1, all rivers run into the sea, with great tolerance; The wall stands a thousand miles, and it is just without desire.
This is a couplet inscribed by Lin Zexu in the Governor's Office when he was governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. Millennium: In ancient times, eight feet or seven feet was a millennium, which was a very high metaphor. The ocean can accept hundreds of kinds of currents, because it is so vast and magnificent that there are tolerant measures; The mountain rock wall stands tall, because there is no secular desire to be so tall and strong. This couplet implies that an official should have a mind that can accommodate different opinions and various talents, be upright and upright, and be free from all kinds of selfish desires and distractions.
2, the sea is vast, I am the peak.
It's because I'm getting old. The sea is boundless and the sky is dark. The peak is so high that people can't see the top is the peak of the mountain. This sentence expresses Lin Zexu's great ambition.
It is very important to hear that our son went to bed very late. Do things regularly, get up early and go to bed late.
From Lin Zexu's Develop Good Habits. I heard that my son has been staying up late recently, and I feel very bad. You must arrange your time, get up early in the morning and go to bed early at night.
4, but when the charity is clean, the Buddha goes with the flow.
From Lin Zexu's Notes on Yunzuo Mountain Residence. Lin Zexu used this poem to show moral integrity and never colluded with corrupt officials. It means to keep clean, not to go with the flow.