I believe that the time represented by each inch on a sundial is as valuable as an equivalent amount of gold.(一寸光陰一寸金)
I believe that the time represented by each
inch on a sundial is as valuable as an equivalent amount of gold.(一寸光陰一寸金)
During the Tang dynasty in China, the
famous official and poet Wang Zhenbai wrote a poem containing a line that many
Chinese people use to remind themselves to cherish time.
In ancient China, sundials were used to
tell the time. A sundial is a device that measures time according to the
changing position of the sun's shadow.
It is a flat instrument with 100
graduations on its surface. In the centre of the instrument is a pointer. When
sunlight shines on the sundial, the pointer's shadow is cast onto its surface.
As the angle of the sun changes throughout the day, the shadow slowly moves
from west to east.
Each inch that the shadow moves on the
sundial represents a fixed time. This varies slightly depending on the season,
but on average it is approximately 72 minutes.
The general meaning of the poem is as
follows: I've been absorbed in studying ancient classics lately. Time flies, and
before I knew it, spring was almost over.
I cherish my time. With every tick of the
sundial, I can feel time passing quickly. I believe that each inch of the
sundial scale represents time that is as precious as its own weight in gold.
Today, an old friend came to visit me. His
smile warmed my heart and made me feel incredibly happy.
I'm so grateful for his concern. Otherwise,
I would have spent the whole day studying Confucianism, my passion, as usual.
The poet Wang Zhenbai transformed the
spatial distance traveled by the sun's shadow into a measure of the value of
time, creating this timeless metaphor.
This idiom serves to remind us that time,
like the shadow on a sundial, flows silently yet relentlessly, its value far
exceeding the most precious gold in the world.
This idiom means that I believe the time
represented by each inch of the sundial scale is as precious as gold.
Dear friends, what insights or thoughts
have you gained from this story? Have you ever lamented the rapid passage of
time? How do you enrich your life and make the most of your time?
I hope this story brings you new insights.
一寸光陰一寸金(I believe that the time
represented by each inch on a sundial is as valuable as an equivalent amount of
gold.)
中國的唐王朝有一個著名的官員，他也是一個著名的詩人，他的名字叫做王貞白，他寫過一首詩，這首詩中有一句被許多中國人用來提醒自己珍惜時間的箴言。
中國的古代使用日晷來確認每天的時間，日晷是一種利用日影位置的變化來測量時間的一種計算時間的工具。
日晷是一個平面的儀器，這個儀器的表面被分割成100個刻度。這個平面的儀器中間有一個指針，當太陽光照在日晷上時，指針的影子投向日晷的表面，隨著太陽的角度變化，指標的影子從早上到下午會慢慢地由西向東移動。
晷針影子在盤上每移動一寸就代表一個固定的時間。由於季節的不同，這個時間會稍有差異，以平均值來說，這段時間大約是72分鐘。
這首詩的大概的意思如下。
我這一陣子非常專心的研讀古代的經典書籍，時間過得真快，不知不覺中今年的春天已經快要結束了。
我很珍惜我的時間，我看到日晷上的每移動一寸，我就可以感受到時間的快速流是。我認為日晷上的每一寸的刻度所代表的時間就等同於相同體積的黃金一樣的珍貴。
今天我有一個老朋友來找我，他的笑容讓我感受到非常的溫暖，今天我感到非常的愉快。
我很感謝我這位老朋友對我的關懷，要不是他來找我，我可能今天又會像是往常一樣整天待在家中研究我會熱衷的儒家思想
詩人王貞白將日影移動的空間距離轉化為了時間價值的衡量，他創造出了這個流傳千古的比喻。
這句成語被用來提醒我們，時間就像日晷上的影子，靜默卻從不停歇地流逝，其價值遠勝過世間最貴重的黃金。”
這句成語的意思是我認為日晷上的每一寸的刻度所代表的時間就等同於相同體積的黃金一樣的珍貴。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或有怎樣的想法呢。
你是否曾經感嘆時間的快速流逝呢?你用何種方法來充實你的生命並且善用你的時間嗎?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為唐-王貞白-白鹿洞兩首之一。
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