Five ancient poems describing people's firm will

Live and be a man among men; Die and become the soul in the soul.

Summer quatrains by Li Qingzhao, a poet in Song Dynasty

Original text:

Live and be a man among men; Die and become the soul in the soul.

Today, people still miss Xiang Yu because he refused to live and returned to the East.

You should be born a hero and die a ghost. To this day, people still miss Xiang Yu because he refused to cross the river and return to Jiangdong.

Appreciation: The first two sentences of the poem are in the air, like a close call, showing the heroic spirit of life and death to the readers, which is awe-inspiring. These two poems are a kind of concise essence, a kind of verve bearing and a fearless attitude towards life. Because of its lofty realm and extraordinary momentum, it has become a famous sentence that has been passed down through the ages.

Extended data:

Creation background

In the second year of Jingkang (1 127), Jin Bing invaded the Central Plains, destroyed the Qionglou Yuyuan Garden in the Song Dynasty, and took away the Hui and Qin emperors. Zhao Song was forced to flee south. Later, Li Qingzhao's husband Zhao Mingcheng became a health magistrate.

One night, a rebellion broke out in the city. Instead of counterinsurgency, Zhao Mingcheng chickened out. Li Qingzhao is ashamed of being a husband. When she passed the Wujiang River, she felt the tragic feelings of Xiang Yu and wrote this poem. At the same time, she also alluded to the Southern Song Dynasty and her husband.