There are always some unsatisfactory things in life, and the key is to survive. Boiling is not a life of resignation, nor is it a compromise of fate, but the accumulation of energy, the sublimation of life.
Some people survive and succeed; some people stay up and disappear. When you are not satisfied, do not complain that Huai Cai does not meet, do not complain that life is not timely, but believe: bitter hearted people, the sky is not worthy, the yue king is practicing, lying down to taste the guts, three thousand Yue Jia can swallow Wu.
Wen Zhengming is such a person who survived.
Wen Zhengming statue
Life is a marathon, and many times it needs to be endured. Boiling, which seems to be very hard and embarrassing, is actually charging and making progress. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, those who passed examinations at all levels and were admitted to the government, prefecture, and county schools were commonly referred to as "students", that is, the so-called "xiucai". Although Wen Zhengming was born into a family of officials and eunuchs, it has not been smooth to obtain a meritorious name. Wen Zhengming was admitted to the age of 53, but he failed to pass the "student", and he was extremely embarrassed!
At the age of 54, Wen Zhengming was recommended by Li Chongsi of the Ministry of Works to the capital, and after the examination of the officials, he was awarded the position of a low-ranking Hanlin Yuan. However, due to the exclusion of new colleagues and dissatisfaction, he resigned after one year of taking office. It took three resignation reports to be approved, and he is 57 years old.
Wen Zhengming's "Xiao Kai Returns to Xi Ci" on paper
13.7×16.1 cm Jiajing Thirty Years (1551)
Collection of the Palace Museum in Beijing
Boiling is a painful and patient process. In one examination after another, Wen Zhengming was not depressed because he could not pass the meritorious examination, but actively developed his talents in various aspects, such as painting and calligraphy. It is precisely because of the fame of calligraphy and painting that he was ostracized by new colleagues when he first took office. What a helpless life!
Wen Zhengming The first page of the album of Xiao Kai's "Leaving the Sorrow Sutra"
21X24cmX9 on paper Private collection
Boiling is the best grinding stone in life. Although it was not smooth to serve as an official for three years, Wen Zhengming was not affected by this and complained that his life was not timely. On the contrary, he cherished this experience very much, and the words "Former Hanlin Yuan to be edicted" can often be seen in the calligraphy that followed. What a positive life it is!
Wen Zhengming Xiaokai "Octagonal Stone"
The book "Former Hanlin Yuan's General Shisa lang and xiuguo shi zhou wenzheng ming book"
Boiling is the struggle and control of fate. The three-year career as an official did not become a "stain" on Wen Zhengming's life, but made him deeply aware of the direction of fate and the needs of his heart. Therefore, he went south and returned to Suzhou to settle down, specializing in poetry and painting. What a life it is!
Wen Zhengming "Five Words and Verses of the Book of Conduct" Vertical Scroll on Paper
191x72.2cm, National Palace Museum, Taipei
Boiling is the best gift that life can give. After returning to Suzhou, Wen Zhengming, who specialized in poetry and painting, became famous. Long-term accumulation has made him loud and famous. Many celebrity family members, in order to beg him to write epitaphs, traveled thousands of miles to visit him in Suzhou; and those who bought calligraphy and paintings broke through the threshold. What a wonderful life!
Wen Zhengming Xiaokai "Ten Chronicles of Caotang"
Each length is 23.2 cm and the width is 28.4 cm, collected by the Palace Museum
Difficult years, survive, only willow dark flowers. Although Wen Zhengming did not have great ups and downs in his life, he was healthy and long-lived- he was nearly ninety years old, and he was still tireless, writing epitaphs for people, and before he could finish writing, he "sat down with his pen and died." It is no longer beneficial to say more, this is already a winner in life, enough!
In short, survive the outstanding, but survive out!
His xingcao "Orchid Pavilion Preface" directly approached the Book Saint Wang Xizhi.