The Quality of the Plant

In the Analects of Confucius, it is said, "When the year is cold, then you will know that pines and cypresses wither afterwards." The quality of pine and cypress that never withers through winter brings people the spiritual motivation of indomitable, persevering in truth and guarding justice. In fact, as long as we observe carefully and pay close attention, in many plants, we can find their shining points, these shining points are worthy of our learning and imitation, therefore, plants are sometimes our "teachers".

　　For example, the willow tree, simple in nature, born with strong adaptability, the first green buds in the spring, the graceful sprouting, smoke and clouds so that many writers and writers praise the lyric. There is Su Shi of the Song Dynasty's "Spring is not yet old, the wind is fine and the willow is slanting." In the Tang Dynasty, He Zhizhang's "The jasper is a high tree, and ten thousand green silk ribbons are hanging down." There is also the Qing Dynasty Gao Ding's "The grass grows long and the warbler flies in February, and the willow is drunk with spring smoke." ...... willow trees never show themselves, when the park flowers bloom, willow trees silently spit out willow silk ten thousand, willow green shade, slender branches, no wind also dance, branches like a shy girl, hiding behind the curtain to look left and right. Slender willow branches, slender willow leaves, hanging down from the trunk of the tree, like a large green umbrella, to protect people from the wind and rain, to send the summer cool. It attracts men and women, young and old, have stopped to stay under it, the old man kibitzing, children playing and playing, this happy scene, is the willow tree behind the silent dedication of their strength. It has no comparison, no jealousy, but only to gather all the strength of body and mind, to add a beautiful scenery for people. The willow tree brings us the quality of not asking for, willing to give, not forgetting the root, its kind of simple and unpretentious virtue and selfless dedication, always worthy of praise.

　　When it comes to cactus, the feeling is plain, ordinary appearance, the shape of the corner flat, the whole body is oval, the epidermis long thorns, the whole plant is dark green. To us, there is really nothing remarkable about it. But abandoning the magnificent appearance of the comparison, consider who can still grow in the arid desert, who in the face of the heat and cold, its will can still be steadfast, showing tenacity, upward growth, downward rooting, dare to "fight" with the sun in the environment of tens of degrees. There are also many poems describing and praising the cactus in ancient poems, such as "The desert cactus is not afraid of drought and grows strong. "The cold Gobi adds color, the hot summer lotus delicate arrow flower." "The wilderness of the desert is a flower, fighting against the wind and gravel sand." Yes, the cactus is the brave man in the desert, the symbol of life in the desert, the tenacity of life makes people marvel, adding green breath to the desolate desert. This green creature in the desert tells us the meaning of life with its resilience: life lies in the courage to fight against difficulties, not like a flower in a greenhouse that needs the care of others everywhere. This is the same as our life growth, "the knife to be sharpened on the stone, people want to practice in the matter", only to overcome the difficult environment, the jade in the Cheng, we will find their own life turned out to be so shocking.

　　The first thing you need to do is to get a good idea of what you want to do. The quality of the plum blossom is noble and great, modest and prudent. The spirit of the plum blossom is not afraid of the cold, not afraid of difficulties, indomitable, strong and independent, unyielding. In ancient times, numerous poets have written poems in praise of plum blossoms, from "A few plums in the corner, blooming alone in the cold." From "The shadow of a plum blossoms across the water, the fragrance of the moon floats at dusk." And then, "The plum must be less white than the snow, but the snow loses a fragrance of the plum." In the snow and ice, only the plum blossoms stand proudly on their branches and produce beautiful flowers, emitting a fragrance that adds color to the cold winter, as if they have an endless passion for life. The plum blossoms are not afraid of snow and wind, not afraid of the cold, and can compete with each other in the face of bad weather and low temperatures, the colder it is, the more vigorous it is, which shows its fearless spirit. The plum blossom can bloom in winter and become a unique scenery, which is like a glimpse of hope for those who are in difficulties. In the face of difficulties, we should also to the plum blossom, resilient, indomitable, courageous pioneering, "not through a cold bone, how to get the fragrance of plum blossoms?" After the storm, may we all have our own "fragrance of plum blossom".

　　The lotus flower "out of the mud but not dyed, wash clean but not demon", bring people the image of clean and honest; bamboo "bite the green hills do not relax, the original roots in the broken rock", bring people a strong will. Plants of all shapes and sizes bring us their innate noble qualities, and are also our role models to learn from, giving people the incentive to strive for excellence.