I remember my youth and prime,When, without any specific cause, my heart was naturally filled with joy.My fierce ambitions soared beyond the four seas;Like a bird spreading its wings, I longed to fly far into the sky.But as the years slipped away and my vigor faded,This spirit gradually departed from me.Even when encountering joy,…
The white sun sinks into the western river;The pale moon rises over the eastern ridge.For ten thousand miles, its boundless radiance gleams;Vast and clear, a brilliant expanse fills the sky.The wind sweeps through the doors and windows;In the dead of night, my pillow and mat grow cold.Sensing the changing air, I realize the seasons…
— by Tao Yuanming (Jin Dynasty) Life has no firm and lasting root –It drifts like dust upon the roadside street.Scattered apart, chased by the wind’s turn,This body is no longer what it was before.Once born into this world, we are all brothers –Why must we share only one flesh and bone?When joy is…