First,? Working in poverty? When Ouyang Xiu wrote this sentence, he realized the role of predicament for an excellent poet. He believes that if a poet is always in a comfortable environment, his poems cannot show the characteristics of the times and true feelings. A person who has never experienced the hardships of life and is in adversity will not really integrate himself with society and nature, nor will he have a higher vision to think about the relationship between people and society, nor will he express his true thoughts and improve his spiritual realm after experiencing difficulties. Among them, Wang Wei experienced the darkness of officialdom, Du Fu experienced the Anshi Rebellion, and so on.
Second,? Working in poverty? The application of Ouyang Xiu's sentence in modern society is not only beneficial to the poet's creation, but also beneficial to everyone. If a person's life has been very comfortable and relaxed, then he will not think too much about what he really wants. Because only after experiencing some difficulties, everyone's thoughts will change and they will understand a high-quality life.
Many times we hope that our quiet life will not be disturbed, but many times we will get tired of this life. At this time, you may not be doing what you are really interested in, or you may not give yourself some challenges. So, if you are poor and backward, sometimes you just need to put a little more pressure on yourself and get out of your comfort zone.