Qi Baishi never taught a day's leisure. After he was over 9 years old, Qi Baishi still kept writing every day. At least five pictures a day, he wrote down the six characters "Don't teach for a day" and hung them on the wall to encourage himself. He has the spirit of "dripping water wears away the stone".
One day, it was an old man Baishi's birthday. People came to celebrate his birthday in an endless stream from morning till night. When he saw the guests off, it was already late at night. After a busy day, he felt very tired and went to bed.
The next day, Qi Baishi got up early in the morning and went to the studio to paint, regardless of eating. His family advised him to paint after dinner, but he insisted on not eating breakfast until he had painted five pictures.
After dinner, he went to the studio to paint. His family was afraid that he was tired, so they advised him, "Didn't you just paint five? How to draw? " He replied, "I couldn't paint yesterday because of my birthday. I'll paint more today to make up for yesterday's leisure."
Jamie, how are you?