"Lao Jian is the favor of the king in the cold spring and warm autumn"

In spring, the spring cold is still severe, but summer is approaching, and the cold will not last forever, and this cold is unreliable;

In autumn, there is autumn rain and cold, and the warmth is just a temporary illusion. Just like the moon that shines with the sun in the morning, like the gorgeous flowers before the storm, it is unreliable;

The old man's health is worth celebrating, but the machine has been worn out and is in the period of overhaul. Although it can still persist for a while, but After all, it cannot violate objective laws and is unreliable;

A king’s favor is like accompanying a tiger. Since ancient times, kings have held the power of life and death, and their moods are moody. They do things based on their own emotions, and the holy will is unpredictable. It is capricious, and the love of an emperor is not just a matter of two people or two families; the love of an emperor is not the love of father and son, filial piety, but the inheritance of the throne and calculation and trade-offs; the love of emperor is not a matter of having a close friend in a drink, but the majesty of the country and the relationship between the king and his ministers. present. The emperor's love is a matter of state, the world, and politics. It involves countless worries and sorrows. How can such a relationship be reliable for a long time?

The meaning of this sentence is similar to the idea of ??impermanence in Buddhism. Not only are these four elements unreliable, but everything in the world is unreliable. They are all subject to change, arising and perishing, and there is nothing that remains unchanged for a long time. stuff, which is also the source of pain and trouble.