Text | Reading Jun
Chinese culture is broad and profound, and a simple saying can summarize many cultural connotations. As the saying goes, "The rich do not care for the elderly, and the poor do not touch the green flute sister-in-law", many people's understanding of this sentence is actually biased.
Poor and rich are two very different ways of life. Chinese understanding of the rich and the poor has always been profound and unique. As the saying goes, "There are many brothers who have money and wine, and they are in a hurry to see one person", "The poor are no one in the downtown, and the rich have distant relatives in the mountains", "The three poor and three rich have lived to old age, and how many people have risen and lost in ten years", etc., all of which have profoundly expressed many philosophies of life.
It can be said that since ancient times, our ancestors have conducted relatively in-depth research on the cultivation of life and the way of being a person. Among them, many life principles have been transformed into cautionary sentences and proverbs, so as to achieve the purpose of word of mouth.
As the old saying goes, "The rich do not care for the elderly, and the poor do not touch the Qingdi sister-in-law", what does it mean? What kind of life philosophy does this sentence reflect? Below, let's talk about some of these exquisite.
01 The rich do not care for the elderly
We all know that in the traditional Chinese culture, raising birds is not only a personal hobby choice, but also a leisure and entertainment activity of individuals, and has formed a common custom culture.
Chinese bird keeping and bird watching hobbies have existed since ancient times. For example, the Wei and Jin celebrities raised cranes, the birds and birds of the Cao father and son, the Jin people raised the myna to learn the language, the Sui Emperor liked to play with the Hibiscus Gull, the Sui Emperor Kaisai Eagle Conference, the Tang People raised birds and so on.
In China, bird farming is a kind of entertainment, and many people like to keep birds. And raising birds, there are also a lot of exquisite, such as the old ancestor said that "the rich do not care for the elderly, the family is poor and do not touch the green flute sister-in-law", here in addition to reflecting some of the principles of life, the same shows that some of the taboos when raising birds are exquisite.
First of all, it is necessary to explain here what is "old friend". As the saying goes, "old friend" refers to a kind of bird, called the Bailuo bird or the Berau bird, the biggest feature of this bird is fierce and cruel, carnivorous, and has the title of "butcher among birds".
So, why is it said that the rich do not raise "old friends"? Reading Jun believes that this is mainly related to the following reasons.
First of all, in the eyes of most people, the Bailuo bird is an unlucky bird. It is believed that this bird will lure snakes into the house, of course, the scientific basis of this claim is not known. However, it is certain that this bird has always been regarded by the public as an inauspicious bird, and in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, it is described as a monster that eats people, as described in the original text:
"Three hundred and fifty miles to the west, mount Lai, whose wood and sandalwood, and whose bird Dororo, are man-eaters."
It is regarded as a bloodthirsty, vicious demon beast, whether it is a bird or a human animal, it may be eaten by it.
Such a fierce and taboo bird is naturally more jealous for rich families. Generally speaking, rich people are more particular about all aspects of all aspects, especially in the so-called "feng shui", meaning and other taboos. Whenever there is a big thing or a small thing, the rich family always find someone to "calculate" first, this operation is viewed from the perspective of modern science, although it carries a lot of superstitious elements, but in the past, there are indeed many people who believe in this set.
For rich families, the more they care about money, status, reputation, etc., the higher the emphasis on this aspect. As a bird that is regarded as unlucky, the rich family certainly does not want to have a negative impact on their own financial roads, trade routes, etc. because of raising such unlucky birds.
Moreover, for such ferocious and relatively large-food birds, the average poor family will naturally not choose to raise it. For the rich family, even if their family is entangled and can pay this not small amount, it is also very easy to lose their minds for this. The old saying "Fishing poor for three years, playing with birds ruins a lifetime", this colloquial saying has some exaggerated elements, but to a certain extent, it also shows that excessive indulgence in certain playthings is indeed easy to make people degenerate.
In the past, recreational activities such as playing birds, fighting clams, and fishing were generally played by rich people or people who were not doing their jobs and idle, and these entertainment activities were easy to make people indulge in a relaxed environment, and then produce lazy psychology. Over time, people with poor self-control may lose their fighting spirit and ambitions in life, especially for the children of rich families. Because it is in a comfortable environment, coupled with long-term playthings, it is easy to become more and more depressed and depressed.
In addition, the Burrow bird also has the meaning of "Lao Yan flying". "Lefu Poetry Collection Dongfei Berau Song": "Dongfei Berausi Feiyan, Huanggu Weaver Girl when they met." Here, "Lao Yan" means Berau and swallows, which means that Berau and swallows run to things, which is a metaphor for husband and wife and lovers separating. Therefore, this word of "old love" is easy to think of the rich family raising "lovers" outside and abandoning the wife of the chaff.
Therefore, the old ancestor said that the family is rich and does not raise "old friends", which is somewhat to avoid suspicion and avoid the meaning of secrecy. For rich families, life is relatively comfortable, easy to eat and lustful, raise "old friends", has undoubtedly become one of the most taboo things.
02 Poor family does not touch Qingdi sister-in-law
Similar to "old friend", the "green flute sister-in-law" here also refers to a kind of bird called the embroidered eye bird. This bird is relatively small, surrounded by a circle of white fluff around the eyes. Because of its unique white circles, it is named the embroidered eye bird. In many rural areas, some people also refer to it as Qingdi Sister-in-law.
The embroidered bird not only looks small and exquisite, cute in appearance, beautiful in appearance, but also has a very gentle and moving voice, which is deeply loved by the public. For this reason, as early as ancient times, people had a tradition of keeping embroidered birds as pets.
The embroidered bird is an omnivorous bird that eats both small insects and some wild fruits, and it is not difficult to raise them. For this reason, this bird can be raised not only by the rich, but also by the poor. However, people without money, the living conditions are already difficult enough, at this time, if you still spend money to raise birds, put too much time and energy on this, it is easy to play with things, do not think of making progress, and eventually make life more and more poor, more and more depressed.
The family is poor and the playthings are lost, and it is even more difficult to turn over, so the old ancestors warned us, "The poor family does not touch the green flute sister-in-law."
03 Reading Jun said
As the saying goes, it is a summary of the experience and wisdom left by the ancestors. On the road of life, we are always inevitably faced with various problems and tribulations.
The old ancestor's advice that "the rich do not care for the elderly, and the poor do not touch the Green Flute sister-in-law", which is to warn us that whether it is the poor or the rich, we should keep the bottom line, adhere to the principle, and strive to manage our own family and life, only in this way can we go further.
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