Both Liu Yuxi and Bai Juyi suffered from eye diseases and foot diseases in their later years, which made it inconvenient to study and move. From this point of view, they are in the same boat. Faced with such a late scene, Bai Juyi had a negative and pessimistic mood and wrote a song "Farewell the Old and Welcome the New" for Liu Yuxi.
Translation:
Who doesn't worry about being old, and who will show love to him when he is old?
As the figure becomes thinner, the belt will become tighter and tighter, and the hat with sparse hair will lean to one side.
The reason why the book is put aside is to care for the eyes, because moxibustion is often used in the elderly and infirm.
The more people who have experienced it, the more you can see it at a glance.
When you think about it, there is a good side to being old. If you overcome the worry about old age, you will feel carefree and carefree.
Don't say that it's nearly evening when the sun arrives in Sang Yu, and its afterglow can still shine all over the sky.
Original text:
People who don't care about the old have compassion when they are old.
The body is thin and the frequency is reduced, and the hair is thin and the crown is self-biased.
Waste books cherish eyes, and moxibustion is mostly for years.
Classics are still familiar things, and people are like reading Sichuan.
It's lucky to think about it carefully, but it will succeed next time.
Don't say Sang Yu is late, because it is still full of clouds.
Source: "Appreciating Lotte and Singing the Old" was written by Liu Yuxi, a writer in the Tang Dynasty.
Extended data
This poem illustrates the author's point of view. The author thinks that although some people are old and thin, their eyesight is weak and they are ill, they also have the advantages of being experienced, knowing how to cherish time and being self-motivated. If we think about this point seriously and comprehensively, we can establish a correct view of the elderly, get rid of the emotion of sighing for the elderly and make a difference.