1. Relaxation is the way of civility and martial arts. ——"Book of Rites? Miscellaneous Notes"

Vernacular interpretation: To govern the country well, it is necessary to allow the people to have both work and rest, and to combine work and rest, so that work and life can proceed in a rhythmic manner.

2. The people are tired, but they can still be well-off. ——"The Book of Songs"

Vernacular interpretation: When people have work and rest, their lives will be easy.

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Historical allusions to the combination of work and rest

1. Du Fu used wine to combine work and rest

When Du Fu drank, he sometimes It's drinking alone. For example, when he was the governor of Suzhou, he was busy with official duties and drank wine to relieve himself of nine days of hard work. He said: Don't underestimate one day of drunkenness, it is to eliminate nine days of fatigue.

How can the people in the state be cured without nine days of fatigue? How could he entertain his body and mind without a day of drunkenness? He used wine to combine work and rest.

2. Mr. Lao She cultivates flowers and combines work and rest.

Mr. Lao She loves flowers very much and loves to grow flowers. He regarded flower gardening as one of the joys in life. Therefore, he doesn't care whether the flowers are good or bad. As long as they bloom, he is very affectionate towards flowers. When he sees a good flower die, he will shed tears sadly.

So, he is destined to have no exotic flowers and herbs, but mostly flowers that are easy to grow and do not require careful care and maintenance. Mr. Lao She believes that without labor, even a flower cannot be fed. Especially when he is tired from writing, tinkering with flowers is an excellent rest.

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