Conflict Solution Between Being an Official and Being a Hermit from Wang Wei's Poems
Two conflicts were serious in Wang Wei's lifetime. One was after his own relegation in Jizhou, the other was after Zhang Jiu-ling's relegation. Both had a deep effect on his life choice. The serious conflicts were his key decision on his life. He experienced a process of being an official and being a hermit.
the seasons have changed the farm. The magpies take to the peppers, the wild cats fatten with field mice and feed from the bam. My strawberries are spreading with such felicity! The drought coughed up its last windstorm some two months ago and you know we do not have to dust the china every day. This moment, Margaret my sister coughs from a real coldno hacking now from the dreadful summer mote. The modest bears promise: our winter crop is planted and all that remains is the watching, mounds curled to the walnut tree. I marvel at them whenever: from the kitchen window washing dishes, cooking, from the bedroom sewing the infinity quilt (yes, stilI! still! ) . Often we both find ourselves staring from these back windows, studying the completeness of rain. A stranger might think we seemed satisfied, nothing more, hopes stammering