萬物具生理,日與化工運。
黃楊性獨殊,一歲長一寸。
氣機有時歇,厄會屢遭閏。
豈無土壤培,亦有雨露潤。
爾壽傳雲仍,爾木僅尋仞。
老氏損成益,顔子退為進。
至人妙觀物,此理如符印。
萬物具生理,日與化工運。
黃楊性獨殊,一歲長一寸。
氣機有時歇,厄會屢遭閏。
豈無土壤培,亦有雨露潤。
爾壽傳雲仍,爾木僅尋仞。
老氏損成益,顔子退為進。
至人妙觀物,此理如符印。
萬物都具備生長的規律,每日與造化的力量一同運行。
唯獨黃楊的性情特殊,一年只生長一寸。
生長的氣機有時會停歇,厄運屢次遭遇閏年的阻礙。
難道是沒有土壤的培育?也有雨露的滋潤啊。
你的壽命能世代相傳,但你的樹木僅高數尺。
老子說減損會轉化爲增益,顏回以退讓作爲進取。
至德之人精妙地觀察事物,這個道理如同符印般契合。
All things possess their vital principle, moving with the Creator's daily art.
The boxwood's nature stands alone, growing but an inch each year.
Its vital force at times may cease, meeting adversity in intercalary years.
Is it for lack of soil to nurture, or dearth of rain and dew to moisten?
Your longevity is passed through generations, yet your stature barely reaches a few yards.
Laozi teaches loss may turn to gain; Yan Hui's retreat was a step forward.
The sage, with wondrous insight, sees this truth as clear as a seal's imprint.
從植物生長中洞察宇宙萬物運行的深層治理。
闡發萬物皆具生理、隨造化運行的普遍哲理。
本詩為五言古詩,押平聲韻。
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