Chinese culture has a long history, and ancient sages have summed up many proverbs based on long-term social practice to teach future generations, including many proverbs about wealth and fortune.
There are three empty places in the house, and the children and grandchildren will be poor for generations. This phrase is more famous, which means that if there are three empty places in a family, then the offspring will be poor for the rest of their lives.
What are the three open spaces referred to by the "three spaces"?And what is the basis for this?
The study is empty. Whether it is the ancient imperial examination system or the modern college entrance examination, it can be seen that reading plays a direct and effective role in changing a person's destiny. In the past, the social status of scholars was relatively high, but nowadays, families pay more attention to cultivating prestigious college students, and take pride in this.
Although Fan Jin, a typical scholar in ancient times, was a little ridiculous in his behavior, he finally broke out of the world by virtue of his reading and became a member of the imperial court. In today's society, there are countless examples of relying on reading to change one's life, and Liu Qiangdong, a rural baby, is one of the representatives.
Reading is essential to change one's destiny and is invaluable for the development of a country. In today's era of scientific and technological power, if a country and a nation want to achieve a strong rise, it must rely on the efforts of scientific researchers and the tireless spirit of future generations, which can provide solid support for the country's continuous progress.
The ancients said: "There is a ** house in the book, and there is Yan Ruyu in the book", which can be seen the importance of reading in ancient times. Wealthy families will even build special book houses to provide a better learning environment for their children and grandchildren. To this day, despite the diversity of learning tools, there are still some families who deliberately keep their study rooms.
Because the environment of reading and learning in the study room is unparalleled, it can help people to immerse themselves in the world of books faster, and at the same time, it can also create a high-quality reading atmosphere, stimulate the interest of others in the family to read, so that everyone can enjoy the joy of reading, and build a family that advocates knowledge.
In today's society, reading is no longer limited to the traditional acquisition of textbook knowledge, but has expanded to a wide range of learning fields. The meaning of the study room is no longer just academic learning, learning other forms of learning such as piano and painting can also be regarded as reading, and these learning methods can also broaden one's knowledge and horizons.
The ancients emphasized lifelong learning, and this is even more true today. When a person stops studying, they are quickly eliminated from society. For example, those who have been released from prison because they have served several years of prison have become unfamiliar with modern society and cannot keep up with the pace of the times.
Today, if you want to succeed, you no longer rely on the courage and courage of the last century, but you need to show personal insight and comprehensive quality. This needs to be filled through acquired study and reading. There are not so many outlets anymore.
Not only do wealthy families need to learn extensively, but the rich second generation is no exception. Only through hard work can you inherit and grow the family business, otherwise the family wealth will disappear within three generations. This also explains why many wealthy families are now concerned about their children's education and are even willing to let them study abroad.
If a family has a study, but there are not many books in the study, and no one even goes in to read for a long time, then the children and grandchildren of the family are likely to remain in poverty, and even if the family is currently in good condition, it will gradually decline.
The atmosphere of the study room at home is obvious, the collection of books is rich and extensive, and the family often has people to patronize and study. The offspring who grow up in such an environment is bound to have a bright future, leading the family to be rich and prosperous.
The living room is empty. A hall refers to the center of the main house in a home, and today it usually refers to the living room. In ancient times, the hall was mainly used to receive guests, or to be a place for ordinary people to eat at home, so this room was very important.
If the living room is empty, not even decent furniture, it is enough to show that the family is relatively poor. And the people who come to visit will not have a good impression of the family, because people are willing to associate with powerful families at all times.
The mood of the guest will be more relaxed and the tone will be more calm, which will be conducive to the rest of the conversation. In addition, if it is a business, it will also increase the chances of success of the cooperation, because the neat, dignified and atmospheric furniture placement will leave a good impression.
An empty hall not only means that there are almost no items in the room, but also that the room has been uninhabited for a long time, making it seem very peaceful. This also implies that very few guests visit the house, because the ancients were very fond of making friends. Families that are not sociable often struggle to succeed.
Nowadays, it is rare to see a traditional hall house, which has been replaced by a living room. The living room is mainly used for entertaining guests, or for family gatherings for meals and entertainment. Nowadays, as long as the family conditions are good, the living room is usually decorated with a lot of furniture.
In order to promote the relationship between family members, the living room is equipped with large color TVs, large sofas, coffee tables, etc., which make the living room colorful, so that family members can involuntarily get together when resting, or sit on the sofa to watch TV, or play with mobile phones.
Families will also set up a dedicated area in the living room for children to play, and laugh and laugh in the living room in the evening when the whole family is together. As the saying goes, "everything is prosperous at home", how can such a harmonious family not prosper?
The living room is usually the first impression when receiving guests, and guests can get a general idea of the host's personality through the layout of the living room. If the living room is neat and chic, then the owner is likely to be a positive and creative person.
If there is chaos in the living room, or if it is empty, then the head of the house may be a person who is not very tidy and unmotivated. And an empty living room can also mean that family members rarely get together, are busy individually, or don't have a good relationship with each other. Because "family and everything prospers", such a family is not destined to prosper.
Therefore, if the living room of the home is rich in furnishings and the family likes to gather here, then the family will surely prosper even if it is not very wealthy. On the contrary, if the living room is empty and lifeless, then the house is not far from decline, and it is difficult for future generations to do anything.
The granary is empty. In ancient times, people usually stored grain in one place, which was the granary. In a feudal agrarian society, land was the basis of people's survival, and they relied on a good harvest every year to make a living.
The granary is essential for a family and can be said to be the cornerstone of the family's survival. Once the granary has a problem or is empty, the family will face great difficulties, so the granary should not be left empty under any circumstances.
There will only be vacancies in the granary in two situations, one is because of natural and man-made disasters that lead to poor grain harvests and cannot fill the granary;The other is the most common situation in which the granary is looted due to war. In ancient times, the number of people who starved to death due to empty granaries was too great to count.
In addition to these uncontrollable factors, some people cause the granary to be empty due to laziness. In ancient times, as long as there was no cultivation and therefore no grain. Some lazy people prefer to go around borrowing food to eat rather than putting in the effort to cultivate the land.
Therefore, in times of peace, when there is no catastrophe, if a family's granary is empty, then the owner of the house must be very lazy. Normally, they will eat one meal in the east and one meal in the west, and when they can't find food, they will starve.
These people are already poor, and they are not even willing to work hard, and there is almost no way to marry a wife, let alone how difficult the life of future generations is, and even whether they can reproduce is a problem. In today's society, the problem of hunger has been solved, and as long as you are willing to work hard, the standard of living will not be too bad.
The granary of ancient times once carried a symbolic meaning similar to that of today's kitchens, and it was the busiest place in the home. However, modern kitchens are still often empty. Some people are not good at cooking, or they don't want to cook at all, they live on takeout all day, and the kitchen becomes unfamiliar territory.
The kitchen is a continuation of family bonding, and people are eager to enjoy a meal with their loved ones after work and feel at home. An empty kitchen is a sign that the relationship between the husband and wife may not be harmonious, and such a family is likely to be unhappy and prosperous. Therefore, it is important that we do not let the kitchen go unnoticed, otherwise family life is doomed to be a mess.
Epilogue. The ancients had the belief that "if there are three emptiness in the house, the children and grandchildren will be impoverished." These three emptinesses refer to the study, the hall, and the granary, and once these three emptiness, the descendants are doomed to poverty.
Today, the proverb is still instructive. However, today's "study, living room, and kitchen" have evolved into places for learning to read, resting, entertaining, and cooking, and these three spaces cannot be ignored, and they all play an important role in home furnishings and family activities.