Chinese culture is profound and has a long history, and one of the branches is the common saying. The saying is the summary of the daily production and life of the ancients, which has the characteristics of being easy to understand and concise. There is a category of sayings related to funeral culture. The history of more than 5,000 years in China has witnessed people's thinking about birth, old age, sickness and death, and various forms of funeral rites also reflect the ancients' reverence for nature, respect for life and mourning for the deceased.
Among the many sayings about funeral culture, there is a sentence that is quite eye-catching: "Do not move the grave, ten moves and nine defeats". The meaning of this saying is not difficult to understand, and the key lies in how to interpret the phrase "nine defeats out of ten" – which refers to the probability that the relocation of graves can easily lead to failure.
There are two understandings of the "defeat" in the proverb: one is the failure of the grave relocation process itself, and the other is that the relocation of the grave leads to the decline of future generations. Why is there such a statement?
First of all, the level of productivity in ancient times was limited, and the relocation of graves was a huge project. Failure in the process of moving graves is not impossible, and the ancients had a considerable degree of superstition about the relocation of graves, so there are many particularities in the process of moving graves, and a slight negligence may be regarded as a mistake, which belongs to the category of failure to move graves.
Secondly, the ancients believed that the deceased rested in peace, and once buried in the ground, they entered another world. In rare and exceptional circumstances, the ancients advocated not to disturb the deceased easily. Unless there are natural factors, such as landslides, collapses, river diversions, etc., it is not advisable to move the graves lightly. Moving graves may destroy the original pattern of Feng Shui, because Feng Shui is a long-standing folk science, "those who believe in it have, and those who do not believe in it do not".
Finally, there is also the saying "the poor do not move, the rich do not move the grave" (can also be understood as "the poor do not move the grave, the rich do not move the grave"). It takes a lot of manpower and material resources to move the graves of the poor, which makes the already poor life even worse. And the rich, since they are wealthy, think that the ancestors of the deceased have good feng shui and protect the descendants, and it is unnecessary to move the grave.
In summary, does the saying "do not move the grave, nine times out of ten" still have the use of wisdom?To decipher the sayings left by the ancients, it is necessary to understand their inherent characteristics. As the saying goes, rules are often used, with the first half of the sentence being a warning and admonition, while the second half of the sentence is exaggerated to enhance the effect.
Don't move graves" is a warning, and "nine out of ten moves" is an exaggeration. On the surface, it is a warning to be cautious in moving graves, but in fact it reflects the importance of funeral, and the core spirit is respect for the deceased. Funeral culture is a continuation of "filial piety", telling people to be cautious.
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This article profoundly understands the connotation of the ancient saying "don't move the grave, ten moves and nine defeats" and the cultural wisdom behind it. Through the introduction of the ancient concept of life and death, funeral culture, and Feng Shui, the author enables readers to better understand the ins and outs of this common saying. In my opinion, the subtlety of this article is that it not only conveys cultural connotations, but also interprets them in depth.
First of all, the article clearly points out that "do not move graves" is a kind of warning, and "ten moves and nine defeats" reinforces the effect of this warning through exaggerated means. This way of cultural inheritance allows people to understand the cautious attitude of the ancients towards the relocation of graves and the respect for the deceased in just a few words. The article also makes a profound analysis of this colloquial structure of the first half of the warning sentence and the second half of the exaggerated sentence, and explains the inherent laws behind it.
Secondly, by interpreting the term "ten relocations and nine defeats", this paper understands it as the probability that the relocation of graves can easily lead to failure, and there are two possibilities of failure: one is the failure of the grave relocation process, and the other is the decay of future generations. This way of digging deep into the connotation of the proverb makes the reader better understand the cautious attitude of the ancients towards the act of moving graves. The factors mentioned in the article such as the limited level of productivity and the heavy superstition of ancient times further explain why the ancients emphasized "do not move graves".
The article also interprets the proverb "the poor don't move, the rich don't move the grave" and explains its deep meaning. In this way, the reader can better understand the relationship between the relocation of graves and living conditions, as well as the complex thinking of the ancients about wealth and feng shui. Such an interpretation helps the reader to understand more fully the cultural concepts contained in this proverb.
Finally, the article highlights the wisdom of this proverb by summarizing, reminding readers to pay attention to removing the dross and extracting the essence when interpreting the ancient proverb. This point of view makes the article more enlightening and allows readers to better apply the cultural wisdom of ancient times to the present, not only at the level of words, but also at the level of ideas.
Overall, this article not only presents readers with the breadth and profundity of Chinese culture through an in-depth interpretation of ancient sayings, but also provides contemporary people with deep thoughts on life, death, and funeral. In this era of rapid information dissemination, we should pay more attention to and inherit these long-standing cultural traditions, so that they can shine with new light in the contemporary era.
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