Su Shi has outstanding literary talent and profound and wise life experience. He explored the mysteries of life and the universe from the perspective of a philosopher and in the form of poetry. His words are catchy and philosophical, which can be called "innovation in statutes, bold and unconstrained".
Of course, Su Shi's philosophical thinking is not an abstract philosophical summary, but through his life practice and his keen poet intuition, this kind of life experience is summarized and raised to the universality of life, and then through poetry, it shows a unique perspective and height. For a talented and emotional writer Shi, this form can undoubtedly be well controlled, but a less talented poet can't write like this.
Ancient and modern poetry critics have pointed out the philosophical traces in Su Shi's poems. For example, Huang Tingjian praised Su Shi's poems as "putting pen to paper outside the dust", and Cai Songyun called Su Shi's poems "a million volumes in the chest and no dust in the pen." Its greatness lies not in being able to speak out boldly, but in its mind covering all the weather. Liu Xizai called Su Shi's ci "the appearance of being immortal" ... Although the ancient people's comments did not clearly point out the philosophical implication in his ci, the use of "covering the sky and covering the sun" also showed that they were deeply impressed by the extraordinary realm shown in Su Shi's ci, which was actually explaining the philosophy in Su Shi's ci because there was philosophy.
Modern scholars have made a very clear evaluation of the philosophical implication of Su Shi's ci. For example, Mr. Zhou, a famous redologist and scholar, once said: "Pu Gong's words are superb in writing and deep in feelings ... He unconsciously mentioned a philosophical question of life to your ear, which made you feel like a dream of Ran Ran, such as the eternal return of tea, the true lyrical hand, and literary things." It can be said that it vividly summarizes the philosophical charm in Su Shi's ci.
So, what are Su Shi's words that can be used as typical representatives of philosophical words? We might as well analyze some poems. Of course, this is just Niu Yi's ninety cents in Su Ci.
Su Shi has a very famous "Man Ting Fang", which reads:
What's so noisy about a nickname named Xiao Li? The cause of fame and fortune is not necessarily strong, and the loser is not necessarily weak. And before I get old, you must let me and some children relax. Even if it's only a hundred years, I'll get drunk and run 36000 yards.
Think about it. How much can you do? Worry and wind and rain, each half hinder each other. Why do you have to fight to the death? It is better to face the breeze and bright moon, take moss as a mattress and high clouds as a screen, and live quietly. Living in the south of the Yangtze River, one minute drinking, an elegant "Man Ting square".
The first eight words of this word are very famous. Su Shi used this vivid metaphor to vividly depict all secular people who are keen on fame and fortune. The next words were full of bitter and ruthless sarcasm. Su Shi's first eight words were also cited as epigrams by later generations, which summarized those who blindly pursued fame and profit, and were very vivid.
In this poem, Su Shi goes deep into layers, from mocking fame and fortune to abandoning superficial fame and petty profits, which shows Su Shi's broad-minded mentality of abandoning secular fame and fortune and getting rid of grief and indignation, thus surpassing everything in the world. The whole poem is mainly about discussion, uninhibited and uninhibited, which makes people feel excited and has great enlightening significance to the world.
Su Shi's similar thoughts are not only reflected in the poem Man Ting Square, but also involved in many ci works. We won't give examples one by one. Let's look at a very lively work, his "Flowers in Spring", which reads:
Flowers wither and red apricots are small. Swallows fly, green water people go around. There are few willows blowing on the branches, but there are many herbs in the sea.
Swing inside and outside the wall. The layman in the wall, the beauty in the wall laughs. Laughter dies in silence, but passion is mercilessly annoyed.
This is a masterpiece of spring scenery, which combines landscape and philosophical thinking and is full of life interest. In this poem, Su Shi has no ups and downs, only comparison and refinement. Through the vivid opposition between "the layman in the wall" and "the beauty in the wall", he reveals the feeling of life full of contradictions, which makes people feel faint disappointment. The more you eat, the more delicious it is.
There are not a few poems by Su Shi that express life philosophy with the help of life scenes. For example, he wrote in Dingfeng: "Looking back at the bleak place, there is no rain or shine." He wrote in Huanxisha: "Who knows that life is indispensable?" The water in front of the door can also flow west! Don't sing "white-haired yellow chicken", full of life breath and philosophical implication.
Su Shi also wrote a small poem called Lingjiang Fairy Night Returning to Linggao, which was also written with endless charm. He said:
I drank Dongpo in the evening and woke up drunk. It seemed like midnight when I came back. The child is short of breath. You shouldn't even knock on the door, but lean on your cane and listen to the sound of the river.
The dragon hates that this body is not mine, so forget the camp. The night was calm and the lines were flat. Since then, this ship has passed away, and Jiang Hai spent the rest of his life.
On a late autumn night, the poet returned to Lingao's residence after drinking, only to find that his children were sleepy. Unable to open the door, they walked by the river. Su Shi wrote this very vivid work in his madness and obscurity. Through the combination of reality and imagination, Ci has outlined a beautiful night scene and an open realm for us, vividly showing Su Shi's extraordinary broad-mindedness, and at the same time showing his helplessness in the ups and downs of his official career, which is heartbreaking.
Riding in a boat with everything in the sea, small individuals will blend into the boundless nature. An elegant and romantic attitude is worth thinking about. Su Shi's works are full of romance. For example, we are very familiar with Mink Head, I wish people a long time, Chanjuan, Niannujiao, Life is like a dream, a bottle is like a moon, and Forever Happiness. I never dreamed of it, but
Su Shi's works of thinking about life and the universe are not uncommon in all his more than 300 poems. The above example is just a way to attract jade. Su Shi's thinking on the philosophy of life makes his ci full of depth and height, which can be said to be unique among all poets in the Song Dynasty, and few people can reach it.