The leaders of China and the United States held a "cloud meeting," and the nearly two-hour talks discussed many issues. Among them, the Russian-Ukrainian conflict is undoubtedly one of the important contents. "A slap does not ring", "to untie the bell also need to tie the bell", two colloquial sayings express our views and positions.
Colloquialism is an easy-to-understand language that has been handed down. One of the characteristics is that it is easy to understand, and everyone understands what it means as soon as they hear it. The second feature is that it has been passed down for a long time, and the reason why it can be passed down is because these words have indeed come to the point.
"A slap does not make a sound" comes from the fifty-eighth time of Cao Xueqin's "Dream of the Red Chamber": "Attacking humanity: 'A slap can't make a sound', the old one is too unfair, and the small one is too hateful." The meaning of "untie the bell must also be tied to the bell person" was first derived from the "Finger Moon Record Volume 23", but this original sentence is still from the ninetieth time of the "Dream of the Red Chamber", "The heartache also needs to be healed, and the bell needs to be tied to the bell.".
"A slap doesn't make a sound" means that we can't just see the slap being slapped, but also see what the slap is for. You can't blindly accuse one slap of being wrong, but "sympathize" or "support" another slap. This is not to persuade the fight, but to "incite the wind and ignite the fire" and "add fuel to the fire".
The meaning of "the bell must be tied to the ringer" is more clear, who tied this "bell"? Then it is up to him to "solve". No matter how hard others try, they will not be able to solve the fundamental problem. Not only can not solve this "bell", but the more you solve the more chaotic. Only the person who tied the bell knows how to untie the bell.
Just two short sayings, but the root of the matter is clearly stated, so that people can understand what it means at a glance. This has to be admired for the wisdom of our leaders, and we have to admire the breadth and depth of our culture. But now I'm afraid the U.S. leaders won't understand what we mean.
Maybe he will be thinking, when we talk about the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, how do you get to slap and untie the bell? However, they are not ordinary people after all, and may be able to understand the meaning of this. I'm afraid they understand, but they pretend not to understand. Knowing how to pretend not to understand, saying it is like not saying it, they seem to be doing this kind of thing often.
There are many sayings left behind in our thousands of years of civilization, such as "Only state officials are allowed to set fires, and people are not allowed to light lamps." They can start wars everywhere, such as the Gulf War, the Afghan War, and so on, but others can't. Others are "destroying peace", others are "inhumane".
For example, there is also "weasel to the chicken to pray for the New Year", the weasel seems to be very "friendly", but also to the chicken New Year. But in reality? Maybe this New Year's Eve, the chicken will die. Therefore, not all "friendly" can be accepted, and many "friendly" looks like they are hidden in the killing machine.
The proverb "Justice is in the hearts of the people" illustrates this problem. Others are not fools, they can see everything and understand in their hearts. No matter how you "pretend" and how you "perform", your true mind, others actually understand. Who is right and who is wrong, there will naturally be a fair and objective judgment and evaluation.
The key to the problem is that "the iron must be hard itself." Only if you are "hard" enough and strong enough can you deal with the "iron block". If you are just an egg and have to face a stone, the result is conceivable.