What do you mean, "Why is the canal so clear because there is running water at the source?"

Why is the water in the pond so clear? That's because tap water is continuously delivered from the water source. This sentence comes from Zhu's Reading Experience (I) in the Song Dynasty.

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original text

Half an acre of square pond opened, and the sky was overcast.

Why is the water in the pond so clear? Because there is inexhaustible living water for it.

translate

Half an acre of square pond is like a mirror, with skylights and clouds shining and floating on it. Why is this pond so clear? Just because there is a steady stream of running water from the water source.

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This poem should be understood from the perspective of the ancient poem Reading Random Thoughts Part I, which vividly expresses the author's reading feelings in a metaphorical way. In the two sentences "Ask where the canal is so clear, because there is flowing water from the source", the clarity of pond water corresponds to the clarity of human mind, and the flowing water from the source corresponds to the new knowledge gained by reading, telling us that if we want to have a clear mind, we must keep learning.

Application scenario

These two poems can be used to describe when we gain new knowledge and understanding through continuous study, reading and our own thinking, thus purifying, upgrading and expanding our minds.

Brief introduction of the author

Zhu was born in Youxi (now Sanming, Fujian), a native of Southern Song Dynasty, and his ancestral home was Wuyuan County (now Wuyuan, Jiangxi), Huizhou Prefecture, Jiangnan East Road, Southern Song Dynasty. He is a famous philosopher, thinker, philosopher, educator, poet, and a representative of Fujian School. He is respectfully called Zhu Zi. After Zhu's death, posthumous title Wen, also known as Zhu Wengong.