In ancient times, there were two women in the state of Yue. A beautiful one is called Shi and an ugly one is called Dong.
Stone. Dong Shi admired Shi's beauty and always imitated Shi's every move. One day, Shi had a heart attack and walked in the street, covering his chest with his hand and frowning. When Dong Shi saw it, she thought it was beautiful. She walked up and down the street just like her, but the pedestrians in the street were too scared to see her. Later, people used the phrase "it is effective to learn from the East" to mean to imitate others without knowing what their strengths and weaknesses are. In which "effect" means "imitation" and "frown" means "frown".
2. Birds scare snakes
Shi Yalou was a monk in the Tang Dynasty. He lived in a temple for a long time, burning incense and chanting. Other monks secretly played chess and slept in their spare time, but Shi Yalou bought inkstone, ink, pen and paper to practice calligraphy. Sometimes in the dead of night, he is still practicing hard. As the years passed, his writing skills became deeper and deeper. Many people who burn incense and worship Buddha also come to him to write. He promised all of them. His cursive script is particularly elegant and unrestrained. Someone asked him, "How to calculate cursive script?" Shi Yalou wrote eight words: "Birds out of the forest, frightened snakes into the grass!" " "
"A bird scares a snake" describes the elegant font like a bird flying, and the brushwork is vigorous, even the snake is scared.
3. High mountains and flowing water
During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a man named Yu Boya, who was proficient in temperament and superb in piano skills. He was a famous pianist at that time. When Yu Boya was young, he was smart and eager to learn. He used to learn from others, but he always felt that he could not express his feelings about all kinds of things in a superb way. Boya's teacher knew his idea and took him to Penglai Island in the East China Sea by boat, so that he could enjoy the natural scenery and listen to the waves of the sea. Boya looked up and saw the waves surging and splashing; Seabirds are roaring and singing; The lush trees in the forest are like entering a fairyland. A wonderful feeling arises spontaneously, as if the harmonious and beautiful music of nature is ringing in the ear. He couldn't help playing the piano, his voice turned at will, and the beauty of nature was integrated into the sound of the piano. Boya experienced an unprecedented realm.
One night boating in Boya. Facing the cool breeze and bright moon, he was full of thoughts, so he played the piano again, and the sound of the piano was melodious and getting better. Suddenly I heard someone screaming on the shore. When Boya heard the sound, he got out of the boat and saw a woodcutter standing on the shore. Knowing that the man was a bosom friend, he immediately invited the woodcutter aboard and played for him with great interest. Boya played a tune praising the mountains, and the woodcutter said, "How wonderful! Majestic and solemn, such as Mount Tai towering into the clouds! " When he played the surging waves, the woodcutter said, "How wonderful! Vast and boundless, it seems to see rolling water and boundless sea! " Boya was very excited and said excitedly, "bosom friend!" You are really my bosom friend. "This woodcutter is Zhong Ziqi. Since then, the two have become very good friends.
This story comes from Liezi Tang Wen. The idiom "high mountains and flowing water" is a metaphor for bosom friends and wonderful music.
Choose one for yourself.