It's the New Year, and the whole community is shrouded in a festive atmosphere. Red lanterns are hung high, and every household sticks to the red Spring Festival couplets, singing cheerful songs, celebrating the arrival of the new year. However, there was an unusual turmoil at the door of my house.
My neighbors across the door are an elderly couple who have always been good neighbors in the neighborhood and have a good relationship with the surrounding residents. However, on the eve of this year's Chinese New Year, they posted a blue couplet with the words: "Peace in the New Year" and "Home and everything is prosperous".
The move immediately caused a stir in the community, with many neighbors expressing confusion and bewilderment. Because in traditional Chinese culture, red is a symbol of auspiciousness and festivity, while blue is often associated with sadness and melancholy. There has been a lot of speculation as to why the elderly couple put up such couplets, with some believing that it may be due to personal preference, while others believe that it may be due to amnesia or insanity.
However, the most unexpected thing is that our neighbors across the door are not condemned or ridiculed by other neighbors for this, on the contrary, their actions provoke other neighbors to think and resonate. Some people began to think deeply about the meaning of "auspicious or peaceful", some people began to pay attention to the inner world of the people around them, and some people began to reflect on their understanding and cognition of traditional culture.
I was also so touched by this scene that I decided to go to my neighbor across the door to find out what they meant by putting the blue couplet. When I walked into their house, the old couple was sitting in the living room, drinking tea and chatting together. I respectfully asked why they put the blue couplet.
The old lady smiled and told me that they did not put up the blue couplets out of melancholy or amnesia, but out of memories of the past and hopes for the future. They said that their lives have experienced ups and downs, life and death, illness and torture, but they have always maintained their love for life and confidence in the future. They chose the blue couplet because they want to face all the challenges of life with a calm and calm mind, and hope that their families will be safe and healthy, and that the family will be harmonious and happy.
After listening to their words, my heart was filled with admiration and emotion. Their choice made me re-examine my understanding of traditional culture, and also made me realize that the meaning of life does not lie in material wealth and external prosperity, but in inner peace and tranquility, as well as a positive attitude towards life and expectations for the future.
Since then, I have begun to cherish the people and things around me more, face the ups and downs of life with a calm and calm attitude, and meet the challenges of the future with a positive attitude. I also began to try to use blue couplets to express my attitude towards life and expectations for the future, hoping that I and my family can be safe, healthy and happy.