In recent years, with the acceleration of urbanization, more and more people choose to leave their homeland and work in big cities. However, no matter how far they wander outside, many people always think about the house in their hometown. It's not just a haven, it's a comfort for the soul.
In the traditional concept, the old house is the root of the descendants. The ancients said: "Parents are here, not far away." It means spending more time with your parents while they are alive. And the old house is the link that connects generations. Even if you are out and about, once you encounter setbacks and frustrations, the old house is always the last retreat. It has witnessed the rise and fall of a family, and also carries the joys, sorrows and sorrows of several generations.
The old house is also a blessing in old age. As the saying goes, "Leaves fall back to their roots." "When people are old, they always want to go back to the place where they were born and raised. If there is still an old house at home, no matter how filial the children are, they don't have to look at people's faces, and they have a place to live when they are old.
In ancient societies with strong Feng Shui concepts, people believed that the location of the homestead was very important, and it was related to the prosperity and misfortune of future generations. The feng shui of the old house often condenses the wisdom of the ancestors, and the descendants dare not change it easily. Many of the family's family mottos and rules are also passed down by word of mouth in the old house and passed down from generation to generation. This kind of invisible constraint can make future generations dare not take a step beyond the thunder pool.
The reason why the old house has become a spiritual home is that it embodies the homesickness of countless wanderers. In ancient times, transportation was inconvenient, and many people never had the opportunity to return to their hometowns in their lifetime. Therefore, the old house has become particularly sacred in their hearts and has become a place of haunting dreams. The Tang Dynasty poet He Zhizhang has a poem: "The young man who left home and returned to his eldest child, the hometown accent has not changed, and the sideburns have declined." When the children don't know each other, they smile and ask where the guests are from. Between the lines, it is full of nostalgia for hometown and old house.
Nowadays, with the development of transportation, it is no longer difficult to go home and see. I hope that the wanderers will not forget to go back to their hometown often and go to the old house to sit. Or do what you can to restore the old house to its former glory. Because the old house is not only the place of origin in the household registration, but also the habitat of our soul, carrying the eternity of the family.