The ancients planted flowers and trees in order to gain profound meaning from them. Just for fun? Therefore, orchids take the meaning of fragrance, weeds take the meaning of forgetting their worries, and lotus flowers take the meaning of growing in mud and not being polluted. Not only flowers and trees, jade as ornaments, ivory as rings, tilting musical instruments as the right side of the seat (this also refers to); Some people use it to compare virtue and encourage themselves, while others use it to punish bad thoughts and warn themselves; Doing so is conducive to improving moral cultivation.
Huang Zhongli, who benefits people, likes planting bamboo, which means taking bamboo as a festival. So, he built a pavilion in the bamboo forest, named Shangjie Pavilion, as a place to study and play. He was indifferent and had no idea of going abroad for business. I like it very much.
As a kind of plant, bamboo is weak in constitution, and it is still empty in the middle, but it will not be broken by wind and rain because it has knots. As for experiencing the cold in winter and the heat in summer, suffering from frost and snow, the branches and leaves remain unchanged, and the color is still green, like a gentleman who can't let him yield. Indeed, what is internal will also be manifested externally, because (the truth of talent) is often manifested in form. In this way, take festivals to illustrate bamboo, otherwise, what bamboo can you advocate?
With the decline of social customs and morality, few people can stand by and watch the virtue of moral integrity. Neutrality and talent have not yet begun to show, but because they advocate moral integrity, they set their ambitions early. This is indeed much more than ordinary people. How can I not be happy?
Regarding the meaning of the word "festival", the Book of Changes has fully explained it, and there is no need to ask for an explanation. The node of flowers and trees is the place where branches and leaves are born, where life gathers and where tendons and veins meet. Therefore, if you get the way of neutralization in this festival, you can flourish, reach the branches and grow into beautiful plants; If you can't get this way of neutralization, it will become a rotten plant that sweats, grows tumors and bends branches, thus killing life. Therefore, the vernal equinox, autumnal equinox, summer solstice and winter solstice are all solar terms in a year; The so-called solar terms are the timing of the handover of Yin and Yang. In the process of life, people's moral integrity will be revealed; The so-called moral integrity means that it is difficult for people to behave properly, so there is a golden mean (standard). Therefore, it is a big holiday to resign as king. It was right in Tabor and wrong in ji zi. It is also a big festival to cling to oneself, which is appropriate for Zisi, but it is too much for Ceng Zi. It depends on how to be righteous and not stubborn. Without careful identification and improper handling, it will not be smooth, but will become a juicy flower and tree, giving birth to tumors and bending branches. Isn't that far?
Book of rites? The note of The Doctrine of the Mean says: "If you do something, you should make plans first, and you won't be confused." Do some research on weekdays, and once something happens, you can deal with it calmly. Then Huang Zhongli named his pavilion with the meaning of bamboo and made friends with us. Can I do this casually?