Have you ever lamented the scarcity of friends, sought the light of friendship, only to drift away in the fog of life?Maybe the story of Yoo Jong-won and Yoo Woo-seok can bring a little antidote to your psyche.
Friend's difficulty.
In the ninth year of Tang Zhenyuan, Liu Zongyuan and Liu Yuxi entered Beijing together and became colleagues of the Imperial Front Bureau. However, in bureaucratic strife, the cultivation of friendship is far more difficult than mutual understanding between pen and ink. The inevitable competition between colleagues, Han Yu actually doubted: "With the talent of officials, I prefer willow and willow." "The situation in the imperial court is changing, Liu Zongyuan and Liu Yuxi are waiting for a good opportunity, and friendship is more precious in the face of pressure.
The depth of friendship.
After the test of officialdom, the friendship between the two civil servants deepened. They travel together and share happiness, but it's not always good. After the failure of the Restoration, Liu Zongyuan and Liu Yuxi were demoted again, and the distrust of the imperial court became a test of friendship. Liu Zongyuan even volunteered to exchange with Liu Yuxi to bear more on each other. This friendship is worth following.
Separation and reunion.
The political situation in the imperial court changed rapidly, and Liu Zongyuan and Liu Yuxi were separated several times due to political turmoil. However, parting is not the end, but another parting of friendship. Liu Yuxi's "Guihe East Across the Mountain, Looking at Each Other". On both sides of the Guijiang River, they looked at each other across the river, and their thoughts about each other were beyond words. Despite being separated again, friendship still lives in my heart, like a river.
Life is impermanent. Liu Zongyuan's loneliness in Yongzhou, as he wrote in the poem: "A thousand birds fly, and a thousand traces disappear." "A man in a straw cloak was beating snow on a boat. In the endless mountains and rivers, his mood is sad. The impermanence of life and the remoteness of friends have become an unavoidable scenery on the road of life. This reminds us of Zhou Guoping's words: "I have nothing to ask for, and it hurts vanity to ask for friends." ”
Friends love each other.
We may meet a lot of people in our lives, but only a few can truly be called friends. Friends are both born and horizontal, such as "the mountain is not high, there is an immortal name" in "Shanshanming". The water is not deep, and the dragon is the spirit. "Ability and status may not be the most important thing, but with the help of noble people, life can be set sail accordingly. However, isn't the idea too idealistic?
Soulmates are hard to find. In today's society, it is difficult to find a confidant, which has become the feelings of many people. In the face of the preciousness of friendship, we may want to be like Liu Zongyuan and Liu Yuxi, and suffer more losses at critical moments to share worries and relieve worries for friends. However, this does not mean that we should be trapped by loneliness forever, but rather find the strength to persevere in solitude.
The story of Yoo Jong-won and Yoo Woo-seok is like an ancient string that touches the resonance of the soul. Friends are like flowing water, coming slowly, going in a hurry, and what should we do, maybe in this impermanent life, learn to accept loneliness and cherish encounters. Because in the tenderness of parting, friendship will also exist in a deeper way, like a long river, flowing in the heart at all times.
It is precisely because of these insights that we can face the twists and turns of life more calmly and move towards the unknown more courageously. Yoo Jong-won and Yoo Woo-seok not only left us with the mark of history, but also gave us inspiration about friendship, loneliness, and life. In this complex world, let us use them as a mirror to examine our own lives, to find the true and profound meaning of life.