The tree wants to remain quiet, but the wind won't stop; the son wants to serve his parents in their old age, but they are no more.

It's not just an idiom in China that a tree wants to be quiet and the wind blows. The pinyin is sh ù y sh ù y ù j ě ng bü zh ǐ. The tree wants to be still, but the wind is blowing all the time, which shows that the objective existence and development of things are independent of human will.

When I used to sigh that my children should be filial, my parents had passed away. This is a metaphor for the helplessness of losing parents, which embodies the concept that filial piety is the first of all virtues. Later generations used "the sorrow of the wind tree" as a metaphor for the pain of bereavement.

This is what gaoyu said to Confucius, preaching Confucian filial piety and warning filial sons from the opposite side, explaining that filial piety should be done in time, parents are alive, and don't wait until the day their parents die.

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Original text: gaoyu said: "I lost three things: I learned less, I traveled to princes, and later my relatives lost one; Noble aspirations, I am a gentleman, I lost two; If you are young and thick with friends, you will lose three! The tree wants to remain quiet, but the wind won't stop; the son wants to serve his parents in their old age, but they are no more. Those who can't chase, the year is also; Those who go and don't see it are also near. Please resign from now on! " Die immediately.

Gaoyu said, "I have three shortcomings: when I was young, I traveled around the world to study, which delayed the time to support my parents. This is one of the shortcomings; I think highly of myself and don't want to serve the monarch. I have made no contribution to the monarch and the country. This is the second mistake. It is the third mistake to have a deep friendship with friends but break up early.

The tree tried to calm down, but the wind kept on. Children want to support their parents well, but their parents are gone! But the past years can't be redeemed, and the lost relatives can't be seen again. Please allow me to leave this world from now on (to accompany my dead relatives). "So he's dead.