The reason why colloquialisms have survived to this day despite the lack of written records is that they are catchy and easy to understand, and they are easy to pass on by word of mouth. This cultural characteristic rooted in the folk makes the proverb not only concise and clear in expression, but also deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so as to maintain its vitality and influence among the people for a long time. As the experience accumulated by our ancestors in folk production and life, these sayings play an important guiding role in our daily life. Therefore, in our traditional culture, as a kind of folk culture passed down from generation to generation, the colloquial language vividly reflects the wisdom of our ancestors.
Among the many popular sayings, "keep the wealth in the palm of your hand" is a more common saying in the old days. In addition to this, there are many other sayings about how to identify and choose a person to date with based on physical characteristics, such as "marry a wife with high cheekbones" and "turtle back snake waist should not have a relationship". In addition to these sayings about knowing people, the scope of application of proverbs also includes all aspects of our lives, such as the proverb about living, "I would rather lose my money than give up my house to the south", the proverb about the line "seven do not go out, eight do not return" and "go out without showing your white, you will lose your wealth if you show your white", and the proverb about eating, "Eat and stretch your waist, and the sky will not forgive". These sayings cover a wide range of aspects of our daily lives, and have far-reaching cultural influence and practical value in ancient societies.
The ancients believed that if a person's palm has four longitudinal auxiliary lines, namely the jade pillar pattern, the wisdom pattern, the heterogeneous pattern and the small noble pattern, it indicates that the person is not only rich, but also blessed, and they will be automatically sent to the door like an uninvited guest, which is the general meaning of the saying in the title, "The palm of the hand is four straight to stay, and wealth does not need to be sought".
We may wonder why our ancestors thought that the four straight lines in the palm of their hands were indicative of future wealth. In fact, from the perspective of modern science, a person's handprint is determined by genes, and in fact does not have the ability to predict future life or judge fortune and misfortune. This sentence, now it seems, seems quite one-sided, because history has long proved that the future quality of life depends on one's own ability and determination to struggle and the influence of the social environment, and has nothing to do with the lines in the hand, let alone the basis for predicting fortune and misfortune.
When people encounter setbacks or unsatisfactory in their lives, they often quote the folk saying "everything is fate, and nothing is up to anyone" to enlighten themselves and adapt to the current predicament. Although this view can help people get some psychological comfort to a certain extent, it may also limit their thinking of daring to fight and dare to change. These sayings are rooted in the "predestined theory" of our ancestors, who believe that many things are predestined and cannot be changed. In this cultural background, there are various sayings about palm prints, such as "four straight fame can be sought, middle-aged wish to reach no worries", to the effect that if a person has four clear straight lines in his palm (called "four straight lines"), it means that the person can become famous, especially in middle age, it will be more smooth and accessible.
In fact, in modern society, people have gradually realized the absurdity and constraints of fatalism, such as the saying that "there is no need to ask for wealth in the palm of your hand", which is more regarded as a spice in life and a way to study the ancient humanities. However, in ancient times, the ancients always believed that a person's wealth, wealth, life, death, and death were determined by the mandate of heaven, and it was difficult for individuals to resist or change. This belief in destiny once deeply influenced all aspects of the lives of the ancients, making them accustomed to succumbing to the arrangement of fate. However, we should clearly understand from history that the fatalism of the ancients was a helpless act under the oppression of feudal society.