I have read this book a hundred times and
never got bored.(百讀不厭)
Su Shi was a renowned politician and connoisseur
during the Song dynasty in China. He was also an exceptional writer and
calligrapher. He is one of the most beloved poets in Chinese history.
He had a friend who was five years younger
than him. His name was An Dun.
In 1070 AD, An Dun travelled to the capital
to take the imperial examination, but he failed. He felt very depressed.
Su Shi personally wrote a poem to encourage
him. The poem's general meaning is as follows:
Even if we read some classic books a
hundred times, we don’t get bored. They inspire our thinking every time we read
them. We can learn a lot from them.
You didn’t pass the exam this time, but I
believe you will pass the next one in a few years. So don't be too frustrated
now.
When I was young, I studied very hard for a
while. During that time, I refused to take part in any social activities. I
didn’t even have time to walk in the garden outside my house.
Since becoming an official of the central
government a few years ago, I have been busy with work and socialising every
day. I haven't studied seriously for a long time, and I've wasted a lot of
time.
I originally thought that my career would
progress smoothly, but things did not turn out as I expected. Perhaps only
ageing will come as expected in life, and other plans are unreliable.
While writing this poem, I suddenly thought
of the trees I planted in my hometown. I planted these trees when I was a
child. They should be very tall by now, shouldn't they?
I have really wanted to go back to my
hometown recently, but I have been given too many tasks by the country and
simply don't have the time.
I believe that everything we encounter in
life is arranged by God in advance. I have been moving around a lot due to
frequent job transfers over the past ten years. Sometimes I ask myself if my
efforts over the past few years have really been worthwhile.
I wrote to you to share a truth that I
feel. When we acquire something, there will always be pros and cons. The same
is true when we lose something. We should keep an open mind about what we gain
and lose.
I don't know when we will meet again after
you return to your hometown this time. I can't help but sigh when I think about
it.
This idiom means that I will never tire of
reading this book, even if I read it a hundred times.
It is used to describe a classic book that
people will never tire of reading.
Dear friend, how do you feel after hearing
this story?
Which book have you read the most times?
How do you view the things you have gained and lost in your life?
I hope this story will give you something
new.
百讀不厭(I have read this book a hundred times
and never got bored.)
蘇軾是中國的宋王朝的一個著名的政治家與美食家，他還是一名傑出的文學家與書法家。他更是中國歷史上最受人喜愛的詩人之一。
他有一個年紀比他小五歲的朋友，這個朋友的名字叫做(安惇)。
西元1070年，安惇到首都參加科舉考試但是落榜了，安惇感到非常的沮喪。
蘇軾親自寫了一首詩來鼓勵安惇，這首詩的大概意思如下。
有些經典的書籍我們讀了一百遍也不覺得厭倦，這些書我們每次讀的時候都會啟發我們的思考，我們可以從這些書中得到非常多的體會。
你這次雖然沒有通過考試，但我相信幾年後的下一次考試你一定可以順利通過。所以你現在不要太過失意。
我年輕的時候有一段時間非常認真的學習，那段時間內我拒絕所有的交際活動，，我連走到我家裡的花園的空檔都沒有。
我成為中央政府的官員後的這幾年，我每天忙著工作與交際應酬，我已經好久沒有認真地念書了，我虛度了很多的時光。
我原本以為我的事業會非常的順利，但是實際的情況並不如我所預想。人生中可能只有衰老是一定會如預料中的來到，其他的規畫都不可靠。
在寫這首詩給你的時候，我突然想到我故鄉中我親手種的那幾棵樹，我小時候眾這些樹，現在這些樹應該都已經非常高大了吧?
我最近很想回故鄉看看，但國家給我的任務太多，我真的沒有空檔可以回去我的故鄉。
我認為我們每個人所遇到的每件事情都是老天事先的安排，我這十年來因為職位經常調動所以到處奔波。我有時候會反問自己，我這幾年的追求真的有價值嗎?
我寫這些話給你是想要跟你分享一件我感受到的真理，我們得到一件東西會有好處也會有壞處，我們失去一件東西也是一樣，我們應該保持平常心去看到得到與失去。
你這次回去你的故鄉後我們不知道何時才能再見面，想到這一點我就不由得嘆了一口氣。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是這本書我讀了一百次也不覺得厭倦。
這句成語被用來形容一本書非常經典，這本書讓人們讀了一百次也不會覺得厭倦。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的感受或有怎樣的想法呢。
你讀過最多次的書是那一本呢?你如何看待你生命中得到與失去的那些東西呢?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為宋-蘇軾-送安惇秀才失解西歸