life is safe. I am straightforward, simple and slow, knowledgeable and dull, and dare not pretend to be a scholar-bureaucrat, because I have been picked up for many years. Since I returned to Haibei, I have been indifferent to my old friends and relatives, and I have never contacted you. How dare I ask you out? You condescended to visit us several times, and we met immediately, which made me extremely happy and surprised. I can't describe it in words.
I have read the books, poems and essays you showed me many times. Masterpieces are like running water, without a certain form. It's floating and flowing, and it's done when it's done. Stop when it's time. Arts and sciences are unpretentious, varied and comfortable. Confucius said, "If you don't pay attention to literary talent, you won't spread it widely." He added, "Words only need to express meaning." Words only need to be expressive, as if they don't pay attention to literary talent, which is very wrong. Grasping the nuances of things is really as difficult as tying the wind to catch a shadow. Of thousands of people, probably no one can fully explain what is on his mind, let alone express things clearly through speaking and writing. Express clearly, this is called "speech". Words should be able to express meaning, so that literary talent will be inexhaustible. Yang Xiong likes to use difficult words to modify easy-to-understand meanings. Just say it and everyone will understand. This kind of writing is exactly what Yang Xiong himself criticized as "Carving Insect Seal". His Tai Xuan and Fa Yan all belong to this category. He just regrets his contribution. Why? I have been engaged in carving insects all my life, but when I wrote Tai Xuan and Fa Yan, I just changed the rhyming words into blank ones called Jing. Is this ok? Qu Yuan's Lisao is a further development of the tradition of elegance, even if it competes with the sun and the moon. Can it be called a small skill of carving insects because of its image? If Jia Yi catches up with Confucius' students, then his academic career is enough to "enter the classroom". Yang Xiong, on the other hand, belittled him because of his ci-fu, and even equated him with Sima Xiangru. There are many shallow views like this in Yang Xiong. These words can be said to wise people, but not to ordinary people. I accidentally talked about them because I was discussing the article. Mr Ouyang Xiu said: "Articles are like pure gold and beautiful jade. There is a price in the market. The price is not who has the final say. " I said a lot, which may not be good for you. I'm really ashamed and scared.
You asked for the inscription of Fayu Temple in Huili Temple. I was not good at writing big characters, but I couldn't write well after all. In addition, it was difficult to write in a narrow place on the ship, so I couldn't write it as I asked. But at present, I will pass by Linjiang for sightseeing. Or if the monk wants me to write something, I will write a few words and stay in the temple to comfort your homesickness. Arrive at Xiashan Temple today and leave after a short stay. We are getting more and more estranged. I hope you cherish it at any time.