偶成 - A Zhu Xi Poem
weather:
cloudy outside:
9.3°C mood:
... I'm in awe of Zhu Xi's profoundness.
少
shào 年
nián 易
yì 老
lǎo 學
xué 難
nán 成
chéng 一
yī 寸
cùn 光
guāng 陰
yīn 不
bù 可
kě 輕
qīng 未
wèi 覺
jué 池
chí 塘
táng 春
chūn 草
cǎo 夢
mèng 階
jiē 前
qián 梧
wú 葉
yè 已
yǐ 秋
qiū 聲
shēng
- 朱熹
As youth ages, so learning decels.
An inch of precious time is not to be ignored.
In an unawakened pond, Spring grass dreams,
Before the front steps, the parasol tree leaves already signal Autumn.
- Zhu Xi
階 is a terrace or a flight of steps, in the physical sense, but this character is also used for "rank" and "class". The Chinese have always associated education with social stratum.
The parasol tree. If you've ever seen one, a firmiana simplex, they're usually very dense with leaves and they really block sunlight.
And of course, life is but one cycle of the seasons.
cloudy outside:
9.3°C mood:
... I'm in awe of Zhu Xi's profoundness.
少
shào 年
nián 易
yì 老
lǎo 學
xué 難
nán 成
chéng 一
yī 寸
cùn 光
guāng 陰
yīn 不
bù 可
kě 輕
qīng 未
wèi 覺
jué 池
chí 塘
táng 春
chūn 草
cǎo 夢
mèng 階
jiē 前
qián 梧
wú 葉
yè 已
yǐ 秋
qiū 聲
shēng
- 朱熹
As youth ages, so learning decels.
An inch of precious time is not to be ignored.
In an unawakened pond, Spring grass dreams,
Before the front steps, the parasol tree leaves already signal Autumn.
- Zhu Xi
階 is a terrace or a flight of steps, in the physical sense, but this character is also used for "rank" and "class". The Chinese have always associated education with social stratum.
The parasol tree. If you've ever seen one, a firmiana simplex, they're usually very dense with leaves and they really block sunlight.
And of course, life is but one cycle of the seasons.