Zuo loved reading all his life, read widely and learned a lot. He once said that he was "widowed for one day and tired of studying for ten years." He also warned his son: "The days of studying in life are the most rare. We will see if you have any achievements in these years. " It can be seen that he attaches importance to reading and studies hard every day. Let's see how he talks about books and reads.
First, why do you want to study? What is the meaning of reading? There are the following couplets on the left
"Five winds and ten rains are ripe at the age of ten, and the left soil is healthy." Crops can only mature after wind and rain, or after wind and rain, and only by reading Hutuluo and classic books can they be healthy physically and mentally.
"From the ancient lover, you must learn the way, and you can be sincere." Since ancient times, only by loving reading and learning Tao rationally can we cultivate people with good heart, noble character and love.
"People can be reincarnated without virtue, and knowledge can only be passed on." The only heirloom is the classic.
"The economy takes poetry as a book, and the article has the light of mountains and seas." Learning to be excellent is to be an official, with poetry as the key link or wing. Whether to use poetry books as locks or wings.
"The beauty of poetry, forget its meaning, read history diligently and smell angry words". Reciting poems can make you forget about fish, and reading poems can surprise you.
"Reading thousands of poems is more beautiful, but writing thousands of poems is not enough." Read more books, and your poems will be more beautiful. Learn to raise, learn to raise, learn more and raise more talents.
"The suspicion of the ancient history of the family is that heaven and talent are hard to give up." Read more books to make yourself stronger and bigger and become a talented person. I am not afraid that I am useless, and it is difficult for God or others to give up their love.
"Being idle is not tiring, and saints regard it as self-study." This couplet is similar to a famous contemporary saying-"The difference between people lies in amateurs". Don't be tired when you have nothing to do, cherish time and read more good books. Smart people can learn through self-study, rather than being born or taught by teachers.
Second, when should I study? Where is a good place to study? Zuo tells us:
"The fishing line is really picturesque, and the swallows have to learn a little longer." Spring is suitable for reading.
"Yin Qing is full of paintings, and Guxiang is sitting on the couch of the book city." It is wise to study in summer.
"A lonely cloud outside the cave makes a real painting, and the water is far away from home." It is advisable to study in autumn.
"The snow window is sunny when it opens, and the mountain pavilion is rainy when it is idle." It is wise to study in winter.
"You don't have to be satisfied with everything. You like reading for four hours." Although it is impossible for everything to go well, it is suitable for reading in all seasons, and it is a happy thing to study in all seasons.
"The wind is blowing by the water, and the bamboo moon is reading." You should also read at night.
Third, how should I study? Zuo Dui's experience is the most profound:
"I don't concentrate on reading behind closed doors." Reading should be tolerant of loneliness and less crowded.
"Keep your eyes open when reading, and be clear-headed when doing things." Read more good books, read more books that make you far-sighted, and learn the rules.
"Gu Jian doesn't hold his breath, he reads more and eats more." This couplet can best embody the basic idea of left reading. Zuo has always been "pragmatic", emphasizing that reading should be applied, widely read and learn from others. On the one hand, he attached great importance to the traditional education with Confucianism as its orthodox position, on the other hand, he also dabbled in astronomy, geography, military affairs, history, current affairs, agriculture and other aspects of knowledge. Therefore, he has made great achievements in history.
"Every time I study history, I seek more truth. Master Hengming has no sudden words." Zuo said in his letter to his son: "Reading can make people feel relaxed, smart and strong, and it can also make people feel happy." If you suddenly read casually, there is nothing in your heart, just like a monk chanting, you are not only uninterested, but also hurt your blood by sitting for a long time, which is harmful to your health. Suddenly, I want to understand fashion and emphasize not to seek knowledge for the sake of reason ... "He warned his son to" seek reason "when reading, and he also stressed:" Reading should be gradual, careful and thoughtful. The urgent task is to swim to enrich his interest in righteousness and reason, not just to do sloppy work, so the heart-raiser is here ... I don't want you to become a secular name. As long as you study rationally, you will be a good scholar in the future, which is very lucky. "
"Narrating with ancient and modern essays, having fun with heaven and earth." "The mountains are high and the water is long, and the wind and rain remind of the ancients." Read ten thousand volumes of poetry books and take Wan Li Road; Only the mountains and rivers on the reading table and the articles on the ground can we gain enlightenment and wonderful truth.
"I have forgotten my boss, and my reading is interesting and calm." On the left is a couplet inscribed by Jiangyin Nanjing Academy. If you want to read the taste and interest of reading, you must read calmly, not rashly, not swallowed, not taken out of context, not superficial.
Fourth, if you want to study, you must love books and collect books. As the old saying goes, "We can't change the climate, but we can create a small environment." Collecting books is to create a good reading environment for yourself.
"thousands of books is suitable for children, and the peaks are like children and grandchildren." Thousands of books's combination not only creates good reading conditions for himself, but also creates a reading environment for future generations, providing a reading example and atmosphere.
"A few acres of wasteland are planted with bamboo, and several huts are half piled up." Planting bamboo in desert gardens is based on vigilance and meditation; The books in the hut are bookworms and bookworms!
"There is no Tian Zhizhu in the negative country, and there is a library at home." Zuo is a famous minister in Sun Yat-sen's period, a famous patriotic general, a university student in Dongge, a minister of military aircraft, and a second-class marquis. He is a prodigy who has made great contributions to the world. He has both military and political integrity and is highly respected. However, he was honest and self-denial all his life. He is "honest but not poor, diligent and not hardworking" and "simple and hardworking, with food, clothing and vegetables", so "there is no surplus grain inside and no money outside." However, he "accumulated 5,000 volumes of rare books, and this ink lasted for 30 years", leaving no gold and silver, but only taking the collection of books as a family heirloom, which not only made some elders who left houses, cars and money for their children and grandchildren ashamed, but also worth pondering!
Let's just make this up. Some understandings are not necessarily accurate and are for reference only. But Zuo Gong's proverbs really deserve our careful understanding and active practice.