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The calligraphy says 寧靜致遠 ning4 zing6 zi3 jyun5, written from right to left (the old writing rule, commonly followed in brush calligraphy) instead of left to right.
寧靜致遠 ning4 zing6 zi3 jyun5 is a four-character-idiom.
ning4 zing6 means calmness, tranquility
zi3 means zi3si2 lead to, result in
jyun5 means far. Here it is talking about a long-term goal in life
Overall, it means one should have a sense of tranquility in the heart (not dread by the desire for wealth and fame), then one can focus and concentrate on working persistently toward one's lifetime goal. Although there was an older origin of this idiom, nowadays it is commonly quoted
from a letter written by Zhuge Liang (Cantonese: Zyu1 Got3 Loeng6, 諸葛亮 181-234 AD, statesman and military strategist, chancellor and later regent of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period) to his 8-year-old son teaching him how to learn and be able to persistently work toward his lifetime goal.
Hope it helps.
PCWong
The calligraphy says 寧靜致遠 ning4 zing6 zi3 jyun5, written from right to left (the old writing rule, commonly followed in brush calligraphy) instead of left to right.
寧靜致遠 ning4 zing6 zi3 jyun5 is a four-character-idiom.
ning4 zing6 means calmness, tranquility
zi3 means zi3si2 lead to, result in
jyun5 means far. Here it is talking about a long-term goal in life
Overall, it means one should have a sense of tranquility in the heart (not dread by the desire for wealth and fame), then one can focus and concentrate on working persistently toward one's lifetime goal. Although there was an older origin of this idiom, nowadays it is commonly quoted
from a letter written by Zhuge Liang (Cantonese: Zyu1 Got3 Loeng6, 諸葛亮 181-234 AD, statesman and military strategist, chancellor and later regent of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period) to his 8-year-old son teaching him how to learn and be able to persistently work toward his lifetime goal.
Hope it helps.
PCWong
