Idiom from:
"Wen and Can Paint Yundang Valley Yanzhu Ji": "Therefore, to draw bamboo, you must first become a bamboo in your chest." ”
During the Northern Song Dynasty, there was a talented man who was good at painting bamboo named Wen Youke. The bamboo he draws looks like it grows out of paper.
Many people want to imitate his paintings, but no matter how much they paint, they can't paint that effect. So someone couldn't help but ask Wen Youke: "Why can you paint bamboo so similarly, but I can't?"I've been practicing Xi for a long time. Wen Youke smiled slightly, looked out the window, and said, "Look, my yard is full of bamboo, and I live surrounded by bamboo every day. I love bamboo and I love to observe them. Every moment, they look different. I know the dew in the morning, the sunset in the evening, the bending over when the snow falls, and the joyful swaying when the wind blows. ”
Wen Youke walked to the courtyard and continued: "Whenever I am inspired, I immediately go back to the study and draw the bamboo in my heart. Because I have bamboo in my heart, I know what each leaf of bamboo looks like, so it is naturally easy to draw and more expressive. ”
Wen and Keke's bamboo is vivid, because after a long period of careful observation, he has achieved bamboo in his chest and bamboo in his heart, and he is more confident and fluent when painting. His friend once wrote a poem praising him: "When you can draw bamboo, you have a bamboo in your chest." ”
As a result, people use the metaphor of "being confident" to have a comprehensive consideration before doing things.