This sentence comes from "The Drunkard's Pavilion" written by Ouyang Xiu, a writer from the Song Dynasty in China.

"When you are young, your spirit is unique. When you grow up, your thoughts are scattered." This is Ouyang Xiu's famous saying in "The Drunkard Pavilion". This sentence profoundly reveals the changes in people's psychological state during their growth. During childhood, children are mentally focused and easy to accept new knowledge and develop various habits. They have active minds, strong curiosity, and a desire to explore everything around them. As people age, they gradually lose this ability to focus and their thoughts begin to become unfocused. As adults, people face more responsibilities and pressures, and their thoughts are often distracted by trivial things, making it difficult to concentrate on something as they did in childhood.

Ouyang Xiu’s words are not only an observation on life, but also contain profound thoughts on education. It reminds us that when children are young, we should focus on cultivating their concentration and thinking skills to lay a solid foundation for their future development. For adults, we should also strive to overcome distracted thinking, maintain a positive attitude, and pursue higher goals and achievements.