In the novel "Dream of the Red Chamber", Liu Grandma and Jia Mu are similar in age, and Liu Grandma is still two years older than Jia Mu, but the two of them live a world of different lives. Jia Mu was rich and prosperous in her life, dressed in gold and jade, made slaves and concubines, and her children and grandchildren were full of halls, and both sons became high officials. However, Grandma Liu only had one only daughter, no son, no wealth, and could only send people under the fence at her son-in-law's house, for the livelihood of her son-in-law's family, she came to Rong Guo Mansion in a low voice to ask for money, and she also had to be a clown to make Jia Mu happy.
Looking at the situation when Grandma Liu first saw Jia Mu, she knew how blessed Jia Mu was, the original text is as follows:
Grandma Liu went in, only to see that the whole house was surrounded by pearls and flowers, and she didn't know who they were. I saw an old woman alone on a bed, and behind her sat a beautiful woman wrapped in a sarong, pounding her legs, and Sister Feng was standing and laughing. Grandma Liu knew that it was Jia Mu, and she rushed up to laugh with her, prayed a few times, and said in her mouth: "Please old shou xing an." Jia Mu was also busy saying hello.
However, The appearance of Liu Grandma at the banquet made the reader feel sad, and Liu Grandma stood up during the banquet and said loudly: "Old Liu, Old Liu, the amount of food is as large as a cow: eat an old sow without looking up!" After saying that, he puffed up his cheeks, looked directly at his eyes, and did not say a word.
No wonder Lin Daiyu gave Liu Grandma a nickname called "Mother Locust", Liu Grandma deliberately behaved vulgarly, so that it really resembled "Mother Locust".
From the position of an outsider, people sympathize with Grandma Liu, the same woman, why her and Jia Mu's fate are so different.
But Grandma Liu herself did not feel that her fate was bitter, and she also laughed: "We are born to suffer people, and old ladies are born to enjoy happiness." ”
Grandma Liu really wanted to open up, and this was where her wisdom lay. Saying that everyone is equal is just a utopian fantasy that people are born unequal. It has always been "the dragon gives birth to the dragon, the phoenix gives birth to the phoenix, and the son of the mouse will punch holes", and the fate of people is determined by what kind of family they are born into, what kind of life they live, and they can rarely break through the class solidification. Even in today's society, the same is true.
Reincarnation is a technical job, and Jia Mutuo was born in a rich family, and he had to live a rich life. Grandma Liu was born in a poor family and wanted to live a poor life. It is not a problem that can be solved by hard work. Just as being born as a dragon and phoenix can fly in the sky, while being born as a vole can only punch holes for a lifetime.
Grandma Liu never compares herself, does not compare herself with Jia Mu, and naturally thinks that fate should be like this, her birth is not as good as Jia Mu, she is not as honorable as Jia Mu, she should suffer, Jia Mu should enjoy happiness, so she will be happy.