Day29

Translation: After reading "Water Margin", I saw Lu Da punching Guanxi and Wu Song fighting tigers, so I thought that I must do something pleasant in my life. It is worth living in this world. Even if you don't punish evil and promote good like those heroes, you should still write a book that makes people feel proud, so that you will have no regrets in life! (For example, Li Bai had Concubine Yang holding an inkstone for him, Sima Xiangru had Zhuo Wenjun selling wine for him, Yan Ziling put his feet on the emperor's belly, Wang Zhihuan and Wang Changling had flag pavilions to paint walls and compare poems, and Wang Bo helped him with mountains and rivers. Shifeng wrote something like "Preface to the Tengwang Pavilion" overnight)

Comment: We always hope for a happy life when we are alive, but what is a happy life? A happy life is like a person being able to do some good things for the sake of people; or being able to do a vigorous and earth-shattering event in his lifetime.

When the author was reading "Water Margin", he felt that "Ruda punched Guanxi" and "Wu Song defeated the tiger". These two things that eliminated harm for the people were very gratifying. But it does not necessarily have to be a life of vigorously eliminating harm for the people to be called a happy life. As long as one can contribute to people's lives, it can be called a happy life. For example, a literati who has no power to restrain a chicken can still benefit the people by writing books and giving advice and good advice. Another example is the charity activities in today's society, such as Project Hope. People who participate in these activities with goodwill have their own happy lives.

Translation: The spring breeze is as intoxicating as wine, the summer breeze is as fresh as tea, the autumn breeze is as choking as smoke, and as spicy as ginger and mustard.

Comment: "Spring breeze is like wine" refers to the gentle and warm spring breeze. The wind is mixed with the fresh breath of soil and new green plants, giving people a warm, soft and comfortable intoxicating feeling, like It's like the whole person has been cleansed and filtered. "The summer wind is like tea." In midsummer, it is so hot that people seem to be scorched by the earth. At this time, a cool breeze blows, like a cup of refreshing tea, which immediately refreshes people's hearts and makes you enjoy Endless coolness. The howling autumn wind makes everything turn yellow, and the earth loses its vitality. People feel dry and unbearable, and there is smoke and fire, just like eating ginger and mustard.

Translation: The ice cracks mentioned in porcelain are very elegant, but the lines should be small and not too thick. If this kind of porcelain is used as window bars, it will be very unsightly. (Ice cracks need to be divided into different sizes. Make large ice cracks first, and then make small ice cracks in each large block. This is the best.)

Comment: This article mainly talks about porcelain ice. Appreciation and use of cracks. Ice cracks: also known as cracks in the glaze of porcelain. Ice cracks were originally a change during the firing process, but unexpectedly, they turned out to have extremely beautiful textures, making them an excellent material for decoration. So craftsmen turned to intentionally using it as a decoration for porcelain. In this way, it It has become an important decorative feature in porcelain manufacturing.

This passage says that ice cracks "should be thin but not fat", which means that small ice cracks are better than large ice cracks in terms of production technology. The author suggests that large ice cracks should be made first, and then Create small ice cracks in each large ice column to achieve the best effect. However, when porcelain with ice cracks is used as window bars, it looks unsightly and is a waste of art. These views can be used as methods when we appreciate porcelain.

Translation: Among the birds, the thrush has the best singing voice, followed by the oriole and the white tongue. However, for the oriole and the white tongue, no one in the world can put them in cages. They probably belong to a category of hermits who can only listen to their voices but cannot submit to others.

Comment: It seems to be talking about birds, but it is actually a metaphor for people. The author uses different birds to refer to different people. But the literati in society have something to say, so they have to use some things to express their aspirations and avoid disasters.

Whether the sound of birds is pleasant to the ear or not is purely external, and the same is true for people.

Although the calls of orioles and white-tongued orioles are not as melodious as those of the thrush, they are not restricted by cages and maintain a free lifestyle. This alludes to some people who are not used by the rulers and do not serve as lackeys for the court, palaces, and dignitaries. They are true hermits, and the author believes that only such people can be called de facto first-class characters. The thrush, on the other hand, is like a prey in captivity, rather than a real person of first-class character. This is what Zhang Chao really means.

Translation: People who are unwilling to engage in labor and production will definitely drag others down in the future; people who only know how to make friends and have fun will definitely be dragged down by others in the future.

Comments: Things in the world are always fair, what comes must come, what causes must have consequences. In other words, if you sow melons, you will get melons; if you sow beans, you will get beans; if you sow causes, you will get fruits; if there are fruits, there will be causes.

Those who do not plan for their own livelihood and property and make efforts will definitely end up in vain; by the time the property is gone, even if they wake up, it will be too late to regret it. Without even the basic ability to make a living, and with two hands free, they can only rely on relatives or friends.

If the host is not tired of treating guests, the situation is not bad; if the host is dissatisfied, it is really embarrassing to spend all day under the roof of others, with his eyebrows lowered and his eyes lowered. Life. In the final analysis, no matter what his master's attitude is or his own psychology, he will still endanger others and harm himself.

Some people live all day long, doing nothing to make a living, just making friends and wandering around. When you have money, friends gather in front of your door; after the money is gone, you are left alone, desolate, and ultimately destroy yourself. Because he regards making friends and wandering around as a career and does not pay attention to the actual life of life; then his friends will harm him.

Confucius said: "No friends are worse than yourself." That is to say, to make friends, you should make friends with those who are more powerful than yourself in terms of knowledge and economy. People who specialize in socializing will definitely have a mixed bag among their friends, and they will inevitably be dragged down in the end. What Jiang Hanzheng means is that times have changed. You have to make friends with others and be willing to be burdened by them, but it is not necessarily true that people will make friends with you and be burdened by you. So it’s better to be more cautious!