Being neighbors with bamboo
If bamboo can talk, will it be as nice as a flute? If bamboo can walk on legs, will it become your inseparable brother?
Mr. Su Dongpo said, "It is better to eat without meat than to live without bamboo. No meat makes people thin, and no bamboo makes people vulgar. " Being thin is in line with the trend of modern health preservation, and it is a good thing to stay away from modern invisible killers such as heart disease and high blood pressure. Having bamboo is not necessarily elegant, elegance depends on one's own cultivation and virtue, but even a vulgar person will unconsciously correct his words and deeds if he can face several green bamboos and listen to the breeze of bamboo every day, even if he can't become an elegant scholar. Of course, if bamboo is only regarded as an elegant ornament, it is another matter. Even if there is a little sense of elegance, it belongs to bamboo and has nothing to do with people.
If you are a neighbor of bamboo, you don't have to have many, but three or two plants will do. Seven or eight plants are very good, and eleven or two plants are excellent. If there are more, people will be greedy, and greedy people are not worthy to be neighbors with bamboo. Being next to bamboo is to communicate with it anytime and anywhere. You can sing softly for it, it will dance with the wind, you can paint it, it will shelter you from the wind and rain, and even in snowy winter, it will still give you a rare piece of green. You can reach out your palm to rub the green pole of bamboo, which will snuggle up to your face and make you feel the coolness in the hot summer. As long as you speak your mind with bamboo, it will connect with your heart. At that time, your heart will become as spiritual as bamboo, and there will be no more complexity.
Bamboo shoots are delicious, and people who live next to them are reluctant to dig them and eat them. Only when people eat grains and bamboo eat breeze can they complement each other and become bosom friends. Bamboo shoots grow very fast and have strong viability, which can inspire people, make you grow in adversity, make you work hard when you are low, and make you more energetic when you are in the wind. Bamboo under the night, a bright moon overhead, the moonlight is as slow as running water, thinking like a philosopher in silence, making life full of wisdom; Bamboo stands tall and graceful in the daytime, and even beautiful birds fly into the bamboo forest, not to mention how many short grasses and vines are fascinated, bringing you the most cheerful musical dance in nature.
Bamboo is widely used, and people who live next to it are happy. Bamboo can be transformed into a musical instrument, or a flute or flute; Bamboo can tie rows of rafts and carry you thousands of miles away. If you are a scholar, bamboo leaves can sway the breeze for you to be bandu, bamboo branches can be your pen holder, bamboo roots can be your pen holder, and the charming charm of bamboo can be your model anytime and anywhere and your best friend who sings endlessly. If you are a farmer, bamboo branches and leaves can be tied into brooms to wash away dust and dirt and make your life clean as new. Bamboo sticks can also weave baskets and baskets, becoming an indispensable assistant in your life. If you are a fisherman, the bamboo poles on your boat, the fish basket on your back and the bamboo handle of your fishing fork are inseparable from these green bamboos and their dedication and sacrifice.
Being a neighbor of bamboo, you can turn yourself into a bamboo if you are obsessed with it; Being neighbors of bamboo, you can also regard them as a group of closest relatives. I believe that as long as you say hello to bamboo every day, your home will surely become the most touching Chinese ink painting.
Being neighbors with the lotus
Lotus is a fairy, and after all, only a few people can be neighbors with the fairy, so it is necessary to have a fairy fate. If there is a lotus pond in front of the house, it will be a real pleasure on earth to be able to float the fragrance of lotus all day.
people who love lotus are everywhere, and most of them are secular people. Some people like the color of lotus, either white or light pink, which is the hue of beauty. If there is no greed in your heart, it is really rare. Some people like the shape of the lotus, which is graceful, tender and optimistic. The lotus is full and reserved when it is not in bloom. When it first blooms, it opens its lips like a beautiful woman. When it is in full bloom, the auspicious light suddenly appears, and the world is filled with auspicious spirit. Some people like the smell of lotus, the faint floral fragrance is more charming, and the floral fragrance floats across the courtyard with the wind, making you wonder whether you are in a fairyland or a mortal world. Some people like the bearing of the lotus. They are not evil, charming, coquettish, looking back and forth, looking left and right, and smiling. Some people like the style of the lotus, and the mud is not stained. In fact, among people in the world, who is not stepping on a piece of mud, and how many people are clean and clear in their hearts? However, the farmer's love for lotus is the most convincing. In any case, the hard work in spring brings the harvest in autumn and winter, and the white lotus roots dug up are the most exciting.
People who live next to the lotus will often go for a walk by the lotus pond and talk with the lotus. Don't worry that the lotus doesn't understand. Those words are also for themselves and the world. No matter in the city or the countryside, where there is water, there should be lotus and a few obsessed people. Don't think about letting the lotus come ashore, don't think about being able to carry the hand of a beautiful woman, sometimes a little evil thoughts, and sometimes a sigh, all of which are considered abrupt beauty. Lotus can be graceful only when it is born in water. If it is folded ashore, it is nothing, but a few petals at most, which makes people lament the impermanence of life. People who live next to the lotus should learn to stand like a lotus flower. When a breeze blows, there will be ripples in their hearts, and there will be ripples in circles. Such thoughts may coincide with the lotus flower, and it is worthwhile for people to get to know each other.
When people who live next to the Netherlands leave the lotus pond, their hearts will be full of worries. Sleeping in the city, working hard in the workplace, trudging on the road and hanging out in the officialdom are inevitable human feelings, which are far from the life of Lotus. But when you are tired, just thinking of Lotus under the scorching sun or heavy rain can make people feel relieved, let people stand on the wall slowly, and let the dead people live again. Lotus will not choose neighboring talents to grow, but people choose to live next to lotus flowers better. The fate of people and lotus is unclear. In people's eyes, lotus may be a fresh person and a friend who can talk to each other. People in the eyes of lotus may also be blooming flowers, but they are a little active and more attentive, not as quiet, calm and simple as the real lotus. People may flatter to please the lotus, but the lotus will not go crazy to please others. This is the difference between people and lotus. Compare the two and judge each other. People are divided into Zhang San, Li Si, Wang Wu, Zhao Liu, but the lotus has no first name and surname, and there is no distinction between the lotus of Zhujiajian and the lotus of Liujia. Lotus may be just an ink painting, but it is painted in summer when it is dipped in a thunderstorm and hung in front of and behind the house of someone who loves lotus.
Being a neighbor to Holland is to make it more human and stop being arrogant. Being next to the Netherlands also makes people feel more refreshed and cleansed of dust and dirt in their hearts. It is not only human beings who live next to the lotus, but also the small fish and shrimp in the pond and the boundless moonlight at night. In lotus's view, all these are treated equally.
Being neighbors to chrysanthemums
Chrysanthemums are varied and colorful, and people are often dazzled. The expression of chrysanthemum in late autumn seems to be angry. Why is chrysanthemum angry? I don't know. It's probably because the weather is getting cold and there are not many days to open. However, the anger of chrysanthemums, no matter how you look at it, is not like the mood of my little children. It is not a small temper, but it has some meaning of worrying about the country and the people. Being a neighbor with chrysanthemum and an angry flower, you should really tidy up your mood, or you will escape into the cycle of moodiness and it is not easy to get out of it yourself.
When you look at chrysanthemums in full bloom, you will think of Zhong Kui, an ink-and-wash painting. Instead of hanging on the wall to ward off evil spirits, it is laid flat in the garden. How many ghosts and monsters have to be killed. Every leaf of chrysanthemum is like a sword, and some of them are hooked, which makes people look like appall. Chrysanthemums don't fight each other, and they still understand the truth that the same kind cherishes each other. Even if petals come together and intertwine with each other, they won't hurt each other, which is much stronger than animals that are often brave and ruthless. I once thought that if Chrysanthemum can walk, it will also walk from house to house, and it can also roam the rivers and lakes. I don't know whether it is a gallant guest or a rogue who provokes trouble. As a flower with some martial arts skills, it will never be willing to remain anonymous in mediocrity. It is a blessing to be a neighbor with such a flower. You are not afraid of harassment by thieves and provocation by bandits. Maybe you have inadvertently become a martial arts expert, and you are excited to think about it.
Neighbors should visit frequently. Distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. Going to see chrysanthemums in the morning will make you feel very calm, just like saying hello to your neighbors, that's all, and then live your own lives. Chrysanthemum may not care about what you ate in the morning and where you are going today. It doesn't like to pry into other people's privacy. As neighbors, caring about each other is a little less interesting, but in this way, it will never be annoying. Although chrysanthemum looks a little rude, it has a gentleman's demeanor. Many people don't know what a gentleman's demeanor looks like, so they might as well go and see chrysanthemum. Chrysanthemum is a silent flower, and its angry expression does not contain chattering words. It only reminds neighbors and family members with its eyes. Chrysanthemum's eyes are burning with light, and the flowers that can't smile can buckle people's hearts, only by temperament and the power that shocks people's hearts.
When you go to see Chrysanthemum at noon, you can talk with it, but it's not the kind of question and answer. How Chrysanthemum answers your questions depends on the wonderful degree of your questions. If it's some boring topic, Chrysanthemum must be too lazy to answer. This is a boring chat, you have to keep looking for topics, but many times there is no response. But this is the character of chrysanthemum. It is rare to have warm sunshine at noon, and chrysanthemum will relax its vigilance and reveal a trace of ordinary people's expression. In the late autumn afternoon, which is most suitable for enjoying life, Chrysanthemum seems to recognize you as its neighbor. Although it doesn't smile back, there is no tense atmosphere. It is probably the sunshine that warms the chrysanthemum's heart and makes it have some human feelings. This kind of scene will not last long, because the north wind roars in the distance and the frost has been assembled in the sky. Tomorrow may be a tough battle, which is heaven and earth, flowers and weather. Whoever wins is unpredictable.
Some people go to see chrysanthemums in the evening to explore their dreams. This is a dangerous thing. If you walk into the dream of chrysanthemum, you will get hurt easily without the mentality and momentum of chrysanthemum. People are fragile and sentimental. Sometimes a person can cry if he doesn't understand. Fortunately, Chrysanthemum won't laugh at you. In the evening, Chrysanthemum looks more dignified and unsmiling. It doesn't know what will happen in the coming long night. It is said that there will be evil in the dark, so Chrysanthemum naturally raises its alert level. But you don't have to worry, because you are its neighbor.
Being next to Mei
Every plum blossom looks like an ancient painting, with simple brushwork and vigorous brushwork. It doesn't matter who painted this painting. What matters is that it can bloom in the snowy season, which gives people a glimmer of hope in a cold heart and makes them less desperate about the cruel winter. Being a neighbor with Mei means being a neighbor with the same hope, not only becoming an elegant painter in fragrance, but also a person with a bright future.
Being next to Mei, it's best to read some books when Mei is in full bloom, so that the book can be mixed with Mei Xiang. This wonderful taste is by no means an ordinary feeling. Of course, there may be plum blossoms in the book. There are too many poems about plum blossoms from ancient times to the present. If you want to add another one, plum blossoms will not object. Who is afraid of more beautiful things? People with discerning eyes can also read Mei as a book and touch Mei Ying, which are vivid words, writing elegant feelings and unyielding will. People with wisdom always think that plum is a revelation, with secrets about winter, mysteries about life, and turning points and control of fate. Although plum is silent, a thousand words have been in the blossoming plum blossoms. Being next to Mei, I often feel that I am also a plum, my body is getting old in the season, but I have indomitable fighting spirit in my heart. Therefore, in the winter snow and ice, a smile blooms, and there is a spring breeze in every smile.
Not all people who live next to Mei are elegant people, but also lay people. We don't know whether there are more elegant people or vulgar people in this world, but I know that laity is also an indispensable and important part of this world. The laity lives at the bottom. They are hard-working, tough, hardworking, timid and weak, but they also like Mei Xiang in the cold winter and have the right to be neighbors with Mei. In a sense, each of us is a layman. Vulgarity is working hard to live and survive. Perhaps our goal is to become an elegant scholar, but it has become more and more vulgar and so cute. Plum blossoms bloom not only in the deep palace compound, for dignitaries, but also in the small courtyard of houses, for the common people. Perhaps in the eyes of plum blossom, there is no difference among all sentient beings. They are all people who need flowers to live.
In the dead of night, I sipped two mouthfuls of fragrant tea and wrote a few lonely words. At this time, I felt tired and chill, but my heart was still struggling and I still didn't want to fall asleep. So, I smelled the nearby plum fragrance. This smell was not drilled into the nasal cavity, but wrapped people tightly, which seemed like nothing but very warm. Tiredness and chill were driven away, and a restless heart was given to Mei, who was close at hand, so she could hear Mei's words. In fact, I'm still a little uncertain, as if I were reciting an ancient poem, with familiar and unfamiliar words. Could it be that Mei was once a lonely scholar? It is like singing, humming softly, with euphemistic tunes and delicate emotions, as if it can take people's souls to the sky; It seems to be lamenting alone, and the tone is bitter, such as who is to blame, the wind and the snow or blaming me for staying up late at night. I can't help but feel ashamed when I hear this.
Being neighbors with Mei, I often have some unexpected dreams. In my dream, I took plum blossom's hand, walked through the streets, swam far and wide, played with my friends, and got together with my relatives. No one has surprised me and Mei, and no one gives me and Mei a strange look. The world is so tolerant that I am surprised. Could it be that if you dream in Mei Xiang, your dream can really come true?
Xie Ruping
Member of Jiangsu Writers Association. There are novels, essays, poems, reviews and other works scattered in newspapers and periodicals at home and abroad, such as People's Daily, Guangming Daily, American Overseas Chinese News, Selected Novels and Readers.