This poem was written when Su Shi was exiled to Huangzhou. Su Shi reflected on himself in the frustration of being demoted, and tried to find himself in a quiet environment, making efforts not to be swallowed by the surroundings. Tao Yuanming also had his own troubles in the officialdom, and wrote "Returning to the Countryside". "Dogs barking in the deep alley, chickens crowing on the top of mulberry trees." Tao Yuanming built a spiritual fortress for scholars. When the heart is restless and depressed, one can think about oneself in a quiet place. After communicating with Chinese teachers, it was discovered that a quiet place can help us think better, more objectively, and more calmly. Perhaps we advise others to stay in a quiet place for this reason.
A person is like a traveler. I often hear that others arrange their sightseeing spots to be full and busy, and they can only stay at each spot for a few hours, and in the end, they forget why they are traveling. Playing "Genshin Impact" is the same. In the game, besides monsters, rewards, and quests, there are also scenery and music. Playing games to level up is too tiring, and traveling just for the sake of checking in is also exhausting, isn't it?
When traveling, instead of visiting multiple attractions, it is better to immerse oneself in one attraction. Visiting multiple attractions is easy to be superficial and only scratch the surface, while focusing on one attraction can be more in-depth, more rewarding, and more relaxing. I have seen a video like this before: the video creator used a series of pictures to describe their journey. "Ate frozen bamboo shoots, went to Xiaoxicheng, went to Kaiyuan Temple, ate fried oysters..." This kind of list-like answer made many locals in the comments feel emotional, as if this kind of travel is just for checking in. In recent years, there is also a kind of "special forces-style tourism", which strictly limits the time spent in each scenic spot and rushes back and forth. This kind of travel will only make us exhausted. It is the same in our journey of life. In addition to the gains and losses in honor and money, there are also human relationships and emotional experiences along the way. We are not here to level up or make money. Shouldn't we pay attention to things other than fame and fortune?
When others hear this kind of talk, they mock me for not understanding the ways of the world and not knowing what it means to be forced by life. It's true, but in a chaotic environment, Xunzi's proposal of "learning without end" is also higher than reality, isn't it?