先生,不知何许人也,亦不详其姓字;宅边有五柳树,因以为号焉。闲静少言,不慕荣利。好读书,不求甚解;每有会意,便欣然忘食。性嗜酒,家贫,不能常得,亲旧知其如此,或置酒而招之。造饮辄尽,期在必醉。既醉而退,曾不吝情去留。环堵萧然,不蔽风日;短褐穿结,簟瓢屡空,晏如也!常著文章自娱,颇示己志。忘怀得失,以此自终。
赞曰:“黔娄之妻有言:‘不戚戚于贫贱,不汲汲于富贵。’其言兹若人之俦乎?衔觞赋诗,以乐其志,无怀氏之民欤?葛天氏之民欤?”
Sometimes when I come across a nice article or read something beautiful or inspirational on the web, I cannot help wanting to share them with all of my friends. The old way to share them is to send them to each friend. Now with the advent of blogger, it's more convenient to share them in one place--that's why this blog was created. Enjoy!
先生,不知何许人也,亦不详其姓字;宅边有五柳树,因以为号焉。闲静少言,不慕荣利。好读书,不求甚解;每有会意,便欣然忘食。性嗜酒,家贫,不能常得,亲旧知其如此,或置酒而招之。造饮辄尽,期在必醉。既醉而退,曾不吝情去留。环堵萧然,不蔽风日;短褐穿结,簟瓢屡空,晏如也!常著文章自娱,颇示己志。忘怀得失,以此自终。
赞曰:“黔娄之妻有言:‘不戚戚于贫贱,不汲汲于富贵。’其言兹若人之俦乎?衔觞赋诗,以乐其志,无怀氏之民欤?葛天氏之民欤?”
In spring, hundreds of flowers;
in autumn, a harvest moon;
In the summer, a refreshing breeze;
in winter, snow will accompany you.
If useless things do not hang in your mind,
any season is a good season for you.
春有百花秋有月,
夏有凉风冬有雪;
若无闲事挂心头,
都是人间好时节。
天生万物,各有定分,切不可妄想贪求。任尔用尽心力,本来有者毕竟还有,本来无者到底必无。非独有无,即迟早亦有因缘。谚云:“桃花三月放,菊花九月开。一般根在土,各自等时来。”明得此理,憔悴无益,忧愁无益。能知“随缘”二字,即有许多受用,不亦乐呼?