When entering the field of flower arrangement, everyone's initial intentions may be different - officials may have a cultural mission, businessmen may want to make a profit, amateurs may want to entertain themselves, and so on.

However, those who persevere will generally enjoy the same results.

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No matter how long you have been arranging flowers, if you have begun to experience the joy of flower arranging, then you have reached the psychological level.

This kind of joy is not superficial hip-hop, but a kind of inner joy.

As you spend more time arranging flowers, your inner joy will gradually develop into different levels, each with its own unique flavor. Of course, these multiple levels of feeling do not develop linearly, but will alternate and repeat in between.

Now let's take a closer look and temporarily use the three-level academic model of master Wang Guowei to describe it.

But here, a new realm has been added.

There are four levels of joy in flower arranging.

First Realm:

The New Year has not yet come, but in early February I was surprised to see grass sprouts

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When I first started arranging flowers, I was often anxious and couldn't arrange them well. The flowers were in poor shape, the colors were chaotic, the techniques were clumsy, and the works were stiff... I was in a rush at every step and often lost sight of one thing while focusing on another.

Until one day, I suddenly realized how to choose flowers! Another day, I got the color matching right! Another day, I got the sense of space right!

Once you understand one thing, you will understand everything. The flower arrangement state that suits your nature has appeared! It can be said that after going through thousands of obstacles, you will finally see the joy.

As for how beautiful the inserted work itself is, it is up to others to see it in their own eyes. At least I have begun to enjoy the beauty of this initial understanding.

As Han Yu wrote in his poem: "The new year has not yet begun, but in early February I was surprised to see grass sprouts."

This surprise comes from novelty, pleasant surprise and happiness!

After a long cold winter, we long for spring.

If you don't see flowers and grass, you can't call it spring. Little do we know that the absence of flowers and grass is the beginning of spring. Even if it is snowing hard, in time, the "spring grass" will come and surprise us.

"The time before beauty" has become a thing of the past, and "the first sight of grass buds" has ushered in the curtain of spring.

This is an introduction to flower arranging.

Second Realm:

When I feel like going out, I always go alone, and I know nothing about the good things.

The poem is from Wang Wei's "Zhongnan Bie Ye". 

The general idea is that when you are in the mood, you often travel alone, and only you know the fun (good things) during the trip. What are the fun things? "Walk to the end of the water, sit and watch the clouds rise."

Others may not understand this feeling of freedom, but I am immersed in it.

Traveling requires fun, and so does flower arranging, but fun is not easy to come by.

When he is in high spirits, his expression is calm, as if he has entered a world of flowers and plants, and he forgets himself completely; when he is no longer in high spirits, he suddenly notices that the desk is cluttered and is surprised to see that all the clutter just now is gone.

This process is most afraid of external interference.

When arranging flowers, try to choose a time when there is no human interference. Although the interest may not come, at least you have prepared for it to come.

This is the unique joy of flower arranging.

The Third Realm:

I am drunk and you are happy, we are both intoxicated and forget about everything

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This line of poetry comes from Li Bai's "Going Down Mount Zhongnan and Staying Overnight with the Hermit of Huke for a Drink", which means: I am already drunk, and you are also very happy, and we are so happy that we forget the tricks of the world.

The "we" here is not an ordinary "we", but a hermit in Mount Zhongnan whom the poet visited on a moonlit night. When the two met, "they talked happily and enjoyed themselves, and drank wine together." It is true that "a thousand cups are not enough when drinking with a bosom friend."

It is hard to find a soulmate, and this is a pity for all ages. But when you meet one, how can you not be happy?

Flower arrangement is like painting and calligraphy, and it is ultimately a matter of the heart. He or she understands your work, and you also understand his or her heart. You can encourage each other and interact with each other. Compared with the enlightenment of flower arrangement, it also adds a worldly response.

This is the music for flower arrangement.

The fourth realm:

Sneak into the night with the wind, moistening everything silently

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This is a familiar verse.

The rain falls quietly in the night with the gentle breeze, silently moistening the earth and bringing life to all things.

Those who excel in learning will be taught.

Sharing happiness is worse than enjoying it alone. After years of accumulating skills and experience, if you are willing to refine them and pass them on to others, it will also supplement the value of life. If you also take on the mission of cultural inheritance, it will make your life more glorious.

Get rid of your ego, look at the industry, and become a person who has a positive influence on others. Even if you don’t seek to leave your name for eternity, you will be able to help some people in the present.

This is the joy of teaching flower arrangement, and it is the highest level.

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The above-mentioned division of realms is not imaginary, but has its basis from the perspective of psychological happiness theory.

Psychology expert Martin Seligman (author of "How to Live a Better Life" and "Authentic Happiness") divides the experience of "happiness" into three types: the first is called "a happy life", the second is called "an actively engaged life", and the third is called "a meaningful life".

The first is the traditional concept of happy emotions, such as eating something delicious, receiving a favorite gift, getting a salary increase, being praised, etc., but these joys are fleeting and cannot last, and belong to the lowest level of happiness.

The second is flow, where you are fully engaged in something, your energy is highly concentrated, and time stands still. This kind of happiness is deeper.

The third is to find a sense of belonging in a cause that is bigger than oneself. This is easier to experience when helping others, such as going to an orphanage to accompany children, going to a nursing home to take care of the elderly, etc. This kind of happiness can last for a long time and is the deepest sense of happiness.

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Among the four levels of the joy of flower arranging, the first level and the first sense of happiness are both basic items, but they are essentially different. The former is built by internal strength, while the latter relies on external forces; the second and fourth levels correspond to the latter two happy experiences respectively; the third level is regarded as a branch of the second level, but it is not suitable for integration when tasted carefully, so it is still listed separately.

For an individual, it is a blessing to be able to achieve one of the four realms of flower arranging.

The above is purely personal opinion and is for my own entertainment.

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