Life knows everywhere,
It should be like a Phenom stepping on slush.
Occasionally left finger claws on the mud,
Hongfei that recounts things.
--Su Shi
A hundred years of life are like a mail,
The world is full of troubles, like a cloud of smoke,
There's always too much of the past to worry about,
It is inevitable that there will be many regrets.
There is a word called "slush claw",
Used as a metaphor for the traces of the past,
From this poem by Su Shi,
But it is difficult to fully cover the meaning.
Feihong paw prints were left by chance,
Scattered around, melting snow and disappearing,
Just like the fleeting encounters of life,
Elusive and fleeting.
There's a saying that says,
"All the past is the prologue".
Time flies, and it passes,
The important thing is not to cling to the past,
Instead, it makes the present years bloom into flowers.
01
The past fell into the snow and mud, and suddenly there was no trace
In the deep winter of 1061 AD,
Su Shi, who had just arrived in Shaanxi,
With a letter sent by his brother Su Rui,
Standing by the window, looking at the snow,
Thoughtful, sighing.
The letter is a poem, poem cloud:
Say goodbye to Zheng Yuanshang, and share a long distance of fear of slush.
Gui rode back to look for Liang Mo, and the pedestrians had already spent time in Gu Kunxi.
Did you know about the county officials? The walls of the old monk's house are co-titled.
Haruka wants to travel alone with less taste, wordless horses but hissing.
- "Brother Huai shui chi sends a son"
It turned out to be a few days ago,
Su Rui sent his brother to zhengzhou to separate.
On the way back to Beijing, I saw the vicissitudes of the sea and the mulberry field,
And thinking of the body like duckweed,
Sorrow came from it, and he wrote poems to complain to his brother.
Seeing the letter, Su Shi realized,
Time has passed, and it has been 5 years.
Once upon a time, two young men with talents and crowns,
With his father going to Beijing for scientific research,
All the way to the wind and dust, full of exhaustion,
Ambition for the future is undiminished.
At that time, I passed by the pond and spent the night in the monk's house,
Chatting with the old monks in the temple was very cheerful.
Speaking of Su Rui who shirked the appointment of the master of the pond,
Now I have come here;
On the prospect of career path, full of heart;
And put what you think and feel on the wall,
Hope to pass on for hundreds of generations, stand up for words and immortalize.
Who knows, the world is unpredictable,
Now, the monks are gone, the brothers are separated,
The whole monastery is deserted,
The words on the wall were also missing.
Remembering the past, like a big dream,
It's hard to retain, and it's even harder to sway.
Life is everywhere like, it should be like Flying Flying On Slush.
Occasionally left finger claws on the mud, Hongfei that recounted things.
The old monk has died into a new tower, and the bad wall has no reason to see the old problem.
In the past, the rugged days are still not remembered, and the road chiefs are trapped and donkeys hiss.
- Su Shi, "Nostalgia for Wako Yushiike"
The past is like slush, and the wind blows away.
Everything arises by chance, and eventually it will be annihilated.
However, as Tagore said,
"The sky has left no trace of wings, but I have flown by."
No matter how illusory the past was,
But every experience, there is gain.
Since time cannot be retained,
It is better to go safely and forward.
Grasp the moments and seconds.
Let life be impermanent, and my heart is always there.
02
Life is impermanent, and I wish to be able to accept the years
Throughout Su Shi's life,
I have also been proud of the spring breeze, and I have also fallen to the bottom of the well,
Feared, sad, confused,
After all, it was repaired
"There is no wind and rain, and there is no sunshine".
In that year,
Su Shi had the talent of a champion,
Only because of the chief examiner Ouyang Xiu
Mistakenly believing the article to be the work of the beloved disciple Zeng Gong,
In order to uphold justice, it is classified as second class.
Later, the temple test, Song Renzong said,
Su Shi can be the prime minister for future generations!
At that time, everyone thought,
He certainly has an unlimited future,
But the truth is, all year round,
Neither of the official positions has ever been in the two provinces.
Especially after the Fa-change faction occupied the court,
Being in the old school is even more difficult.
From Huangzhou, Huizhou, to Dan (dān) State,
Wandering for half a lifetime, displaced in other places.
I still remember when Su Shi was demoted to Danzhou,
He was still framed by his friends.
His friend's name was dūn.
For a while, the Fa-changing faction was in the dynasty,
Because Su Shi's talent and rigidity are not good for him,
As soon as Zhang Huan gained power, he began to suppress him.
Su Shi character "Zi Zhan", which is close to "Dan",
It was deliberately relegated to Hainan ("Danzhou" in ancient times).
At that time, Hainan was backward and difficult,
It has historically been known as the land of the wild miasma (zhàng lì).
Knowing this, Su Shi hurriedly chose the coffin,
Even the preparations for burying their bones are ready.
Who knows, not long after arriving in Hainan,
He found new hope.
The local development is backward and the culture is not comprehensible,
There are just more opportunities to preach and teach.
Copying books in the grass hut, lecturing to the students,
Life is hard, but it's also motivating.
In the end, not only for the benefit of the people,
The state of mind is also becoming more and more relaxed.
Feng Zikai once said:
"When the heart is small, all the little things are big;
The heart is big, and all the big things are small;
Look down on the vicissitudes of the world, and be safe and sound inside. ”
What the eyes are staring at, there is what kind of life,
Filtered out the once unsatisfactory,
Respect and accept the willfulness and impermanence of life,
Inner peace of mind also comes naturally.
03
There is a life of blossoming,
The key lies in a free heart that looks down on gains and losses
I used to watch "The Tale of Wulin Wai",
There is an episode of Tong Xiangyu's hair xiao Han Juan
Suddenly came to visit the inn.
After a long absence, Tong Xiangyu was full of joy,
But who knows, it hasn't been a few minutes of conversation,
The two began to compete.
After Han Juan left,
Tong Xiangyu couldn't help but fall into sorrow:
Before, they were from comparable families.
They are evenly matched in either way.
And now, she's a lot worse.
Everywhere is inferior to others,
It's not a hard day,
But I can't stop being tired and lost.
When Bai Zhantang saw this, he told her to go back,
Go home and be a big miss, certainly not tired.
Tong Xiangyu was unwilling,
The thought of losing freedom,
That's the beginning of the really hard days.
Hearing this, Bai Zhantang comforted,
"Xiangyu, life is like this,
Bitter or tired, you always have to pick the same,
Whatever good things you have left alone. ”
Oh, yes! The things of the world,
I can't ask for perfection,
Gain and loss, but only relatively speaking.
Hard days, abundance, but loss of freedom;
Tired days, although slightly embarrassed,
In fact, I can often feel happy.
As Zhou Guoping said:
"Man in this lifetime,
To be able to settle one's mind is a kind of fulfillment. ”
Life has always been muddy,
Only by looking down on the past can we reconcile with life,
Only by seeing the gains and losses clearly can we gain the permanence of the heart.
04
New year,
May the past go with the wind, and walk and sing
For the vast river of time,
Our lives, in fact,
It's not worth mentioning.
Feihong has gone, the past is difficult to chase,
Instead of tying yourself to the past,
It is better to enjoy each day and night to the fullest.
Wealth is not happy; loss is not worried;
Reputation is not proud; slander is not troubled.
Maybe the past is worth cherishing,
Maybe there are too many regrets in the past,
However, to go in an inch is to go in an inch of joy,
A day has a meaning.
As Feng Zikai said in that classic talk,
"If you love, life is lovely everywhere."
If you hate, you can hate everywhere in life.
Since there is nowhere to hide, it is better to be silly.
Since there is no escape, it is better to rejoice.
Since there is no Pure Land, it is better to meditate.
Since you didn't get your wish, you might as well be relieved. ”
The world is impermanent, and there is always peace of mind,
For the rest of your life, may you be reconciled with life,
Let the past go with the wind, and look down on gains and losses;
May the vitality of your heart not perish,
Obsessed with ideals, pure in the present,
Step by step, step by step.