How did chrysanthemum become the hermit in flowers in the hearts of ancient scholars?

Mondo Culture Updated on 2024-02-04

Chrysanthemum, a seemingly ordinary but noble flower. The ancients gave the strong quality of the unyielding frost to the chrysanthemum, hoping to be noble to the chrysanthemum, no matter how dirty the environment is, but always innocent and consistent, not to compromise with the unrighteous forces. As a result, chrysanthemums have become the "hermits in flowers" emulated by the scholars of our country, and are called the "four gentlemen" together with plum, orchid and bamboo. Among the four gentlemen, Tao Yuanming can be described as the most well-known "spokesperson" of Chrysanthemum.

Tao Yuanming, also known as Tao Qian, the character Yuan Liang, was a master in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Mr. nature is quiet and few words, in the face of that ugly era, he has been an official several times in order to live, but again and again he can not bear the pollution of the environment, he finally chose to retreat to the countryside, and lived a Taoist life of being surrounded by depression and short brown knots.

In his pastoral, Tao Yuanming's favorite is chrysanthemums. He not only planted all kinds of chrysanthemums around his residence, but also often wrote poems praising the beauty and pride of the chrysanthemums. He integrated chrysanthemums with his own life philosophy, giving chrysanthemums a deeper cultural meaning.

The quality of chrysanthemums gave Tao Yuanming inspiration for life. Chrysanthemums do not flatter with bright colors, they maintain their pure and pure innocence. "A gentleman is like a chrysanthemum, and the flowers can be cut", which is the praise of the elegant quality of chrysanthemums, and also expresses the pure and noble spirit similar to chrysanthemums. Tao Yuanming does not admire Rongli, forgets the gains and losses, he blends with the whiteness and nobility of chrysanthemums with his own attitude to life, and in the ordinary pastoral life, he uses his words and deeds to show that people are like flowers, and flowers are like their people.

Tao Yuanming, with his love for chrysanthemums and his own pure life, shows a kind of indisputable, quiet and indifferent high wind and bright festival. Together with the chrysanthemum, he became the spiritual sustenance of that era, leaving a classic for future generations.

When we trace the story of Tao Yuanming and Chrysanthemum, we may be able to find a kind of wisdom in life. Similar to chrysanthemums, we should keep ourselves true and not be fooled by the hustle and bustle and vanity of the world. We should use noble and noble qualities to deal with the challenges and ** in life.

Let us be like chrysanthemums, with pure and noble qualities, stick to our moral bottom line, and unrelentingly pursue truth, goodness and beauty. Let us maintain the purity of chrysanthemums in the complicated world, and show the true nobility of character in ordinary life. Let us be like Tao Yuanming, inspire others with our words and deeds, inherit the spirit of this chrysanthemum, and let this noble power bloom in the world.

The story of Tao Yuanming and Chrysanthemum tells us that no matter where we are, no matter what the environment, we can choose to maintain our independence and nobility. The noble quality of chrysanthemums, as well as Tao Yuanming's pure life, have given us a kind of power to pursue purity and stick to the truth. Let us work with Chrysanthemum to meet the challenges of life with a noble attitude, create our own Tsinghua environment, and let beauty and nobility open in our hearts.

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