The tree wants to be still, but the wind keeps blowing its branches and leaves; the children want to support their parents, but their parents have left. The tree is an objective thing, and the wind is the time that keeps passing by. It is a metaphor that the passage of time does not stop according to one's will. It is often used to lament that when the son of man wishes to be filial to his parents, his parents have already passed away.

"The tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop; the child wants to be nourished but the relatives do not wait" This sentence comes from "Confucius Family Sayings Volume 2. Thoughts 8", the original text is as follows:

"Being friends with friends but losing them is a three-pronged mistake! The tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop; the child wants to be raised but cannot be loved."

The general meaning is that friends who have deep friendships will be broken off early. Loss of contact is the third fault. The tree wants to be still, but the wind keeps blowing it; when children want to be filial to their parents, their parents are not there.

1. Meaning 1: Everything has objective laws that allow it to develop and change. We need to adjust ourselves to the objective material world

First of all, this sentence uses a tree as a metaphor for people. It wanted to stay quietly, but the wind kept blowing it, making it impossible to stay quiet.

Just like trees cannot control the wind, people often cannot control the external world. Although people are very smart, and in a sense, the modern civilization created by humans can be said to be a miracle. But no matter how powerful human beings are, no matter whether it is human affairs or the growth and change of all things, there is always an objective law in the material world. The so-called "impermanence of things" probably means that people cannot control the objective laws of the external material world. Therefore, trees that want to remain still are constantly swayed by the wind; and there are many helplessness that people face in the world.

So, the first meaning of the sentence "The tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop, the child wants to be raised but the relatives don't wait" is probably telling people that no matter how powerful we are, there are still things in the material world that we cannot do. objective laws of left and right. Many times, we are really not strong enough to change the world and make the world adapt to us; more often, we need to adjust ourselves to better integrate into the world.

2. Meaning 2: While your parents are still alive, cherish your time, be filial to your parents, and cherish the people around you

"The tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop; the child wants to be raised but cannot be cared for" The second meaning of this sentence is easier to understand. It probably tells us that when our parents are still around, we must cherish the time when our parents are around, spend more time with them, and be filial to them. You know, there are indeed many examples in real life of "children who want to support their parents but refuse to do so".

Many of us should have determined when we were children to study hard, find a good job in the future, and then take our parents to travel around, so that they can live frugally. Eat well and drink well. But when we really grow up and have jobs, we are extremely busy. Obviously, I worked hard to let my parents live a good life, but because of my busy work, it became a luxury to spend time with my parents. After my parents passed away, I regretted that I did not honor my parents when they were alive.

You must know that there is no resurrection after death. Once your parents pass away, you will no longer be able to "hang up the phone impatiently from your father" or "eat a few bites of the food cooked by your mother in a hurry". "Yes. Therefore, "the tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop; the child wants to be raised but cannot be loved" can be a good reminder to us that while our parents are still alive and we still have the opportunity, we must be filial to them and cherish the people around us.

3. There are objective laws in the material world that cannot be controlled by humans. We need to adjust ourselves to the world; and we cannot come back after birth, old age, illness and death, so we need to be filial to our parents and cherish the people around us

Comprehensive As mentioned above, the sentence "the tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop; the child wants to be nourished but the relatives do not wait" roughly expresses two meanings:

The first meaning is that the scope of human power is always limited, even if No matter how powerful we are, some laws of the objective world are always beyond our control. While we are doing our best, we also need to understand that we often need to learn to "know destiny" and adjust ourselves to adapt to the world.

The second meaning is that life, old age, illness and death are things we cannot control, so while our parents are still here, we must cherish our time, be filial to them, and cherish the people in front of us.