People worship and fear the moon in life, but in literary works, they describe and chant the moon a lot. Take Li Bai as an example. Of the more than 900 poems handed down, more than 320 are related to the moon. It can be said that since the Tang and Song Dynasties, there has not been a famous poet or poet who has not written a hymn for the moon.
Why did the ancients have a soft spot for the moon? There are four general reasons: first, because the moon is the closest celestial body to human beings, people pay great attention to it; Second, the moon's regular shape changes (first quarter moon, second quarter moon, moon loss, full moon, eclipse, halo and so on. ) Attractive curiosity; Third, the moonlight is clear and elegant, which conforms to the kind, peaceful, gentle and implicit character of China people; Fourth, ancient literati often left their homes and struggled for fame and fortune or livelihood, so they especially yearned for "round" things, so they expressed their feelings on the moon. Therefore, the poems about the moon are supplemented: in the poems about the moon, it is nothing more than the Mid-Autumn Festival. Because the Mid-Autumn Festival is on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, the climate is relatively dry, and the autumn sky always looks very refreshing, and the visibility is greatly improved. And from a scientific point of view, the distance between the moon and the earth is the closest, so when you look at the moon from the earth, you will feel that the moon is the most complete and brightest in a year. The most "round" thing in the world conforms to the psychology of pursuing perfection in life and career in China culture. Therefore, the pursuit of "reunion" has been increased in the sense of celebrating the harvest on August 15th for thousands of years, and the Mid-Autumn Festival has become a "reunion festival". Therefore, a large number of poems about Mid-Autumn Festival have been produced.
The most wonderful description of the Moon in Mid-Autumn Festival is Su Shi's Water Tune Song Tou;
"When is the bright moon? I take my glass from a distance. I don't know about palaces in the sky. What year is tonight? " As mentioned above, unlike other nations in the world who attach more importance to the sun, the Chinese nation attaches more importance to the moon in its understanding of the universe. Our ancestors explored the relationship between human beings and the universe by observing the movement of the moon countless times. "Who first saw the moon by the river and who took photos at the beginning of the month? Life is endless from generation to generation, and Jiang Yue is only similar year after year "(Zhang); "Today people can't see Gu Yue, and they took photos of the ancients before this month. If the ancients were running water today, they would look at the bright moon "(Li Bai). The moon is eternal, can life be eternal? The moon is full, can life be enriched? So there is "when will the moon appear in the blue sky?" I stopped for a glass and asked "(Li Bai), so there was" When is the bright moon? " Ask heaven for wine ",so I created a reunion festival to comfort myself-Mid-Autumn Festival! However, does Heaven talk about this? Is there a reunion festival in the sky? "I don't know the palace in the sky. What year is tonight? "You should have a look. ...
"I want to go home by the wind, but I am afraid of Qionglou Yuyu. It is too cold at the top." How many people guess that the heaven must be beautiful, the moon palace must be beautiful, and the distant world must be beautiful.
"Dance to find the shadow, how can it be on earth!" There will be misfortune and loneliness in the world, but as long as you love the world and life, then you will be full of confidence, joy and hope for life!
"Turn Zhu Ge, low yee, such as sleepless. There should be no hate. Why do you want to leave each other? " On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, the moon flies like a mirror, turns to Zhuhong Pavilion, descends the carved door and shines in front of the bed where people can't sleep because they miss their loved ones. At this moment, the perfection of the moon reflects the loneliness of leaving people. "Affectionate but heartless", naturally some people will complain, "There should be no hatred, why should we leave when it is round?" Moon, I have nothing against you in the past, but I have nothing against you recently. Why do you always show off your roundness when I leave? This is the poet's "barbaric language", which makes no sense. People's troubles and grievances have nothing to do with the external scenery. If everyone thinks so, can they live? Therefore, this is just a hypothesis, a foreshadowing, an extreme and a "knot". How to untie it?
"People have joys and sorrows, and the moon has ups and downs. This matter is ancient and difficult. " This is a wise saying, leaving aside the word "knot" in front, it contains a philosophy of life that is difficult for ordinary people to deeply understand. Lu Xun once said that people in China often pursue a "round" culture and fantasize that life is perfect. In fact, has there been a "circle" in life? Natural and man-made disasters, accidents, failure in fame, career failure, family conflicts, poor health, love and hate, and where to go are all possible. Life is a hurdle, you must face it. In a sense, the "non-roundness" of life is absolute, while the "roundness" is relative. Just like the moon is cloudy, sunny, reunion and incomplete, it is difficult to be perfect from ancient times to now. That is, only once a month, just like the reunion night of the 15 th National Day, and this time it is also the "sixteenth moon of the 15 th National Day"!
If you don't know "it's too late to be complete", there will be three situations: First, you only see "completeness" and don't admit that there is "lack". You are unprepared for the setbacks in life, and you will be knocked down once you face them; Second, self-deception to avoid "lack" and deliberately seek "all", blind pursuit, living very tired, the result backfired, counterproductive; Thirdly, I realize that life is "incomplete" in theory, but I instinctively resist it in action. Therefore, it is a kind of realm to realize that "this matter is difficult to complete in ancient times".
Su Shi did it himself. He had a rough life and was demoted to Danzhou (now Hainan Province) in his sixties. But he eats and lives everywhere: in Hangzhou, there is "Dongpo meat"; In Huangzhou, there are "Dongpo cakes"; In Bianzhou, eat puffer fish ("Artemisia selengensis has short reed buds all over the ground, which is the time when puffer fish want to fuck"); In Huizhou, eat lychees ("300 lychees a day, you don't hesitate to be a Lingnan person") and sleep late ("It is said that Mr. Wang sleeps beautifully in spring, and Taoist people play for five minutes"); In Hainan, drink coconut juice and wear "Dongpo hat" (coconut shell). He is always so free and easy, so optimistic.