To what extent were the ancients able to write about regret? Let's explore it together.
The ancients often used poetry to express their inner feelings, so they were also quite talented when expressing regrets. They use profound words to vividly depict those irreparable regrets and losses.
In "Lisao", Qu Yuan once wrote: "If life is only as first seen, what is the autumn wind and sad fan." This short poem expresses nostalgia for the beautiful scene when we first met, and the huge gap between reality and ideals.
In Du Mu's "Autumn Night Will Dawn Out of the Fence to Welcome the Coolness", he depicts a person's loneliness and longing in the autumn night in simple language. He wrote: "I am afraid that old age will become hatred for eternity, who will rely on the column to be confused." This kind of emotion about the passage of time and the years makes people feel sorry for the beautiful time they have lost.
Ancient literati and writers often used historical heroes as negative teaching materials to express their inner regrets. For example, Du Fu wrote in "Dead Wood in Spring": "Wealth is not my wish, and the emperor's hometown is in the white head." The poem expresses the rejection of power and fame, but also the regret of the ideal life that was once pursued but not realized.
In general, the ability of the ancients to express regret through poetry was very superb. With poignant and affectionate words, they vividly express their deepest regrets and losses. These literary works not only reflect personal experiences and outlook on life, but also convey a universal emotion that makes us ponder the meaning and value of life.