This sentence comes from Su Shi's "Don't listen to the sound of beating leaves over the forest" in the Song Dynasty. This unforgettable expression was written in the fifth spring of Yuanfeng, Song Shenzong (A.D. 1082), which was the third spring when Su Shi was demoted as the assistant envoy of Huangzhou Yingyong because of Wutai poetry case. When the poet and his friends went out in the spring, they suddenly met with wind and rain, but they didn't care, took their time, recited calmly and walked slowly.
The full text is as follows:
Don't listen to the sound of knocking leaves through the forest
Su Shi [Song Dynasty]
On March 7th, it rained on Hu Sha Road, and the rain gear came first, and everyone in the same trade was in a mess. I didn't feel it either. It has cleared up, so consider this (word).
Don't pay attention to the beating rain in the forest. Mei sings a long whistle and walks leisurely. Bamboo poles and sandals are more dexterous than riding horses. What's to be afraid of? A raincoat and hemp fiber, despite the wind and rain, still live my life.
The coolness of spring breeze awakens my wine, and the cold begins to be cold, and the peak of the sun is the sun, but it is satisfied in time. Looking back at the place where I met the wind and rain, going back, for me, there is no wind and rain, but it is still sunny.
What does the whole word mean? Translated into vernacular as follows:
Song Shenzong Yuanfeng (1082) On March 7th, 2005, it was raining on Hu Sha Road, and someone left first with rain gear. People in the same trade feel embarrassed, but I don't think so. After a while, it cleared up, so I made this word.
Ignore the sound of rain hitting the forest and leaves, why not let go of your throat and sing a long whistle and walk calmly. Walking with bamboo poles and sandals is lighter than riding a horse. I can live with hemp fiber regardless of wind and rain!
The spring breeze is cool, wake me up, it's cool, but the sunset in Chu Qing on the mountain is timely. Looking back at the bleak place when the wind and rain came, I walked home, whether it was raining or sunny.
There are some words that I think it is necessary to explain separately in order to better understand the meaning of this word:
Set the storm: the name of the tablet.
Hu Sha: It's three miles southeast of Huanggang, Hubei, and it's also called the screw shop.
Embarrassment: a state of distress and embarrassment in a dilemma.
Already: After a while.
Beating leaves through the forest: refers to the sound of heavy rain beating leaves through the forest.
Chant: to sing a long whistle.
Mango shoes: straw sandals.
Misty and rainy life: you can spend your whole life in the wind and rain with hemp fiber. Sue: Hemp fiber, poncho made of brown.
Chill: A slight chill.
Oblique light: sunlight from the west.
Always: Just now. Bleak: The wind and rain beat the leaves.
No rain or shine: it means that you are neither afraid of rain nor fond of sunny days.
Now that we know the creative background and the meaning of the whole word, let's enjoy it together:
This word is a work that a person expresses his feelings when he is drunk and meets the rain. Despite repeated setbacks in adversity, the poet's behavior of walking in the rain shows his stubborn character and broad-minded mind. The whole word is emotional and humorous.
The first sentence, "don't listen to the sound of leaves beating in the forest", on the one hand makes the storm crazy, on the other hand points out that foreign things are not enough. "Why not sing and walk slowly" is an extension of the previous sentence. Walking in the rain as usual, echoing the small sequence "My colleagues are in a mess, and I don't feel lonely", leads to the following "Who is afraid", that is, I am not afraid to come. Xu xing and chanting are double writing; The word "why not" is a bit playful and adds to the challenge. The first two sentences are the pivot of the whole article, and the words and feelings behind them are born from this.
Walking in the rain, according to normal life, riding a horse is certainly better than bamboo straw sandals, but Su Shi said: "Bamboo straw sandals are lighter than horses. Who is afraid? " Of course, this is not realism, but to continue to write about my mentality at that time. When you have a calm and carefree attitude, even walking in the mud with bamboo poles and sandals is better than riding a horse and whipping away. There is also a contrast between two kinds of life, one is the civilian life with bamboo sticks and shoes, and the other is the aristocratic life with fat horses and light hair. After experiencing political ups and downs, Su Shi increasingly agrees with this real and plain civilian life. "Bamboo Slips" and "Mango Shoes" are important images used by Su Shi to express civilian life, and they are often used in his poems, such as "When I first entered Lushan Mountain": "Mango Shoes are green bamboo slips, hanging a hundred yuan tour." Dongpo: "I don't doubt looking for the right slope, and I love the sound of dragging my staff." "Stay in the Garden of Wisdom": "A monk's monastery in Mo Wen knocks on the door with a stick to see bamboo." Although Su Shi is a scholar and an official, he is a civilian artist who often goes deep into the people and leads a civilian life. "Bamboo Slippers" is a typical civilian image of Su Dongpo and a true portrayal of his civilian personality. ?
Walking in the wind and rain with bamboo poles and shoes is a hard life, but Su Shi walked so smartly and calmly. For this kind of life, he further encouraged himself: "Who is afraid?" It means that I am not afraid of such hardships and hardships. This is a rhetorical question intended to emphasize this attitude towards life. Why should we emphasize this attitude towards life? Because for Su Shi, this is his attitude towards life all his life, so he said, "A misty rain will last a lifetime." "A misty rain" means that the whole hemp fiber is in the misty rain, in fact, it means that his whole body is in the wind and rain. This "misty rain" also symbolizes the storm of life and politics. And "Ren Pingsheng" means that he has always been so calm, calm and philosophical, despite the storms all his life. This sentence is simply a portrayal of Su Shi's life. He was constantly hit politically, and he fell again and again, and finally he was exiled to the wild Hainan Island in his later years. But mentally, he has never been defeated and has always maintained a fresh and agile heart. He was demoted to Hainan Island, and he can still write such a childlike sentence as "Who makes up the clouds and the moon, and the sky and the sea are clear". Su Shi likes the image of "a misty rain". He appreciated the phrase "green bamboo hat, green bamboo hat, no need to pay back the oblique wind and drizzle" in the poem "Fisherman" written by the poet Zhang in the Tang Dynasty, and hated its lingering tune, so he changed it to the phrase in "Huanxisha" ("I avoid a light bamboo hat and follow the green bamboo hat everywhere") and entered the song.
Let's look at the text again, and then turn to the scene and feelings after the rain. "The cold spring breeze woke me up. It's a little cold, but the mountain is inclined." Here is an interesting and philosophical picture: on the one hand, there is a chilly spring breeze, which the author feels a little cold; On one side is an oblique hill, and the author feels a little warm. This is not only writing about scenery, but also expressing the philosophy of life. Isn't life full of dialectics like this? There is warmth in cold, hope in adversity, and joy in hardship. When you have an understanding of this dialectics of life, you will not fall into misery and depression forever, but will rise a trace of warmth and hope in a cold awakening. "The hills meet obliquely" is a positive observation of life, a general view and a spiritual sublimation of Su Shi after suffering and blows. Su Shi also expressed this idea in his other two poems: "If you want to go to the third night, the bitter rain will eventually clear up." It means it will clear up after the bitter wind and rain. ?
In fact, the above three sentences only express a Confucian realm and an attitude towards life after China's entry into WTO. On this basis, Su Shi further understood life: "Looking back at the bleak place, there is no rain or shine." After returning home, look at the windy and rainy places. Where there is rain, there is sunshine. The so-called wind and rain, the so-called sunshine, is just an illusion in people's minds. Su Shi entered the "undifferentiated realm" in Buddhism here. In Buddhism's view, "all laws are only revealed by the heart", and all images in the world are conjured up by the heart. If you are calm, the world will naturally be quiet. In fact, there is no difference in everything in the world, but only when we have different hearts can we have the whole world. If our hearts enter the realm of indifference, what is the difference between everything in the world? Therefore, Buddhism advises people to be "free from attachments", not to be persistent in everything and not to be bound by foreign things. Whether you succeed or fail, don't care too much. The so-called "do not disgrace the mission." What Su Shi expressed here is such a philosophy. After the return (the conversion of the soul is understandable), the soul has entered a state of peace. Look at the storm or sunshine of life. What is the difference? Are insignificant. He is here to advise people not to be frightened by the wind and rain, and not to be carried away by the sun. Everything should be taken in stride. This seems a bit idealistic. In fact, this is a great realm of life and a great transcendence after understanding the life of the universe. This also reflects Su Shi's personality realm, which should be said that Su Shi's life has basically reached. In his later years, after he was exiled to Hainan Island, he changed these three sentences slightly and wrote another poem "Lonely Sleep": "I feel lonely in the afternoon and want to get drunk and snore. Looking back at the bleak land, rain or shine. " It can be seen that Su Shi honed his personality realm in this way and ran through his life. The whole word ends with such a philosophical sentence, which is full of charm and thought-provoking. ?