Xiu Yuan Xi, what do you mean by a long way?

The road ahead is very long, translated by Xiu Yuan Xi. This sentence comes from Qu Yuan's masterpiece Lisao, which means that there is still a long way to go in the pursuit of truth (true knowledge), but I will persevere and spare no effort to pursue and explore.

Excerpts from Li Sao Qu Yuan in Pre-Qin Dynasty

Emperor Levin is a descendant of Miao nationality, and I am the emperor Kao Boyong. I went to Meng Xi with my virginity, but Geng Yin and I surrendered. The emperor's glimpse of Yu Yu was the first step, and Zhao Xiyu was famous. The name Yu is formal, but the word Yu is both. Fenwu has both inner beauty and self-cultivation. Hu Jiang left with Bi, thinking that she was admirable. If I am not as good as me, I am afraid that my age is not with me. Mulan Xi in the morning and maize in the evening. The sun and the moon suddenly don't flood, and the spring and autumn have successively. But the vegetation is scattered, and I am afraid that the beauty will come late. Do not cherish the strong, abandon filth, why not change this degree? Take the horse galloping, come to my way first! The purity of the past and the future is where all the fragrance lies. Mixed peppers and mushrooms are precious, just take care of your husband!

Like Geng Jiexi of Shun, they all got the way by the way. Why is it easy to be stubborn, but my husband is just an embarrassing shortcut. Only the husband is happy, and the road is dangerous. I am afraid of the failure of the court. Suddenly ran to Xi, and the heel of the former king. I don't check Yu's feelings, but I get angry when I trust him. Gu Yu knew it was painful, but he couldn't give up. Nine days, I think it's right, but my husband is only spiritual. At dusk, because I was in the middle of the road, I changed direction. At first, I talked to Yu Chengyan, and I regretted having him. It is not difficult for me to leave my husband, and it is difficult to quantify my practice. I am not only nine flowers of Zilan, but also a hundred-acre tree.

Stay abroad, expose the car, Du Heng and local chronicles are mixed. The branches and leaves in Hebei are so lush, I hope I will mow the grass then. Although it is withered, it is harmless and mourns the filth of the public. Everyone is greedy and eager to seek. In Qiang, I forgive myself for judging others, and I envy each other. That's not what I'm worried about. Old Ran Ran came, and he was afraid that his name would not be established. Drink Mulan dew in the morning, but eat autumn chrysanthemum in the evening. With more love and trust, you can practice what you want to do, and it hurts when you grow up. The roots of Ficus pumila are tied with knots, and the knots penetrate the falling core of Ficus pumila. Correct the mistake that bacteria make you feel good, but ask for trouble. I'm not asking the secular to obey my Buddhism. Although I am not good at this, I am willing to follow Peng Xian's legacy.

Take a long breath to hide your tears and mourn the hardships of people's lives. Although I am good at trimming my hair, I am embarrassed by it and I am eager to change it. This is both a pity for Yu and a petition for it. For the ideal cherished in my heart, I will not regret it a thousand times. The resentment of practice is mighty and will never be seen by the people. Many women are jealous of Yu's beauty. They say Yu is good at prostitution. It is wise to stick to the rules, but correct your mistakes according to the rules. Chanting rope ink chasing songs, competing with Zhou Rong. I am so depressed and poor at this time. I'd rather die in exile, but I can't bear it. Raptors are not crowded because of their previous lives. How can I be happy and how can I make my husband live a stable life? Curse your heart, suppress your ambitions, but be particularly tolerant and angry. Be innocent, die straight, and be thicker than the former sanctuary.

Regret not keeping the way, and it will be reversed after a delay. I can't get back to the road until I get back to my car, and the journey is not far away. After a long walk, the horse arrived in Xi, Gao Lan, and Pepper Mountain didn't stop. I'll leave you if I can't get in. If you retreat, you will resume your first service. Making lotus is making clothes, and picking hibiscus is making clothes. I don't know. It's embarrassing. I feel like I believe it. High risk is at stake, and Pei is far away. Fang and Ze were mixed, but they didn't lose. If you suddenly swim back, you will see four shortcomings. Pei is colorful, not a badge. People's livelihood has its own joy, and I am used to it. Although my body has not changed, I can't punish my heart.

There is still a long way to go in Xiu Yuan, so I will enjoy Li Sao from top to bottom, which is a magnificent lyric poem and enjoys a lofty position in the history of China literature. This masterpiece was written when Qu Yuan was exiled to the south of the Yangtze River. It was a poet's work full of patriotic passion and expressing his worries. Qu yuan felt that his way of governing the country could not be accepted by the king of Chu, so he had to walk away in grief and indignation to seek an ideal way of life. He used romanticism in this poem and made a lyrical description: starting from Cangwu in the morning and arriving at the hanging garden in the evening. How tired it is to run around all day! I want to have a rest outside the palace gate, but I can't! Time is pressing and it's getting dark. I asked xi to stop driving. The cave is in front of us. Don't go near it! The distance in front of us is so long and so far, and I have made up my mind to persistently find the ideal lifestyle.

This poem in Qu Yuan's Li Sao has become a famous sentence for many people to encourage themselves through the ages. There is a popular explanation: "There is still a long way to go in the pursuit of truth, but I will persevere and spare no effort to pursue and explore." In fact, this is not the original meaning of this sentence in the original poem. It is a kind of self-understanding of this sentence when I don't understand the whole poem. Although heroic and inspiring, it lost its original artistic charm and looked pale, monotonous and dogmatic. And it sounds like a kind of "unscrupulous pursuit of the goal". If we put this sentence back into the original poem, understand it together with the context, do not take it out of context, and freely play the quotation, we can get in touch with the perfect artistic connotation that Qu Yuan wants to express to later generations, and see a plump, vivid and reasonable artistic image. Its benefits will be far greater than just shouting it as a slogan, and it can also get rid of the violent and stubborn spirit in the previous explanation.