Speaking of Su Shi, what do you think of?
Lin Yutang said of Su Dongpo: "His greatest charm is not to let his heart be swallowed by the environment, but to go beyond the environment and illuminate the road of life with his inner light." ”
Although Su Shi's life was turbulent and drifting everywhere, he was able to be full of pride and smile at life.
Everyone's life is different, but the state of mind to experience is the same, and if you live a lifetime, you will definitely meet Su Shi 6 times.
Su Shi statue in Meishan, Sichuan
01
Meet when you are most affectionate
When Su Shi was in his adolescence (18 years old), he met Wang Fu and married him, and the husband and wife raised their eyebrows together and loved each other.
Su Shi was 30 years old in middle age, and his wife Wang Fu died, leaving Su Shi alone.
In order to express his love for his wife, after Wang Fu's death, Su Shi planted 30,000 cedar trees on the mountain behind her grave.
Ten years later, Su Shi dreamed of his deceased wife and wrote "Jiang Chengzi Yi Zhengyue 20th Night Dream":
Ten years of life and death. Don't think about it, it's unforgettable.
A lonely grave for thousands of miles, nowhere to speak desolate.
Even if you don't know each other, your face is dusty and your beards are like frost.
The night comes and the dream suddenly returns home. Xiaoxuan window, dressing.
There were no words, only tears.
It is expected that every year the intestine is broken, bright moon night, short Matsuoka.
This poem lingers with affection, and the words are bloody and tearful.
Ten years passed quickly, but Su Shi's deep affection for Wang Fu did not weaken because of the passage of time.
Everyone had a lover with deep affection when they were young, and when we met Su Shi, we had the same feelings in different time and space, different environments.
Being affectionate, not trapped by feelings, is a compulsory lesson for everyone, so saying goodbye becomes a lesson in our growth.
02
Met when life is not satisfactory
Su Shishi had a bumpy road, repeatedly fell into the trough of life, three ups and three downs.
At the age of 21, he was admitted to the junior high school entrance examination, and became famous for his essay "The Ultimate Treatise on Punishment and Loyalty and Loyalty", and has since entered the career path.
He has gained a lot of iron powder, and even the Empress Dowager Cao is also his loyal fan.
However, the world was changeable, and because of the "Wutai poetry case", Su Shi was demoted to Huangzhou (Hubei Province).
There were no financial resources, but at this time, a "parenting society" was formed, which saved thousands of abandoned babies.
In 1085, Song Shenzong died, Empress Dowager Yingzong became regent, and Su Shi made a comeback.
Due to disagreements with the Empress Dowager and Sima Guang, Su Shi invited himself to be released and went to Hangzhou (Zhejiang Province) to serve as a taishou.
There to build water conservancy and build the Su Causeway.
When Emperor Zhezong was 18 years old, Su Shi was again demoted to Huizhou and Danzhou.
Huizhou (Guangdong Province) was backward in productivity, so he improved agricultural tools and taught advanced rice transplanting techniques, greatly increasing crop yields.
Danzhou (Hainan Province) was backward in education and culture, so he opened a school, developed education, and cultivated the first champion.
No matter how fate strikes him, he can survive when he is frustrated and drive local development.
Life is not satisfactory, nine times out of ten.
He wrote in "Dingfeng Bo Mo Hears Through the Sound of Lin Beating Leaves":
Mo listened to the sound of Lin beating leaves, why not groan and walk.
Bamboo cane mango shoes light victory over horses, who is afraid? A cloud of smoke and rain for life.
The steep spring breeze wakes up, slightly cold, and the mountain slopes to welcome it.
Looking back, there has always been a bleak place, and when I return, there is no wind or rain or sunshine.
From the peak to the bottom, but can be treated peacefully, dancing in the dark.
When he met Su Shi when he was frustrated, he learned to grow in suffering.
03
Encounter when persistent
In the winter of the sixth year of Jiayou, Su Shi went to Fengxiang Mansion to sign the judgment, and his younger brother Su Zhi stayed in Beijing.
The two brothers, who had been together for more than 20 years, separated for the first time.
Su Zhi was reluctant in his heart, and sent more than two hundred miles in one breath before he was willing to leave.
Su Shi went on the road alone, feeling very lost in his heart, and lamented the impermanence of life.
As he wrote "Wako Yukichi Nostalgia":
Life knows what it is like everywhere, it should be like stepping on slush.
Occasionally left fingers and claws on the mud, Hongfei that compound thing.
The old monk has died into a new tower, and the bad wall has no reason to see the old problem.
Do you remember the roughness of the past, the road is long and the people are trapped and the donkey hisses.
However, the convergence of life is the norm of life.
Su Shi finally saw clearly that instead of persisting, it was better to be at ease with the encounter and go with the flow. In the face of the ups and downs of life, gain indifferently, lose calmly.
He can do it, and we should also let go of attachment, but also let go of ourselves, and stop obsessing about things that cannot be changed.
04
Meeting in times of regret
Ba Jin once said: "Only those who deeply understand regret can make their lives rhythmic, tasteful, and artistic." ”
When Su Shi was demoted to Huangzhou, he was 46 years old, his sideburns had already turned white, he was riddled with illness, and his left arm was in unbearable pain.
After a doctor friend found out, he personally came to Huangzhou and invited him to go to Xiaoshui County to treat arm pain.
After recovering from illness, Su Shi couldn't be happy, thinking that he was getting older, and there was almost no career, and if he spent his heart like this in this life, he felt very regretful.
When playing with his friend at Qingquan Temple, looking at the stream flowing from east to west in the temple, he wrote "Huanxi Sha Youshui Qingquan Temple":
Yamashita Lanya Short Dipping Creek,
Matsuma Sand Road is clean and mud-free
Xiao Xiao Xiao Yuzi screamed.
Who says that life is no less?
The flowing water in front of the door is still able to west!
Hugh will sing yellow chicken with white hair.
So he figured it out, and after returning to Huangzhou, he did something again, setting up women's aid stations and poor people to provide food, lodging, and medical services for those in need.
Later, Wang Anshi lost power, Su Shi returned to the dynasty, and entered the peak of Shitu.
So there is no need to linger on regrets in life, as Sanmao said: "Regret is something that people love and hate, life without it is not perfect, with it, but it is unbearable to face." ”
It's never too late to get in order and go.
05
Dong Qing commented on Su Shi like this, she said: "In the lowest situation, live the highest realm, this is Su Shi." ”
I have to say that Su Shi's life is extremely bumpy, but his mentality is worth meeting countless times.
What has been praised for so many years is not only his poetry, but also his affection, persistence, and self-salvation in the face of frustration and regret.
The encounter with Su Shi allows us to constantly find the antidote to the tired life and the direction of life.