His expression is natural and calm(神色自若)
China's Jin Dynasty lasted 154 years and
was divided into two periods.
The Western Jin Dynasty lasted from 265 AD
to 316 AD. The Eastern Jin Dynasty lasted from 317 AD to 420 AD.
This was a very special ear. Many famous
people pursued the liberation of their own minds and bodies. The actions of
these celebrities influenced the society at that time.
Some celebrities of that time were obsessed
with calligraphy and playing the Chinese Guqin.
There are also some celebrities who like to
drink Chinese rice wine and take medicines made of minerals and plants.
At that time, there were also some
celebrities who liked nudity. These celebrities who liked nudity believed that
humans are part of nature, so we can return to the most primitive state at any
time, and nudity is not shameful.
There was a famous official at that time,
his name was Wang Cheng.
There is a story about him in the history
books.
His family was the most politically
powerful aristocratic family at that time.
One year he was appointed governor of
Jingzhou.
This is a very important position, so the
whole family is happy for him.
On the day he was to leave the capital, his
relatives and friends threw an open-air party to see him off.
At this banquet, many good friends and
relatives came to drink Chinese rice wine with him, and he drank a lot of
Chinese rice wine happily.
In the middle of the banquet, he got a
little drunk. Suddenly he heard the sound of magpies coming from a big tree near
the place where the banquet was held.
He happily pointed to the tree and said to
everyone at the party.
There is a nest of magpies in that tree.
Magpies bring good luck and blessings,
which is a very good omen.
The people at the banquet agreed with him.
He looked at these friends and relatives
who were at the banquet, and suddenly he said to everybody.
I'm going to climb this tree and I'm going
to take down this nest and I'm going to raise these magpies.
Before anyone could stop him, he took off
his coat and started to climb up the tree.
When he was about two or three metres up,
his underwear got caught on a branch. He realised he could not climb up, so he
stood on the trunk, took off his underwear and threw it under the tree.
He continued to climb the tree naked. After
a few minutes he climbed to a place six or seven metres above the ground. He
got this bird's nest.
He climbed down the tree with the nest.
When he arrived under the tree, his
expression was very natural and calm. He was not at all nervous or ashamed of
being naked. He looked as if all the people at the party did not exist.
He held the bird's nest in his left hand
and reached out his right hand to play with the young birds in the nest.
This idiom is used to describe the
expression of a person who is natural and calm.
Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
How do you judge his behaviour? Have you
ever been affected by the behaviour and words of these celebrities?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
神色自若(His expression is natural and calm)
中國的晉王朝維持了154年，晉王朝分為兩個時期。
西晉王朝為西元265年到西元316年。東晉王朝為西元317年到西元420年。
這是一個非常特別的時代，許多名人追求自我的心靈與身體的解放，這些名人的行為影響了當時的社會。
當時的一些名人沉迷於書法與彈奏中國古琴。
還有一些名人非常喜歡喝中國米酒與服用一些礦物與植物製成的藥物。
當時還有一些名人喜歡裸體，這些喜歡裸體的名人認為人就是自然界的一部分，因此我們隨時可以回到最原始的狀態，裸體並不令人羞愧。
當時有一個著名的官員，他的名字叫做王澄。
歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
他的家族是當時政治實力最強大的貴族世家。
有一年，他被派任到荊州這個地方擔任州長。
這是一個很重要的職位，所以整個家族的人都為他感到高興。
他要離開首都的那一天，他的親戚與朋友們舉辦了一場露天宴會為他送行。
在這場宴會中很多好朋友與親戚找他喝中國米酒，他也很開心地喝了很多中國米酒。
宴會舉辦到一半，他有點醉了，他突然聽到舉辦宴會的場地旁的一棵大樹上傳來喜鵲的聲音。
他很開心地指著這棵樹並且對參加這場宴會的所有人說。
這棵樹上住著一窩喜鵲。
喜鵲代表了好運與福氣，這是一個非常好的預兆。
參加這場宴會的人們都認同他的看法。
他看著這些參加宴會的朋友與親戚，他突然對所有人說。
我要爬上這棵樹，然後把這個鳥巢取下來，我要養這些喜鵲。
所有人都來不及阻止他，他就脫去自己的外衣，然後開始爬這棵樹。
他爬到大概離地兩三公尺的地方時，他的內衣被樹枝勾住，他發現自己沒有辦法向上爬，他就站在樹幹上，把他的內衣脫掉並且丟到樹下。
他裸體繼續爬樹，過了幾分鐘，他爬到距離地面六七公尺的地方，他拿到個這個鳥巢。
他帶著這個鳥巢爬下樹。
他到樹下時˙他的表情很自然很從容，他一點都不會因為自己裸體而覺得緊張或是羞愧，他的樣子就好像所有參加這場宴會的人們都不存在一樣。
他左手拿著這個鳥巢，他伸出右手很自在地逗弄在鳥巢中的幾隻幼鳥。
這句成語被用來形容一個人的表情很自然很從容。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或有怎樣的想法呢。
你如何評價他的行為呢?你曾經被那些名人的行為與言談所影響嗎?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為世說新語-簡傲-6條
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