Selected Poems of Life: 100 Famous Poems from America and Britain · English-Chinese Parallel Reader Series

Author: Luo Ruobing
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Ah, life! A life that everyone must face! What is life after all? This ancient yet realistic question has sparked the interest and exploration of countless philosophers, historians, biologists, psychologists, doctors, and scientists throughout history, as well as countless poets. Life is a philosophy, a dialectic of birth and death. Birth is accidental; death, however, is inevitable. This is why many poets write about death. Death possesses eternity because poets view life as nothingness. A person can only experience death once, and when death approaches, despair is inevitable. If one can enter eternity after death, despair will transform into relief. If a person engages in philosophical reflection, they will develop a philosophical attitude and interest. They will bravely face all aspects of life (whether good or bad, whether virtuous or evil) and embrace death with ease. Poets express their emotions through "death," becoming penurious when they lose a dear friend, shedding ink for the passing of a beloved, or weeping for the loss of a family member. They hope to reunite in their destined. Poets liken life to a small stream and the sea to eternity, seeing death as the stream returning to the sea. This is the "epitaph" and "requiem" that poets compose for themselves and their loved ones. Every poem that describes life reveals its philosophy, offering enlightenment, insight into its value, contemplation of its truth, and exploration of its profound truths. Life is a journey. In life, one will walk with a lover, travel with friends, and gather with family. Love is the product and embodiment of emotions; we need communication and connection to strengthen and develop it. Friendship is a pillar, and mutual support is needed. Family is a guardian, and everyone needs to be held up. Love is the main melody of life, and friendship and family are also songs. While poets celebrate the main melody, they also sing the songs. Life will inevitably include childhood, free from sorrow; youth, experiencing the sweetness or pain of love; middle age, filled with toil and constant reminders; and old age, marked by sorrow, despair, and death. Poets offer you a series of heartfelt songs, each expressing their innermost feelings and emotions, wishing you well on every stage of your life journey! Everyone can ask: In the morning of life's journey, where do you take your first step? In the noon of life's journey, where do your steps temporarily rest? And in the evening of life's journey, where will you head, to refine and forge your life's final masterpiece? The poet wishes you: May your life journey be filled with beautiful scenery and lead you to a wonderful realm!