The Three Character Sutra of the Elderly
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Text/Tao Weixiang
One
In the beginning of man, nature is good.
When people are old, they are the first to be raised.
People and people, divide the foolish.
Human affairs are difficult to complete.
Hugh is lost, go with the flow.
After not looking away, repeat the front of the eyes.
Fame and fortune, go like smoke.
Reduce greed and less money.
Abandon the comparison, cherish the popularity.
Resolve grievances and learn from the gods.
With joy, every day,
Embrace, year after year.
Two
Gather more, don't nest home.
Nest at home and become a fool.
Go out and blossom.
Grind your mouth and sniff your teeth.
What you want to eat, go buy it,
For appreciation, go to the end of the world.
Treasure is good, money is to be spent.
Trinity, people are old.
Deafness and blindness.
The waist is sore and soft, and the legs are difficult to hold.
The clothes are beautiful, and the back is a shrimp.
The meal was good, but there were no teeth.
No more money, lying on the bed.
Be smart, don't be stupid.
It is too late to repent, and tears are shed.
Happy, laugh haha.
Three
Physique changes, prevention comes first,
Talk about health, enjoy the years.
Don't believe in God, don't seek immortals.
With the cold and heat, go with nature.
Fate is in me, not in heaven.
Believe in science, don't go astray.
Exercise diligently and have a strong will.
Three meals a day, fresh meat.
Coarse grains, with full.
Chew more and swallow slowly.
Seven points full, control oil and salt.
Play with flowers and birds, have fun Tim.
Make friends and spit out rumors.
Write articles, write articles.
Learn calligraphy and painting, with sharp hands and eyes.
Teach your children and grandchildren, and keep it clean.
Swim in the landscape and visit the park.
Move around a lot, and be strong.
Don't stay up late and keep asleep.
Heavy diet therapy, the disease is difficult.
Perseverance, longevity.
Four
Old self-love, don't be suspicious.
Obstruction of hands and feet, resentment.
Precious wife, not envious.
Filial piety, sweet in heart.
Children and grandchildren, less touched.
Don't get angry and lose your dignity.
Hang on and keep the edge.
More accommodation, less assertiveness.
Talk about democracy, no dictatorship.
It is difficult to read, and it is difficult to realize dreams.
Lie warm,Hot heart field.
Take the children and follow the example.
Five
Grow old and trendy.
Play with your phone and learn the computer.
WeChat post, blog post.
We old people, dare to be mad.
Old classmates, chat online.
Old comrades-in-arms, build more bridges.
Typing, day chatting.
Have fun and laugh.
Don't pull the mix, pinch it.
Hit the oil poem and run along.
Do not believe in evil, do not spread rumors.
True and false, distinguish well,
Positive energy, grasp a prison.
Like it a lot, complain.
Six
Laugh, ten years less.
Sad, white head.
Annoyed, urge you to go.
Step by step, fat becomes thinner.
Heart and brain wide, from the prince.
Nosy, cursed.
Happy and leisurely, people add longevity.
Laugh often, reap all the diseases.
You should eat and want to go around.
Climb the ladder and swing the fairy boat.
Three characters, do not leave the mouth.
Beautiful landscapes, go listen to the gulls.
When the sky was full, he went upstairs.
Ninety songs, a hundred years old roar.
Gold is not changed, thieves are difficult to steal.
The Three Character Sutra, passed on to Kyushu.
(December 29, 2021)
【About the author】Tao Weixiang (male), Han ethnicity, born in 1932, From Yilin Town, Funing County, Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province, pen name: Lao Bai Cangsong, nickname: Lao Shou Xing, 90 years old. He is a member of the Chinese Poetry Society, and is invited to be the vice chairman of the Chinese Poetry Calligraphy and Painting Artists Art Committee, the editorial board of Chinese writers and poets, the honorary director of the China Tourism Poetry Research Association, the honorary director of the Funing County Poetry Association, and the consultant of the Binhai County Yellow Sea Poetry Society. He has composed more than 11,000 poems and songs, and has been selected into the "Chinese Cultural Talent Database" and "Chinese Literary and Artistic Style Character Cihai", and has published 6 volumes, about 500,000 words.