Zhu Dunru--Interpretation of Nian Nujiao (I am glad to be old).

Song Boren, a native of the Song Dynasty, mentioned in "Sixteen Branches of Thanks": When you take off your opera shirt, you will know that you are stupid. There are many ancient poems mentioning the word "dumb", such as Su Shi and others. The original intention is to stay off the stage without performing on stage. It seems to simply refer to the low-level service staff waiting backstage when performing a drama. The boss is usually called the leader. Later, it was compared to a silly idiot, a dull look, etc. Some modern youth jokingly call "daddy" "dumb". Zhu Xizhen used a pun in this word, using the superficial truth as a metaphor. When he gets old, the drama of his life has been completed, and the costumes and masks are handed over to the theater troupe (and returned to the organizer and director). From now on, anyone can act, or whoever likes to act. It doesn't matter to myself anymore. With his knowledge and sentiment, he would not laugh at people who act later as fools. Later generations often explain it this way, but it is actually wrong. The trial translation in vernacular is as follows. Please correct me. The joy of old age is that it has experienced the world and is familiar with the outside world: The joy of old age is that it has experienced the joys and sorrows of the world and is familiar with various environmental things in the outside world. Seeing through the void, the sea of ??hatred and the mountains of sorrow can be broken into pieces in a moment: seeing through vanity, power, etc., no matter how big the resentment and sorrow are, they will all be crushed to pieces in a short time. (Note: Zhu married Qin Hui in his later years, and became the butt of laughter.) Avoid being obsessed with flowers, not trapped by wine, and wandering around in a daze: You can avoid being confused by wine and sex, and you will be more sober wherever you go and do anything. Seek sleep when you are full, and act out the show when you wake up: Go to sleep when you are full, and act out when you get up. Pun intended. All poets love to sing opera. I was so happy that I went to the theater to perform on stage as a fan. Many poets have a hobby of playing tricks on the spot, and the words of "playing on the spot" mentioned in their poems are mostly based on actual situations. Famous lyrics such as Niannujiao Manjianghong are all Zaju tunes. Later generations focused on the derogatory meaning of the idiom. In fact, it was an important form of entertainment at that time. The legacy still exists today. This word talks about the end of life, so it also implies the meaning of playing with others. Don't talk about the past and the present, there are not many things in Naiweng's heart: Don't ask me how to comment on the past and the present, I don't have such things in my heart. I neither seek immortality nor flatter Buddha, nor imitate Confucius: I neither seek immortality nor imitate Buddhism, nor do I want to imitate Confucius who travels everywhere to give lectures. This sentence is self-effacing. Master Zhu was involved in Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism a lot. When lazy and virtuous people fight, teach them to laugh, that's all: I'm too lazy to argue and defend with those virtuous people, let them ridicule and ridicule, that's all. (Note: Mainly because of Qin Hui's incident.) The drama was played, the opera shirt was taken off and the actor was dumb: the pun at the beginning. After Yu restores his true colors, from now on, no matter who he is, whether he is male or female, old or young, stupid or wise, loyal or evil, he or she can play the role. It has nothing to do with me. Note: Due to the fact that he gave up the topic in his later years, Mr. Zhu may not have been in a very peaceful state of mind when he wrote this poem. This word is not meant to preach to the world, but to encourage oneself. But the principles he taught are still of great enlightenment to us elderly people. Being calm and relaxed as you age, living a healthy and happy life is itself a huge wealth for the family. The new world should be created by young people. The above interpretation is for reference only.