Weak water is the name of a river in ancient times, because the shallow water can not carry boats, so it is called weak water, which refers to the meaning of weak and weak water, specifically referring to the chinese Heihe River from Dingxin in Jinta County to the west new village section of Ejin Naqi Lake.
In addition, there are some rivers close to myths and legends, and the Classic of Mountains and Seas says: "There is water in the north of Kunlun, and its strength cannot overcome mustard, so it is called weak water." This means that there is a river in the north of kunlun mountain, and even a single grass cannot float up, because the water has no buoyancy, so it is called weak water, but later it refers to the distant and sinister, or the vast river.
In fact, weak water refers to people's desires, desire is like a bottomless river, people step into it often can not extricate themselves, will soon sink into it, so for people to properly control desire, the water in the river, can not not drink, do not drink will be thirsty to death, but also can not indulge, sink in the sea of desire.
Throughout the ages, there have been many desires of human beings, and the Buddhists believe that human desires can be roughly summarized as nothing more than wealth, sex, fame, food, and sleep, which are called the five desires - the five desires.
Wealth is very important for life, but also can not be too greedy, the ancients said "people die for money, birds die for food", after the snow, the earth is covered by white snow, birds have nowhere to feed, so someone tied a small wooden stick with a rope, and then swept a snow, with a small wooden stick to support a sieve, sprinkle a handful of grain on the open ground under the sieve, and then hide in the house to hold the rope, waiting for the birds to come to food.
Once the birds entered the clearing sprinkled with grain, the people hiding in the house pulled the ropes hard, the small wooden sticks fell, the sieves fell, and the birds fell, which was a delicacy on a snowy day.
In fact, people are like this, desperate for money, like those birds who dare to go under the sieve to find food. In history, many officials have accumulated thousands of family properties through illegal means, and as a result, they have been confiscated overnight, the money is gone, and people have been deposed and imprisoned, which is a good proof of the Cao Xueqin family. Some people have betrayed their personalities and the interests of the country and the nation for money, and have become historical sinners who have been reviled by others.
There are still many people who like beauty, in order to get beauty to the extreme, king Zhou You, in order to praise and smile, actually lit the beacon of the important national defense signal, and all the princes saw the signal and immediately brought troops to the king, and it turned out that it was a farce to make a smile, so they all left in shame.
When there was really an enemy situation, King Zhou You lit the beacon again, hoping that the princes would lead the troops to serve the king, but he found that no one had come, so King Zhou You died and the country was destroyed. This is a very famous lustful story of the princes of Beacon Theatre. This is also a very painful historical lesson.
Tang Xuanzong favored Yang Guifei, so the chickens and dogs of the Yang family all ascended to heaven, Yang Guozhong a small actually became the prime minister, the imperial court at that time was already very corrupt, the corrupt official clique headed by Yang Guozhong engaged in appointing people for money, the Tang Dynasty's officials became more and more decaying, and finally led to the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty began to decline, you see for a concubine, reused a large group of corrupt officials, causing a coup, fortunately Tang Xuanzong was not killed.
There are many more examples of these cases, all of which are painful lessons and absurd stories. As for the well-known, snoozing, and leading to the death of the body, Kublai Khan was an alcoholic, and in his old age, he suffered from obesity and gout.
These people are all examples of those who cannot extricate themselves from the great river of desire, who are unable to control their desires and are engulfed by the flood of desire. Weak water three thousand, just take a scoop to drink, do not be greedy.