Tuesday, May 19th, 2026, the third day of the fourth lunar month

Ben.

The Tao has no roots, but it has roots, deep roots, branches, and leaves covering the universe.

I don't know how deep it is, go to Toutuo and ask.

——Song Dynasty's Shi Huikong's "Rongcha Tou as the Foundation, Wu An Dao Toutuo Seeking Verse"

In the Chinese character creation system, it refers to eventsWords refer toWhen things are difficult to describe directly, ancient people added directional symbols (dots or horizontal lines) to existing characters to indicate their meanings.“this”It is one of the characters referring to events.

Created by ancient people“this”It started from a tree. Draw it first“wood”A tree like structure with roots, stems, and branches.To specifically point outThe abstract part of the tree root,They are“wood”Add a mark below——At first it was three circles, but later it was simplified to one point and one horizontal line. This horizontal fallingtree'sRoot,“this”Thus born.Intuitively expressed“The lower part (root) of the tree”This concept.

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The character "Ben" is the wisdom crystallization of the ancient Chinese concept of "borrowing objects to symbolize meanings": using the trunk of a big tree to represent the object itself, and using the deeply buried roots to represent the foundation, source, and support point of the object.

Trees have roots, things have origins, things have beginnings, and people have beginnings. Only when the roots are deeply rooted in the soil can the branches and leaves flourish; Only with a foundation can things move steadily and achieve long-term success.

May your origin be deep and solid, your roots be long, and you travel far and wide, shining brightly step by step.