As the bell of New Year's Day fades away, the cold wind continues to play its winter music between heaven and earth. In this cold solar term, despite the cold outside, people secretly look forward to the arrival of spring in their hearts. Throughout the ages, many poets have swayed the fragrance of ink on such days, using their unique emotions and observations of natural phenomena to weave the philosophy of cold and life into immortal poems.
Liu Yong, a genius of the Song Dynasty, when the snow was white and the frost was attacking, he encountered a branch of early plum Yan pressing the group, which made him forget the displeasure caused by the severe cold. His heart changed with the scene, dancing with Mei, drinking and merry-drinking in the refreshing fragrance of flowers, as if he had foreseen that distant and kind spring in the verses. His vibrant, hopeful words are the best consolation to the world.
Tang Bohu got a warm and happy feeling during a chic Chinese New Year's Eve trip. When the season had changed, he came across a plum blossom in full bloom in front of Taketokiji Temple. In this traditional festival, he did not choose to reunite with his family, but he experienced the unique warmth on the way home in peace. This experience transcends material comforts and becomes an indescribable softness in the depths of the soul.
Even after the natural habitat returns to tranquility, the northward migration of geese, the nesting of magpies, and the chirping of pheasants are silently conveying a message to us: Xiaohan is cold but not terrible, because it indicates that spring is coming. Life endures, hope endures, and after a long and testing winter, it is only a matter of time before everything recovers and warmth returns.
So we understood: every year when it is cold, there is not only gloom and sorrow. Just like the scenes depicted in these four poems - the early plum blossoms that are still strong and alive in the severe cold, the warmth of family reunions, and the signs of new life in nature - these are all the beautiful expectations and confidence that Xiaohan gives us for the future.
With the four poems on the theme of Xiaohan giving us philosophical thoughts on life and nature, we found that in this seemingly cold and lonely season, there is actually warmth and hope everywhere. Whether it is the external environment or the inner world, after experiencing the inevitable test of winter, it will usher in spring because of that little bit of persistence and hope.
Therefore, on the occasion of today's Xiaohan, we might as well emulate the examination and perception of the ancients in the face of natural phenomena, and use this to inspire our attitude towards life and future prospects. Let the seeds hidden in the frozen earth be like the seeds that have been hidden in the frozen earth, and accumulate energy in silence, and maintain tenacity and patience until the time is right to welcome your own blooming moment.
After coming out of the four Xiaohan poems, I hope that you and I can continue to listen attentively to the revelations and teachings brought about by the changes of the seasons, and turn them into a beacon on the road ahead, no matter how rough or smooth the road ahead is, we can find the meaning and value of our individual existence in this cycle of repetition and endless life.