What does it mean to be as calm as water and as white as chrysanthemum?

"People are as pale as chrysanthemums" comes from the "elegance" in Si Kongtu's Twenty-four Poems in the Tang Dynasty-jade pots buy spring, huts enjoy the rain, sit in the gentleman's cabin, trim bamboo around, clear white clouds, birds chase each other, the piano sleeps in the shade, and there are waterfalls on the top. Falling flowers are silent, people are as light as chrysanthemums, and books are as old as China and readable. And "simple mind" seems to be a myth.

Heart like bamboo slips, peaceful and simple.

Life is like a chrysanthemum, indifferent to fame and fortune.

Our determination, on the stage of the ebb and flow of life, is to lift the weight lightly, clap our hands and sing "Picking chrysanthemums under the east fence and seeing Nanshan leisurely", and face the noisy world of mortals with a free and easy mind. Facing life with a calm mind may be unattainable, but we should walk on the road of pursuing this realm.

"People are as light as chrysanthemums" is a peaceful and persistent mentality, refusing to be domineering. People are as light as chrysanthemums, what they want is the calmness and persistence of chrysanthemums. Some are determined and persistent, and some are domineering, such as "I would rather stick to the fragrant branches and grow old than dance with the autumn wind and yellow leaves." Such lightness transcends honor and disgrace, fame and wealth, and temptation, but is a character. Such indifference enables us to break through the confusion, gain insight into the world, decline prosperity, return to simplicity, and reach the realm of "falling flowers are speechless, people are as white as chrysanthemums, and their hearts are simple".

"People are as light as chrysanthemums" is a state of mind that is plain and restrained and refuses to make public. People are as light as chrysanthemums, what they want is the modesty and simplicity of chrysanthemums. There is no lack of passion in life, but everyone's passion is a moment, life will eventually be dull, and people will eventually be dull, just like a dull chrysanthemum. People are as pale as chrysanthemums, not so pale as to have no personality or characteristics, nor so arrogant as to "stand proudly in the autumn frost and open chrysanthemums". People are as light as chrysanthemums, beautiful and refined, elegant and natural, which is a kind of calmness and calmness independent of the world. After the chaos of the world and the ebb and flow of life, life has engraved the years on people's faces and hearts, and the rolling world of mortals has rounded up the delicate and soft hearts. This circle no longer has gorgeous luster, but is indifferent and simple. It is not ostentatious, noisy or glamorous, and it is no longer the grumbling, unrealistic fantasy and speculation in youth. This blandness is a down-to-earth level, it is rich but not superficial, it is calm but not noisy, it is rational but not blind.