As the saying goes, it is better to die than to live. In the eyes of most people, people only have hope if they are alive, so it is easy not to think about it, do not seek short-sightedness, as long as you endure this difficult period, things will always improve. But having said that, there are still some people who have drilled the tip of the bull's horn, think that life is hopeless, and are bent on demanding death, so as to liberate themselves, which is an unavoidable thing.
Ancient people were oppressed by feudal rule, often felt that life was hopeless, and finally they really couldn't help it, they would find short-sightedness and die a hundred. Among the many means of suicide, the frequency of throwing rivers is very high, especially in the southern regions with many rivers, which is not uncommon.
I don't know if everyone noticed, the ancients committed suicide by throwing themselves into the river, most of them will put their shoes neatly on the shore before throwing into the river, and then jump into the river, what is the reason?
For this matter, there have been different sayings in the folk. The mainstream theory is that leaving shoes before throwing into the river can tell others that he committed suicide, not that he killed or lost his foot, but that he was voluntary.
The ancients had the saying that "death is clear", especially the famous people, they often regarded their dignity as more important than life, and once they were humiliated, they would rather die than live. For example, Qu Yuan, the grand master of the Chu State during the Warring States period, he is a typical example.
The State of Chu, where Qu Yuan lived, was in a time of turmoil, and the King of Chu fainted and made a mess of the country, which made Qu Yuan look heartbroken. But he was not used by the king of Chu, so he could only watch the country fall into ruin and his people suffer, but he had no strength in his heart, and finally he could only choose to jump into the river on the day of the country's destruction and martyr himself.
Later, when people learned of Qu Yuan's death, they actually saw the shoes he left by the river, and if there were no shoes, I am afraid that his bones would have been chewed by fish, and no one knew where he had gone.
In addition to informing others of their own death intentions, leaving shoes on the shore can also help families find their own bones. The ancients all paid attention to the safety of the earth, and the light life was no exception, although he chose to end his life by throwing himself into the river, most people still wanted to let the bones into the ground. So leave your shoes before throwing into the river, so that the family can find the place where they are thrown into the river, go down the river to find the bones, and properly bury them.
In addition, the ancients also had a saying that people who died horizontally could not be sacrificed in the ancestral shrine. Therefore, the shoes left on the shore can also tell the family that he is seeking short-sightedness, not accidental death, so that he will not be rejected by the ancestral hall, and can also enjoy the incense offerings of posterity.
However, even if the things behind the scenes are properly arranged, I hope that everyone will not do stupid things, no matter how difficult life is, or living is better, living has hope, and living has a future.