How to understand what Tao Yuanming meant when he said reading without asking for much? How should you read?

When I was a child, my reading teacher always emphasized to us that "reading does not seek a big solution" and always took "not seeking a big solution" as his motto. I suddenly realized when I settled down to study recently. I have been using the wrong reading method of "I don't want to know more about reading".

"Reading without seeking a big solution" comes from Tao Yuanming's biography of Mr. Wuliu: "I don't seek fame and fortune, I love reading without seeking a big solution, but whenever I know about it, I will gladly forget to eat." But in modern times, we often just take a sentence, "reading, not seeking deep understanding", but we don't know that Mr. Wu Liu's original intention is not like this. But look at the whole sentence: "I study hard and don't want to know too much. Whenever I know something, I will forget to eat happily."

The first layer means "good", that is, you must read widely. Only those who love reading are qualified to apply Mr. Wang's words.

Secondly, the word "not asking for a solution" cannot be used independently in Mr. Wang's meaning. Mr. Wang's original intention is "I don't want to know much, but I am happy to forget to eat if I know what it is." When you read, you will forget all about eating and sleeping. Then this kind of reading realm is not what our junior students usually pursue in reading. In the modern fast-paced life, it is not easy to find time to study, let alone read famous books. Most modern people like to read Readers and Philosophy with fast food culture. Because this kind of article can really pursue "not asking for a solution." The pleasure brought by the impact of words flashed by, leaving nothing behind. However, it takes a lot of time to chew the words and slowly appreciate the charm between the lines. If you pursue "not asking for a solution", it is estimated that you only know the general meaning of the article and have not absorbed the essence of the article at all. Mr. Wang is saying, "I don't want to know too much. Whenever I know something, I will happily forget to eat. " I think "knowing" is the basis of "Dont Ask For Help's solution". In my opinion, "knowledge" is the most difficult place to learn. Only when your language ability reaches a certain level can you "understand". At the same time, this should once again become what Mr. Zheng said at the beginning "good reading". In short, real scholars should be "well-read" and "very understanding".

Of course, when I say "study hard to understand", I don't mean "gnawing" all the words in the article. So reading is boring. I think "studying hard and understanding" is a "speaking like a book" about good words and sentences in the article. The rest can be "not asking for a solution." So that you can have enough time to read widely. Hu Shi cited an example when he mentioned the use of narrow allusions in the Theory of Literary Improvement. I think it is also applicable to prove that reading should be "very understanding".

"Pointing out the facts of the past, what cannot be transferred is often regarded as ordinary facts. For example, the ancients broke the willow bridge to bid farewell, which is a special rustic style. Yangguan and Weicheng also refer to something. Today's lazy people don't feel parting, so although they are in Yunnan and Vietnam, they also talk about Baqiao; Although I don't understand what Yangguan and Acropolis are, they all say that "Yangguan has three folds" and "Acropolis stays in Song Dynasty". Another example is that Hans Zhang misses his hometown bitter perch because of the autumn wind. Now, although they are not from Wu, people who don't know what bitter perch tastes like all claim to have "bitter perch thinking". This is not only too lazy to save, but also self-deception! " If you don't know much about reading, you will be as lazy as the "lazy man today" in Hu Shi's literary improvement.