Interpret the philosophy of the rural house building proverb "I'd rather go forward to drive a mountain than move a brick back".
Chinese culture is broad and profound, and the proverbs still exude dazzling light after thousands of years, and the proverbs are common in our lives, and some have become people's after-dinner conversations. Because proverbs are in life, there are many types of proverbs, such as construction sites, home decoration, marriage and mate selection, etc., and the world can often see the character of a proverb. I don't know if you've heard of it"Lift a stone and shoot yourself in the foot"This sentence.
Old friend. This is an old saying about building a house, everyone knows that a house is an important place for people to live, so there are also special sayings about houses from ancient times to the present, such as:"There is no pond in front of the door, and no windows are opened in the back of the house"、"Ning She's family has a lot of money and doesn't rent a house in the south"、"I am not afraid of the slanting water behind the house, but I am afraid of many chickens and ducks"Wait a minute. "I'm not afraid of the sloping water behind the house, I'm afraid that there are many chickens and ducks outside the door"Wait a minute. So,"It is better to move a mountain forward than a brick to move back"What is the meaning of this sentence?Let's see why the ancients said this.
Build a house. I'd rather ride through the mountains.
mentioned in this passage"Mountain"It doesn't mean a mountain, it's a house"Mountain face"。At the end"Boom"There is a word"Move"So what this passage is trying to convey is that when building a house, we have to move the distance of the gables forward, not the distance of the bricks backwards. In fact, there are two main reasons why Aboriginal people think this way;
Sill. It is easy to affect the living environment of neighbors.
This is because houses that are too close together can easily affect the lighting of neighbors. We all know that a house with poor lighting can get damp, and if the house is too close, the water on the roof can't drain into the neighbor's house. So, there is a saying"Lift a stone and shoot yourself in the foot"。Generally speaking, this sentence is more reasonable, because houses are usually used for many years.
Sill. Avoid getting your neighbors hurt.
We all know that the surface of a homestead has a certain size, and if you inadvertently encroach on your neighbor's surface when building a house, this is certainly not good. Later, the ancients believed that it was better to build a house a little forward, not too far back. We all know that"Distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors"This old saying, in fact, the ancients also wanted to remind future generations that you can't just consider your own point of view when building a house.
Residential construction. Don't shoot with bricks.
I'm sure many people have heard of it"Six Feet Lane"The story, according to legend, there were two adjacent families in ancient times, namely the Zhang family and the Wu family, the cause of the story was because the Wu family renovated the house to occupy a small passage between the two families, but the Zhang family did not agree with the Wu family's approach, and then the Zhang family wrote directly to the family members who were officials in the court, Zhang Ying saw the letter from the family, and immediately returned the content of the letter:
Thousands of miles of books are only for the wall, so what a pity to let it be three feet. The Great Wall is still there, and Qin Shi Huang is not seen.
After receiving the letter, the Zhang family suddenly realized that they no longer quarreled with the Wu family. Later, the Wu family was very moved and took the initiative to give up three feet when building the house. This is how the story of Six Feet Lane begins. This story actually profoundly illustrates what neighbors should be"Mutual understanding and mutual accommodation"。
Six Feet Street. Summary.
This sentence"You'd better drive a mountain forward than a brick backward"Personally, I think there is still a lot of merit in this sentence, and we all know that it has been said since ancient times"More help, less support", visible"Connections"meaning in life. At the same time, this sentence also tells us to know how to be humble to each other in life, after all, there is an old saying:"Distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors"。Here, I admire the wisdom of the ancients, because they were able to describe such a profound truth in a very short sentence. If you have other comments, please leave a message in the comment area to discuss.