先天下之憂而憂，後天下之樂而樂

先
先
天
天
下
下
之
之
忧
憂
而
而
忧
憂
，
，
,
后
後
天
天
下
下
之
之
乐
樂
而
而
乐
樂
The first concern is affairs of state, enjoying the pleasure comes later. Quotation from essay On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记 by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹[Fan4 Zhong4 yan1]

Characters and words in 先天下之憂而憂，後天下之樂而樂

先
xia̅n = xi + an1
early / prior / former / in advance / first
先 = ⺧ + 儿 : Mnemonic symbol: the First Lady of the United States, FLOTUS.

In front of the anthill, Sun Wukong, the FLOTUS and Marie Curie dance around the golden calf. When it comes to be in favour of their gods, everyone of them wants to be first.
先
天
embryonic period (contrasted with 後天|后天 [hou4 tian1]) / inborn / innate / natural
天
tia̅n = ti + an1
day / sky / heaven
天 = 一 + 大 : Mother Teresa (ti) programmed a robot (大) to play a flute duet together with her in front of the anthill (an1). As they play their flutes (一) an angel (天) hears their heavenly tune and descends from heaven to listen to them.
天
下
land under heaven / the whole world / the whole of China / realm / rule
下
xià = xi + a4
down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action
下 = 一 + 卜 : Mnemonic symbol: from the up/down logic, and a little bit the shape of the character, a ladder.

Xi Shi (xi) is on a retreat in the ashram. Using a voodoo staff (卜), she divined that next (下) week she'll have to play the flute (一) sixteen hours per day. Because she hates playing the flute, she climbs over the ashram's bathroom (a4) wall using a ladder (下) to escape.
之
zhi̅ = zh + Ø1
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) / him / her / it
之 = 丶 + Z : Mnemonic symbol: Sooo sleepy... "zZz" (the character looks like a "Z"). James II of England (zh) fell asleep in front of the space station (Ø1). He sleeps on a big petal leaf (丶), making loud "zZz" (之) sounds.
忧
憂
yo̅u = y + ou1
to worry / to concern oneself with / worried / anxiety / sorrow / (literary) to observe mourning
忧 = 尤 + 忄 : Maud Younger (y) received a medal (尤) for her nice fail (忄) in front of the outhouse (ou1), but now she's worried (忧) that someone will steal her flail since now it is so famous.
而
ér = Ø + Ø2
and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)
而 = 𦉫 + 丆 : A comb. Albert Einstein is getting ready to go out just inside the entrance of the space station. He put up some loud music on the stereo and tries to comb his hair with his comb and the help of a wind wheel.
后
後
hòu = h + ou4
back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post-
后 = ⺁ + 𠮛 : Mnemonic symbol: Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra. Zenobia (后) and Hamlet (h) want to bake banana bread in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4), but they don't know how. Behind (后) a banana tree (⺁) they study a scroll (𠮛) on which the recipe is written.
后
後
天
天
the day after tomorrow / life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 先天[xian1 tian1]) / acquired (not innate or congenital) / a posteriori
乐
樂
lè = l + e4
surname Le
乐 = ⺁ + 朩 : Mnemonic symbol: a cheerleader
乐 = ⺁ + 朩 : In the elevator's bathroom, the cheerleader is beating Lancelot on the head with a banana tree just when Lancelot isn't watching, and laughing at him cheerfully. The cheerleader sneaked up on Lancelot by popping out of a sewage pipe.
乐
樂
yuè = yu + e4
surname Yue
乐
樂
lè = l + e4
happy / cheerful / to laugh
乐 = ⺁ + 朩 : Mnemonic symbol: a cheerleader
乐 = ⺁ + 朩 : In the elevator's bathroom, the cheerleader is beating Lancelot on the head with a banana tree just when Lancelot isn't watching, and laughing at him cheerfully. The cheerleader sneaked up on Lancelot by popping out of a sewage pipe.
乐
樂
yuè = yu + e4
music

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