Wen | Yan Xiao'er to write a philosophical text
Rural grandparents always have some old sayings that gather the wisdom of countless ancestors, which are catchy to say, and this saying looks even a bit like "superstition" at first glance, but under careful chewing, we will find that the "meaning" inside. For example, the ancient saying we are going to discuss this time is that "one person does not enter the temple, two people do not look at the well, and three people do not hold the tree."
As for the saying that "one person does not enter the temple, two people do not look at the well, and three people do not hold the tree", Yan Xiao'er feels that this is more like the ancestors who summed up a "law of life" in order to avoid risks. The meaning of this sentence is very straightforward, which is more or less "when a person rushes to the road, do not enter the ancient temple, when two people are together, do not go near the well, and when three people cooperate, do not hold a tree together." Chewing carefully on the deep meaning, seemingly simple colloquialisms, there is also a big truth, Yan Xiao'er read out the old ancestor's emphasis on the "heart of defense". Why? Read on.
1. The logical rationality of the saying "one person does not enter the temple, two people do not look at the well, and three people do not hold the tree"
Regarding the saying that "one person does not enter the temple, two people do not look at the well, and three people do not hold the tree", to understand the philosophy of the "heart of defense" contained in the ancestors, let's first understand the logical rationality of this sentence.
(1) Why does "no one enter the temple"? Because "temples" are more dangerous than "desolate suburbs"
In ancient times on the mainland, there were many people who had committed crimes and would flee before the officers and soldiers came to arrest them, and at this time, the remote "ancient temple" was a good place for them to stay, and at the same time, some prisoners who were assigned to the frontier but successfully escaped on the way of escort would also enter the temple to cover their eyes. For example, in "Water Margin", the good Han Lu Zhishen of Liangshan, he fled to the temple to become a monk because he killed the bully by mistake, in order to avoid being tracked down by officers and soldiers.
Although Lu Zhishen was a good man, not every prisoner hiding in the temple was "Lu Zhishen". Therefore, for our ancestors, it is not a good choice to go out alone and stay in the "ancient temple".
(2) Why don't the two people look at the well?? Because the heart of defense is indispensable
In ancient mainland china, once a person fell into a well, the possibility of survival was basically very small, so two people were together and tried to avoid staying by the well. If the people around you are not right in their hearts and have a grudge against themselves, the four unmanned wells may be a "good opportunity" for the other party to cause harm. In this regard, in order to avoid the danger of "being pushed down the well", our ancestors left an exhortation that "the two people do not look at the well".
(3) Why don't three people hold a tree? Avoid "hugging the group for profit"
Regarding "three people do not hold the tree", this advice of the old ancestor is very vivid, probably saying that if three people in a tree are "hugging" and transporting together, then it is possible that two of them "negotiate well" and "hold the group for profit" to discuss "less effort", so that most of the power is pressed on the other person.
2, inspiration: where there are people, it is difficult to fight less, so there must be a "defensive heart"
We often say that we should not harm people's minds, but at the same time, we must also have a "defensive" mind. We can grasp our own words and deeds, but we do not know the "thoughts" of others, after all, under different social identities, because of the constraints of some interest relations, many people have corresponding "personality masks", behind the mask, what the true heart is, only they know.
And the shackles of social morality on people, and in Yan Xiao'er's view, the moral level of "benevolence, righteousness, wisdom and faith", whether to abide by, all depends on self-awareness. Therefore, from this point of view, the ancestors told us in a very down-to-earth saying, that is, "one person does not enter the temple, two people do not look at the well, and three people do not hold the tree" to tell us that when going out, or partnering with people, or even cooperating, we must have a "heart of defense" to ensure our own safety and maintain our own interests.
3. Behind the saying, it is the ancestors' insight into "human nature"
Regarding the sayings that are spread among the people and passed on by word of mouth, in Yan Xiao'er's view, there is actually deep wisdom, such as the saying discussed in this article, which seems to tell people to avoid certain situations when they go out to stay in certain places and work, but in fact, they are "showing humanity and self-interest.".
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the legal thinker Han Feizi proposed that "everyone is self-made", and Qin Shi Huang, with the help of the Legalist Li Si, trained the Qin army like a tiger and a wolf from the characteristics of "everyone is self-sufficient", and finally unified the world.
Human nature is "self-interested," even if we are reluctant to confront this fact, but it is real and can be easily stimulated.
The difference between people, in Yan Xiao'er's view, many times lies in people's control over their own "self-interest", sometimes, we can see the "self-interest" in the body, and grasp the "law" of "self-interest" in personnel changes, at this time, people are not considered to be completely enslaved by materialism "existence", and "one person does not enter the temple, two people do not look at the well, three people do not hold the tree" Such sayings that break through the "weakness of human nature" are precisely the "good medicine" that helps us break through the cage of materialism.
Well, Yan Xiao'er said this, I hope that the ancient wisdom in the text can give you some inspiration.
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