When intermingling, people will send things to each other, and sometimes the items they give also carry everyone's blessings and friendship for each other.
However, when you give something to someone, you can't give everything, and there are some items that are not good for each other.
Today, we're going to talk about the things that shouldn't be given away.
According to what the older generation said, "four things are not given away, and future generations will be rich", if you want future generations to be safe and prosperous, then the following four things must not be given away!
1. Blade
In ancient times, the gift of a sharp blade was often regarded as a high honor and deep friendship, especially when the hero sympathized with each other, he would give the other party a good blade.
Heroes exchange blades, which is not only a recognition of his martial arts, but also an affirmation of his character and loyalty.
However, this seemingly auspicious thing hides risks that cannot be ignored.
Take Liu Bei and Guan Yu during the Three Kingdoms period.
Guan Yu has always been praised by the world for his loyalty and bravery, and after becoming a brother with Liu Bei, Liu Bei gave Guan Yu his sword to show his recognition and praise for him.
Although on the battlefield, most of the weapons used by Guan Yu are broadswords, but this saber has never left his body.
After carelessly losing Jingzhou, Guan Yu was cornered, and at this time he used this saber to apologize for his crimes.
Guan Yu's tragic death also made future generations sigh that a generation of heroes ended like this, which is really regrettable.
Some people say that if Liu Bei hadn't given him the sword, maybe Guan Yu wouldn't have been so self-righteous and wouldn't have let himself fall into a desperate situation in battle.
It can be seen that sending a sword seems to be a good thing, but in fact, there is a huge risk hidden behind it.
In modern society, it is even more impossible to give a sharp blade to others.
From the perspective of feng shui, as a highly lethal tool, the blade often represents the fierce, so it is not good to give it to others, and if the other party uses this blade to do bad things, it may also bring unnecessary trouble and danger to themselves.
A few years ago, there was an incident in a very old community, and a young woman named Xiaoya was killed.
When she was discovered, Xiao Ya had already left, hiding a delicate knife under her bed.
After forensic identification, it was a murder weapon, but no fingerprints were detected on the murder weapon.
The police began to trace the source of the knife, and after investigating, they found the shop where the knife was sold.
The owner recalls that not so long ago, a man had bought the knife.
Based on the clues provided by the shopkeeper, the police found the man, whose name is Applejack.
Applejack appears to be a little flustered at first when she sees the police coming to her because of Xiaoya's matter, but quickly regains her composure.
He confessed that he did buy the knife, but not to commit murder.
He explained that the knife was a gift he gave to a friend as a birthday present.
When the police ask who this friend is, Applejack hesitates, but still says his name, Zhang Xiaoming.
The police immediately named Zhang Xiaoming as a suspect and began to track him.
However, Applejack's rhetoric alone could not clear his suspicions, and coupled with Zhang Xiaoming's disappearance, the case reached an impasse.
During this long investigation, although the police believed that Applejack did not commit the crime, everything needed evidence, and after more than a month of investigation, Ajie's suspicion was finally cleared, and the facts of the case gradually became clear.
In the end, the police came to the conclusion that Zhang Xiaoming and Xiaoya had a quarrel and injured Xiaoya by mistake, he was frightened and ran away.
Zhang Xiaoming didn't expect Xiaoya to die of excessive blood loss.
After Zhang Xiaoming was arrested, his parents found Applejack, thinking that if it wasn't for Applejack who gave Zhang Xiaoming a sharp blade, how could he cause such a big disaster.
It can be seen that when giving gifts to others, don't give a sharp blade, and if you cause trouble, you can't tell.
2. Clocks and watches
A watch is not just a timekeeping tool, it has a special meaning.
The clock is ticking, time is passing, so giving the clock to someone else means that the other party has little time left, plus the homonym of "clock" is "end", which means the end.
Therefore, giving a clock to someone means sending the other person to the end, which is very inauspicious.
I once read a story about a young man who wanted to surprise his father on his birthday, so he used his pocket money that he had saved for a long time to buy an expensive watch.
On his father's birthday, he received a gift from his son, and he was very happy when he looked at the exquisitely packaged gift box.
However, when my father opened it, it turned out to be a watch, and his smiling face suddenly became gloomy.
My father slammed his watch on the ground and said angrily, I'm not old yet, you're going to send me to the end, what do you mean?
The son was very sad to hear this, and he explained that he just wanted to give a watch to his father, not what his father thought.
But no matter how the son explained, the father just didn't believe it, and since then, the son has also been disappointed in his father and no longer gives any gifts to his father, and the relationship between the two has become more and more estranged.
However, modern people's ideological concepts are already very advanced, and they do not believe that giving clocks and watches will bring bad luck to themselves and others.
And in foreign countries, there is no taboo to send clocks at all, and their clocks are pronounced "clock", so for foreign people, it is very funny to say that sending clocks is equal to sending the end.
Queen Elizabeth II's mother, who had a birthday one year, received a table clock, and she not only did not get angry, but also liked this gift very much.
In the United States, they are not superstitious about giving clocks and watches, but think that sending clocks and watches represents "the most affectionate confession".
During the Qing Dynasty on the mainland, there were frequent exchanges between China and foreign countries, and the emperor was particularly fond of clocks and watches, so the ministers collected many clocks and gave them to the emperor.
Until now, the clocks and watches on display in the Forbidden City were gifts received by the emperor during that period.
We know that the emperor is the person who pays the most attention to longevity, and they don't care about the saying of sending clocks, which shows that the interpretation of sending clocks really varies from person to person.
3. Fish tank
In life, there are many friends who like to raise fish, but fish farming is not as simple as you think.
When raising fish, it is not only necessary to control the water temperature, but also to be able to feed scientifically, otherwise it is easy to strangle the fish to death.
Like my friend, when he first moved to a new house, he bought a fish tank and fish on a whim, but later, the fish were all raised to death, and he lost patience and wanted to give the fish tank away.
Later, he heard that he couldn't give the fish tank away, otherwise he would risk ruining himself, so he moved the fish tank to the garage and fell into dust.
Why don't people let the fish tank be delivered?
In Feng Shui, the fish tank is also regarded as an important element to regulate the aura of the home and improve the quality of life.
First of all, the water element in the fish tank represents flow and change, which can bring vitality and vitality, and help to improve the dullness and depression of the home environment.
According to Feng Shui experts, families with fish tanks tend to be more harmonious and have closer relationships between family members.
In addition, the fish in the tank symbolize wealth and good fortune, and their swimming can attract positive energy and bring good luck and wealth to the family.
Generally, wealthier families like to place fish tanks, and they generally believe that placing fish tanks will make the family's financial fortune more prosperous, and the family's career will also be higher.
Finally, the fish tank is used as a container for water, and water represents wealth, so the fish tank also represents a vessel for gathering wealth.
Therefore, the older generation believes that giving the vessel of wealth to others means to scatter wealth and give wealth to others.
Fourth, old clothes
Who doesn't have a few old clothes, what do you do with these old clothes that you don't wear?
At present, several ways to dispose of used clothes are mainly in the form of direct discarding, giving away, second-hand resale and donation.
It is worth mentioning that in Feng Shui, old clothes are not allowed to be given away.
First of all, everyone has different health problems, so the old clothes we wear can have hygiene problems.
If you give away old clothes to others, it is easy to pose a potential threat to the health of others.
There were a few mothers who played together before, because the age gap between the children was not very large, so one of the mothers often gave her children's small clothes to friends.
However, once a friend's child had a rash on his skin, and after a doctor's examination, it was found to be contagious rubella.
This incident made the child's mother have a shadow on the clothes given by others, saying that she will not accept other people's clothes anymore.
In fact, the mother who sent the clothes was also very guilty, I thought about good clothes, but it was a pity to throw them away, we had a good relationship together, and I just gave my friend and child to wear, but I didn't expect the child to be sick.
Secondly, we need to understand that everyone's dressing style and size are very different.
This difference is not only reflected in the individual's body shape and skin color, but also influenced by personal preferences and aesthetics.
Therefore, it is better not to give away clothes that we do not wear.
Gifting inappropriate clothing to others can be a burden for them.
On the one hand, they may need to spend time and effort dealing with items that are not suitable for them, such as changing sizes.
On the other hand, they may not like the clothes, but they are not easy to refuse, so they can only leave them at home to take up space.
Therefore, giving away your old clothes to someone without fully understanding their needs can make the other person feel embarrassed or uncomfortable.
In general, the saying left by the ancestors, "Four things are not given away, and future generations will be rich", is not without basis, and it is through the summary of life that they have refined this saying.
To this day, the words of the older generation still serve as a warning to us, and I hope that through the interpretation of this proverb, you can better exchange things with your friends and avoid embarrassment caused by ignorance.
Regarding the phrase "four things are not given away, and future generations will be rich", what other things do you think are not suitable for giving away?