In the vast river of ancient literature, Li Bai is like a bright star, and has won the reputation of "poet immortal" with his unique poetic style and heroic character. His poems are full of yearning for freedom and unique insights into life, so is Li Bai really as free and easy as we imagined? Let's take a look at his poems.
First of all, Li Bai's poems do reveal an infinite yearning for freedom. He longed to be free from the shackles of the world and to pursue freedom of mind. In "The Ballad of Lushan", he wrote: "I am a madman in Chu, and Feng Ge laughs at Kongqiu. Holding a green jade staff, bid farewell to the Yellow Crane Tower. The five mountains are looking for immortals, and they are good to travel to the famous mountains in their lives. "Among them" held a green jade staff and bid farewell to the Yellow Crane Tower. Wuyue Seeking Immortals is not far away", all of which reveal his desire and pursuit of a free life. He hopes to soar in the vast sky like a bird, unrestrained.
However, Li Bai's freedom was not achieved overnight. His poems also reveal his feelings about the impermanence of life and the unpredictability of the world. In "Will Enter the Wine", he wrote: "You don't see the water of the Yellow River coming up from the sky, rushing to the sea and never returning." You don't see the sad white hair of Gao Tang Mingjing, and the morning is like green silk turning into snow at dusk. Here, "Gao Tang Mingjing's sad white hair, like green silk turning into snow at dusk" reveals the true meaning of the short life and the ruthlessness of the years. Although he yearns for freedom, his impermanence and helplessness in life also make him unable to be completely free.
In addition, Li Bai's poems also reveal dissatisfaction and resentment against world affairs. He lived in turbulent times, and the darkness and corruption of society made him feel depressed. In "Difficult to Walk", he wrote: "The golden bottle of sake is ten thousand, and the jade plate is ten thousand dollars. I couldn't eat when I stopped throwing my cup, and I was at a loss when I drew my sword and looked around. Here, "stop the cup and throw the spoon and can't eat, draw the sword and look around at a loss" expresses his dissatisfaction and helplessness with the world. Although he longs to be free, the constraints and helplessness of reality make it difficult for him to truly let go.
To sum up, Li Bai's poems not only show his yearning and pursuit of freedom, but also reveal his feelings of impermanence and dissatisfaction with the world. His freedom is not achieved overnight, but is a process of constantly struggling and seeking a balance between reality and ideals. Therefore, we can say that Li Bai is not completely free and easy, but his poems show us a real, three-dimensional, and emotional picture of life. In this picture, we see a Li Bai who pursues freedom and bravely faces the impermanence of life, and we also see a poet who is full of emotion and helplessness, but still adheres to his ideals. This kind of Li Bai is more real, more vivid, and more worthy of our admiration and commemoration.