Mingtang is like sowing rice, and the children and grandchildren are poor to the end
The wealth of a family is not fixed and is affected by many factors. Aphorisms such as "no more than three generations of poverty, no more than three generations of wealth" and "ten years in Hedong and ten years in Hexi" emphasize that wealth will not last forever, and poverty will not last forever.
However, in reality, there are many cases of generations of poverty, which need to be attributed to the family itself. The folk saying "Mingtang is like sowing rice, and the descendants are poor to the end", which reflects the current situation that the family cannot get rid of poverty.
Many friends may wonder about the "Mingtang" and "sowing rice" in this proverb, why are the children and grandchildren poor to the end? This article will break down this in detail and uncover the mystery for you.
The meaning of the word "myeongdo" is profound and rich, and it has been given many interpretations since ancient times. Among them, there are three explanations that are widely recognized. First of all, "Mingtang" is usually used as a place for holding sacrifices, celebrations, teachings and other activities, and it is a solemn and sacred place, especially in the ancient imperial period, "Mingtang" is not a place where ordinary people can enter and exit at will, and idle people cannot enter.
Secondly, "Mingtang" is also used as a synonym for yards in some places, especially in rural areas, every household has a yard, and cleaning "Mingtang" is to clean the yard, and entering "Mingtang" is the yard that you see after entering from the gate.
Finally, in ancient rural houses, "Mingtang" also refers to the current living room, which is the central area of the home and the brightest room. In general, "Mingtang" is a word that is both solemn and sacred and close to life, and is full of profound historical and cultural connotations.
The word "sowing rice" cannot be simply interpreted as sowing rice. Because there are many ways to sow rice, such as direct seeding, transplanting and throwing seedlings. In the past, people mainly planted rice, so "sowing rice" means sowing rice.
However, in the past, manual sowing techniques were not rigorous, resulting in chaotic and irregular sowing. Throwing seedlings requires a certain amount of technology, and if you don't throw seedlings, there may be some places that are too dense and some places that are too sparse.
According to the above analysis,"Mingtang"with"Sow rice"are two unrelated domains that are not directly related to each other. However, once they are combined, a specific meaning is created.
Therefore,"Mingtang is like sowing rice"It means that the living room, courtyard or place where important ceremonies are held in the home is as disorganized as when rice is sown, and it also implies that the place has not been cleaned for a long time.
On the other hand, if a family's"Mingtang is like sowing rice", then the family may be lazy, unwilling to work, do not tidy up the place that should be organized, and the home will be in chaos.
In ancient times, people mainly relied on farming, and only by hard work could the harvest of crops increase. If you don't work hard, there will be no one to do the work in the fields, no one to take care of the family, and the harvest will be low, which will not only starve, but also make the family poorer.
For such lazy people, they usually don't take other ways to make money. On the contrary, in addition to planting their own fields, hard-working people will also find ways to do odd jobs to supplement their families.
Such a family can become richer and richer.
The fate of children is closely related to the family environment The phrase "Mingtang is like sowing rice, and the children and grandchildren are poor to the end" means that the growth of a person's children and grandchildren will be profoundly affected by the family environment.
If a person is educated and guided by his parents from an early age, he will be exposed to it and will grow up to become a hard-working person, which will make it easier for him to succeed and become wealthy.
On the contrary, if a person grows up in a lazy family, he may develop a habit of laziness, which makes it difficult to succeed in society and life becomes more and more impoverished.
If children and grandchildren grow up in such an environment, the fate of children and grandchildren will also be seriously affected, and it may even lead to a situation where "children and grandchildren are poor to the end". Therefore, we should pay attention to the influence of the family environment on the growth of our children, provide good education and guidance for our children, and help them become useful people.
Those who fail to make a difference, often come from one"Unhealthy"The family environment, lack of diligence and enterprising, and the family atmosphere is not harmonious and unhappy, such a growth environment will naturally lead them to fall into the quagmire of poverty.
So, even in modern society,"Mingtang is like sowing rice, and the children and grandchildren are poor to the end"This sentence is still revelatory and worthy of our deep reflection and learning. What are your thoughts on this?