Ironic joke: Grandpa, what do you mean' more important than Mount Tai, less than a feather'

Sima Qian's Letter of Appointment in the Han Dynasty: People are inherently mortal, or they are heavier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather, so they are used differently.

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In BC 1 10, Sima Qian returned to Chang 'an. His dying father told him that he wanted to write a history book, but it didn't come true. He hoped Sima Qian would finish the task. Three years later, Sima Qian inherited his father's business and served as Taishiling. He extensively read books and archives of the imperial court, accumulated a large amount of historical materials, and began to work on historical records.

In 99 years ago, Han defeated Li Ling and surrendered to the Huns. Sima Qian defended Li Ling and was convicted and imprisoned. Because the family is poor, they can't get enough money to atone for their sins, and as a result, they are corrupted (torture of genital mutilation). After being punished, Sima Qian was in a very painful mood and once wanted to die. But he thinks that his work is not finished yet, and he endures pain and lives strong. After he was released from prison, he served as secretary of China Academy of Sciences. Full of grief and indignation, he persisted in writing, and finally completed the historical masterpiece Historical Records in 9 1 BC.

Sima Qian talked about his views on death in a letter to his old friend Ren An. He believes that people all die, some die heavier than Mount Tai, and some die lighter than a feather, which is caused by different causes of death.