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A cup of tea, a book, a confidant; a day, a night, a life

2024-07-18

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Life is like a dream, and the years have passed. I once liked the hustle and bustle, and I also missed the prosperity.

Along the way, I have experienced twists and turns, tasted the warmth and coldness of human nature, and life has gradually returned to tranquility.

When a person calms down, he suddenly understands:

In life, if we have some real hobbies to nourish our love for the years, then our heart will be pure and happy.

A cup of tea, a book and a confidant are the comforts of life.


Picture丨Runyuan·Sister Sun’s tea

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Life is like tea, take it easy

Poems of One to Seven Characters: Tea

Yuan Zhen, Tang Dynasty

Bay leaf sprouts

Poetry lovers love monks

Carved white jade and woven red yarn

Fried yellow stamens in a bowl and turn the flower

Invite the moon to accompany you at night, and face the morning glow before dawn

Wash away all the tireless people of the past and present, and you will know that it is worth boasting after being drunk

Tea is divided into leaves and buds. Everyone loves tea, especially poets and monks. The jade-carved tea cup and the red gauze tea sieve are used to brew tea with a yellow luster, and then the foam is skimmed off elegantly.

Drinking at night can invite the bright moon, getting up in the morning to smile at the morning glow. A cup of fragrant tea can wash away the fatigue of ancient and modern people.

Life is like tea. Only after tasting the bitterness can you appreciate the sweetness.

Only when you have seen through the scenery of thousands of mountains and rivers can you have a calm mind.

With a cup of tea, you can breathe in the elegance of the sun, moon, mountains and rivers, and take in the myriad charms of nature.


Picture丨Runyuan·Sister Sun’s tea

"Thoughts on Brewing Tea with Mountain Spring Water"

Tang Dynasty - Bai Juyi

Sit and drink the cool water, watching the boiling dust.

I have no reason to hold a bowl and send it to the tea lover.

In ancient times, tea was not brewed like it is today. It was boiled.

Sit down and pour a pot of cool water, watching the green tea powder being boiled and fine as dust. There is no need for any reason to hold a bowl of tea in your hand, just to express this emotion to tea lovers.

Tea is inclusive.

Drinking alone is elegant; drinking with two people is friendship; drinking with many people, they can speak freely and have a great time.

Drinking tea is about a mood and tasting a state of mind.


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Tea Party with Zhao Ju

Tang Qianqi

Under the bamboo, I forget to speak and drink purple tea, which is completely better than the feathered guest who is drunk with flowing clouds.

The dust in my heart has been washed away, but the joy is hard to end. The sound of cicadas and the slanting shadows of a tree.

Literati of all dynasties have loved tea. They tried to wipe away the dust from their souls in the quiet and elegant natural landscapes, abandon all worldly glitz, and seek the purification and sublimation of their souls by enjoying the company of fresh breeze, bright moon, floating clouds, flowing water, quiet fields and secluded woods.

Cup of tea is fragrant. It is fate when tea meets water, and it is also fate when people meet tea.

Face the ups and downs of life with a calm heart; restore the true nature of life with a pure heart; cherish everything in life with a grateful heart.

Life is like tea, treat it calmly.


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Life is like a book, elegant and fragrant

The Joy of Reading in Four Seasons: Spring

Yuan Wengsen

The mountain scenery brushes against the railings and the water flows around the corridors, and people return from the dance to sing about the fragrance of the spring breeze.

A beautiful bird on a branch is also a friend, and fallen flowers on the water are all articles of art.

Don't waste your youth, the best thing in life is reading.

How is the joy of reading? The green grass in front of the window is not removed.

With the book at your side, you can flip through it casually, read it carefully, glance over it with a smile, or savor it over and over again, with the fragrance filling your mouth and lingering in your heart.

Read from spring flowers to autumn moon, from the first glimmer of night snow to the rising of morning light, in the silent alternation of spring and autumn, in the silent running of years.

Because of books, my soul sometimes feels grief, sometimes feels joy, sometimes feels chilled to the bone, and sometimes feels a gentle breeze on my face...

Life is like a thick book.

Everyone's book of life is a collection of his or her life experiences, whether they are bumpy, smooth, ordinary, or happy.

Whether it is the ups and downs, gains and losses, successes and failures, it is all a kind of experience.

It is these experiences that have precipitated the profound and extensive cultural connotations.


Reading

Ming Dynasty - Yu Qian

Books are as affectionate as old friends, sharing your joys and sorrows day and night.

Three thousand words appear before my eyes, and my mind is free of any dust.

The source of living water is everywhere, and the flowers and willows are renewed with the spring breeze.

The guests with golden saddles and jade bridles come to seek the beauty, but they don’t believe that there is another spring in my hut.

People who read will not feel lonely. In this world, people who seek excitement often feel lonely, and people who are spiritually poor often feel lonely.

A book is a close friend. When you are drinking alone, it will drink with you; when you are lonely, it will sit quietly opposite you.

Books can help you feel the beauty of "the smoke rising straight up from the desert, the setting sun over the long river";

It can help you experience the impermanence of "human feelings are as thin as paper, and the world is like a new chess game in each game";

It can also help you understand the true meaning of life: "Life is like a journey, and I am a traveler."


"Farewell to Dong Chuan"

Song Dynasty - Su Shi

He lives in coarse silk and cloth, but he is elegant because he is full of knowledge.

Tired of accompanying the old scholar in cooking gourd leaves, I force myself to follow the scholar in stepping on locust flowers.

My pocket is empty and I can't afford a horse to look for spring, so I just stare at the carriage of choosing a son-in-law.

I am still proud enough to boast to the world, and I ordered Huang Xin to write wet characters like crows.

Although he was dressed in coarse and cheap clothes in his daily life, his knowledge and temperament naturally shone brightly.

If you read more, your mood and quality will change, and even if you are in rags, you will still be radiant.

Books can make people sober and open-minded.

Following the long river of history, reading Tang poetry, appreciating Song lyrics, singing Yuan opera, thousands of landscapes are all in the books.

From the book, one can gain the confidence and magnanimity of "I was born with talents that will be useful, and even if I lose all my money, I will get it back", and cultivate the elegance and indifference of "When you reach the end of the water, you can sit and watch the clouds rise".

Reading is such an elegant sentiment. In the busy life, reading a book allows the soul to dance with the words.


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A lifelong friend, what more could one ask for?

"Seeing off Du Shaofu to Shuzhou"

Wang Bo of Tang Dynasty

The city walls support the Three Qins, and the wind and smoke can be seen from the five rivers.

I am sad to part with you, as we are both officials on a journey.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

When you are at a crossroads, your children and grandchildren will shed tears together.

It is difficult to find a true friend in life, and it is even harder to find a soulmate throughout the ages.

Generally speaking, people with similar souls can become close friends if they are lucky enough to meet each other.

Between close friends, there is mutual appreciation and understanding.

No need for too many words, just a glance can express warmth and appreciation.

They may not necessarily be inseparable, but no matter how far the distance is, they are in sync with each other.

Therefore, it is not easy to meet a confidant, and only by cherishing can we live up to every friendship.


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Poem for Fan Ye

Northern and Southern Dynasties·Lu Kai

I folded flowers and sent them to the Longtou people when I met the messenger.

I have nothing in Jiangnan, so I give you a branch of spring.

The friendship between close friends is higher than friendship, but it is not worldly love.

A true confidant is a communication of hearts and a collision of souls.

In spring, I want to pick a flower for you and share the spring light with you.

In the hot summer, I want to give you a ladle of stream water to cool you down and wash away the heat;

In autumn, I want to pick a bright moon for you, and wish you a long life, and a distant land will be close to you.

In the cold winter, I want to pour you a cup of warm tea. Please put on more clothes when the weather is cold. Please take care of yourself.

This is a confidant. We don’t need too many confidants in life; one is enough.


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"farewell"

Li Shutong, Qing Dynasty

Outside the long pavilion, beside the ancient road, the grass is green and endless.

The evening wind blows the willows, the sound of the flute fades away, and the sun sets beyond the mountains.

At the end of the sky, at the corner of the earth, half of my friends are gone;

Reunions are rare in life, but separations are common.

As long as people live in this world, they have to face more and more separations.

A confidant is a participant in our life, who walks with us through thick and thin and shares the joys and sorrows.

It is the sincerity and understanding of each other that makes us true friends.

A true friend is never in a crowded crowd, but in your heart.

Because we understand each other, we are grateful; because we love each other, we cherish each other especially.

What do you want in life?

A cup of tea, a book, and a good friend are enough:


Picture丨Lin Zhenxian

A cup of tea can drink away all the joys and sorrows of the world, and bring calm and peace of mind.

A book can tell you about the ups and downs of life, elegantly and calmly.

To have a true friend, understand and cherish each other, don’t let each other down, and wait for the passing years quietly.

A cup of tea, a book, a confidant; a morning, an evening, a life.

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