It's a night of flowers and candles in the bridal chamber, and it's time to inscribe names on the gold medal list.

What means

These four sentences, talking about the four kinds of happy events in the world, come from "Happiness", and the author is Wang Zhu.

When these four happy events come together, your life will reach its peak.

Let’s talk about what these four sentences mean in detail.

Let’s talk about the first one first, a long drought brings rain, that is, a long drought and suddenly it rains.

In ancient times, the technology of artificial rainfall was not mastered.

Therefore, if there is a severe drought, people can only pray for God's blessing.

Whether in ancient times or in modern times, long-term drought is a very serious disaster.

For example, if a drought occurs in this place, food production will definitely be reduced. Not only that, it may also lead to the death of a large number of organisms, and plague will easily occur after the death of organisms.

It can be said that misfortunes never come singly.

If there is a drought where you live, the thing you long for most is probably rain.

I remember that one summer was extremely hot, and the village where I lived had no water supply. Even the well water was reduced by half, let alone tap water. There was no way for it to flow to my home.

What I longed for most at that time was rain.

This year is a little better. The tap water flow is limited and you can still use water at night.

It’s really hard to live without water. Because of these experiences, I strongly believe that “long drought brings rain” is one of the four joys of life.

The second one is meeting an old friend in a foreign land, which means meeting someone from the same place in a strange place.

When you grow up, you will realize that the world is very big and not a small area like the one we live in.

When I was young, I thought the town was the biggest place, but as I got older, the places to go became wider.

You may have moved from the north to the south, or from the south to the north. The customs and customs in these places will be very different from where you live.

You will miss the food and people in your hometown.

Not to mention meeting relatives in a strange place, even meeting people from the same place will be very exciting.

"When a fellow villager meets a fellow villager, his eyes well up with tears." This is where this sentence comes from.

In a strange foreign country, when you meet familiar people and things in your hometown, you will feel happy from the bottom of your heart.

The third time is when you are named on the gold list, it is like passing the civil service exam, but it is much happier than being a civil servant.

In ancient times, if you wanted to be an official, you had to take the imperial examination.

The person with the best grades is the number one scholar. In addition to the number one scholar, there are also Jinshi students and those with the same background as Jinshi. These people can also become officials after they graduate.

If you took the imperial examination in ancient times and got the title on the gold list, congratulations, you are likely to live a very smooth life for the rest of your life.

It is impossible to say that I am not happy.

The last one is the bridal night, where you get married to the one you love.

Isn't it a very happy thing?

I can know, stay and be with her for the rest of my life.

The above is the meaning of "after a long drought, there is rain, when you meet an old friend in a foreign land, when the wedding room is full of flowers and candles, when you are named on the gold medal list".

In contrast, there are four tragedies in life: "A widow weeps with her children, a general is captured by the enemy, a favored palace maid is dishonored, and a low ranking is a popular feeling." Life is full of sadness and joy, and it is precisely through the trough (sorrow) that we climb up the ladder.

Only when you reach the peak (joy) will you be so happy.

These "four joys" and "four sorrows" may not keep up with the times, and our lives are not only happy when we achieve these four joys. After all, happy events like being named to the gold medal list are the happiness of a few people.

For a person with an ordinary family like me, having books to read and food to eat can make me happy.

I believe that everyone’s four joys in life are also unique and not limited to this.