There are very few things in his home(環堵蕭然)
During the Jin Dynasty in China, there was
a famous writer named (Tao Yuanming).
His poems and prose have influenced many
famous poets and writers in Chinese history.
The name of one of his well-known essays is
(The Biography of Mr. Wuliu).
In this article, he describes his own way
of life and attitude towards life.
The general idea of the second half of this
essay is as follows.
The man was very poor, and there was
scarcely a single thing of value in his house.
The house the man lived in had cracks in
the walls and the roof was leaking.
The clothes he wore were of the worst kind,
and they were much patched.
The rice jar in his home is often empty,
and he is often hungry.
But he is very at ease in his heart, and he
completely accepts his status quo.
He obtains inner satisfaction from writing
poetry and writing, and he expresses his inner feelings through these works.
He looks at everything gained and lost in
life with a broad mind. He lived his short life with this attitude.
He doesn't grieve over his own poverty, nor
does he aspire to become richer or more powerful.
He writes poems while drinking every day.
He has nothing materially but his heart is extremely rich.
He is completely different from us ordinary
people, he seems to live in ancient times, his heart is simple and clean.
This idiom is used to describe a person
whose family is poor.
Dear friend, what are your feelings or
thoughts after hearing this story?
Are you sad because of your poverty? Are
you eager to pursue more money and power?
I hope this story can give you some new
harvest.
環堵蕭然(There are very few things in his home)
中國的晉王朝時代，有一個著名的文學家，他的名字叫做(陶淵明)。
他寫的詩與散文影響了中國歷史上許多著名的詩人與文學家。
他的一篇知名的散文的名字叫(五柳先生的傳記)。
他在這篇文章中描繪了自已的生活方式與人生態度。
這篇散文的下半部分的大意如下。
這一個人很窮， 他家中幾乎沒有一件值錢的東西。
這個人住的屋子的牆壁上有裂縫，屋頂也會漏水。
他穿的衣服的布料是最差的那一種，而且還打上許多補丁。
他家中的米缸經常是空的，他常常處於飢餓的狀態。
但他的心裡很踏實，他完全地接受自已的現狀。
他從寫詩與寫作上面獲得內心的滿足，他藉由這些作品抒發自已心中的感受。
他用很寬廣的心態去看待生命中得到與失去的一切。他用這種態度去過完自己短暫的一生。
他不會因為自已的貧賤而感到憂愁，他也不熱衷於變成一個更有錢或更有權力的人。
他每天都一邊喝酒一邊寫詩，他在物質上一無所有但是他的內心卻是無比富足。
他與我們一般人完全不同，他像是生活在上古時期，他的內心純樸又乾淨。
這句成語被用來形容一個人的家裡很貧窮。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的感受或有怎樣的想法呢。
你會因為自已的貧窮而感到憂愁嗎?你會熱衷於追求更多金錢與權力嗎?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為晉-陶淵明-五柳先生傳