Thoughts on Painting: "Youthful Determination" | 画中有思：《春华少壮》

At the age of 40, the eagle has to do something to be youthful again.
当老鹰到了40岁，它得做些事，以重获青春活力。

It has to break its own claw nails that have grown too long.
它得啄碎自己长得过长的爪子。

It has to tear off its own feathers that have grown too old to fly.
它得拔掉过老的羽毛。

It has to break it own beak that has grown too curly.
它得敲破弯曲的喙。

 

 

And wait for their rebirth.
等待它们重生。

That’s the meaning of this fan painting.
这便是此扇画之义。

画题：春华少壮
Title: Youthful Determination

It’s not about a young bird.
画的不是雏鹰。

It’s not really about youth.
画的不是青春。

It’s about the determination that makes one youthful again.
画的是壮志。将春华唤回，让少壮重生的壮志。

 

-- Master Yun, 30 May 2020