Author: Fireworks Affected
《Thousand Word Essay》, written by Zhou Xingsi in the northern and Southern Dynasties, is a long verse composed of 1000 non repeating Chinese characters. The full text is neat four character sentences, concise and clear, simple and plain. It has a history of more than 1500 years. It has a great influence on North Korea, Japan and other countries in history, and is of great value to the study of Chinese traditional culture. It is also an enlightenment book that affects the majority of people.
The full text of 《Thousand Word Essay》 is divided into four parts.
The first part talks about the natural phenomena of astronomy and geography, the scenery of things, the prosperity of historical dynasties, and the human scene.
The second part talks about the principles and requirements of self-cultivation and life. Focus on filial piety, self love and self-respect, credit, truth-seeking and pragmatic, humility, etc.
The third part deals with matters related to the rule of dynasties.
The fourth part describes the leisurely rural life, people who are willing to be insipid, full of longing.
The《Thousand Word Essay》 compiled by a famous calligrapher in history has also become a calligraphy model that has been handed down through the ages.
After the Tang Dynasty, the famous ancient books compiled according to the style of thousand character script had a great impact on history, humanities and society. It is also an important embodiment of the broad and profound Chinese traditional culture, which is handed down in one continuous line.
With the rapid development of human society, economy and technology, various ecological and social problems have become increasingly prominent. COVID-19 has once again sounded the alarm for human survival.
The excessive demand for nature leads to the deterioration of the ecological environment, the increase of diseases, and the frequent occurrence of unpredictable diseases. This directly threatens the prospects of human survival and development.
We can see how clear and bright the ecological environment was more than a thousand years ago. Although the social productivity is backward, people are more longing for a plain idyllic life, a life of harmony between man and nature.
There is a long distance, and there is a bleak sky over the rocks. The root cause of the problem lies in agriculture and farming. China has a vast land, deep and beautiful mountains and valleys, and a myriad of landscapes. Farming is the foundation of the country, and sowing and harvest are very important.
《Thousand Word Essay》is just a microcosm of the classic fragments in the long river of Chinese civilization for five thousand years.
It is a sustainable development path that draws wisdom from excellent traditional culture, embraces diversity, and coexists harmoniously with nature. Integrate technology and humanities with endless exploration.
In the future, in the face of more disasters than covid-19, mankind may be more able to cope calmly.