"One person does not enter the temple": According to legend, in ancient times, due to constant wars, people had no fixed place to live, and in the rush to escape, remote or dilapidated temples were often used as shelters. Temple seems to be a very sacred place and one of the few public places in ancient times. Actually, it's a mixed place It is inevitable that some people want to profit from it and rob others of their money. Some vicious gangsters committed a felony, cut their hair into monks, and used everyone's psychology that monks are good people to escape legal sanctions. When a person enters the temple, he will become the target of robbery by these gangsters, especially a woman who enters the temple, who will become the meat on the chopping board and can only be slaughtered, not only robbing money but also sex, and even losing her life. Therefore, the ancients warned: Without a companion, it is better not to go to the temple alone.
"Two people don't look at the well": This comes from a story. Legend has it that in ancient times, two scholars went to Beijing to catch the exam together. One scholar is better than another in literary talent and richer than himself. That man is jealous, afraid that the scholar will rob him of the first place, and he has bad intentions in his heart. Later, he found an ancient well. He went to the well to drink water, pretended to see something strange, and lured the scholar to the well. The scholar looked down and immediately pushed the scholar into the well, so he took the scholar's money and left. The ancients concluded that "two people don't look at the well" is to warn people not to trust strangers too much.
In addition, two people look at the well. In case of an accident, one person falls, even if it has nothing to do with the other person, he is still arguing and can't explain clearly. Some people commit suicide, they will choose to throw themselves into the well, or throw their bodies into the well after killing. It is unlucky to look at such a well.
"Three people don't hold a tree": "Holding" here means "lifting", which means that three people don't hold a tree. This sentence is actually the same as the story of "three monks have no water to eat", which is about teamwork. Three people move things together, one in the middle and one at both ends. The force used by two people on the head and tail is controlled by the middle one. If the person in the middle is eccentric and close to one of them, then the other person will definitely bear more pressure. Just like in life, three friends and two people cooperate to cheat you, and you can only bear it. This sentence warns us that teamwork pays attention to collective interests and cannot harm others because of one's own selfish interests.
"Four people don't hike": It means that many people go hiking together. One person said it was good to go this way, and the other said it was good to go that way. It was difficult to reach an agreement, which delayed the trip. "Four people don't go" and "four people don't go to the market" are the same meaning. Go to the market together when there are many people. One said it was good to buy this, and the other said it was good to buy this. In the end, people have already picked the good things and left them empty-handed. This phenomenon appears especially in women. At the rural party, a group of women chattered, picking from left to right, and it was difficult to decide what to buy at the moment, which delayed the time.
The ancients said that "one person doesn't enter the temple, two people don't look at the well, three people don't hold the tree, and four people don't go", which seems simple, but actually tells us that it is indispensable to harm civil air defense. Always keep a kind heart and be vigilant. We should also have a collective concept and not be influenced by emotions.
For the lessons of the ancients, we should take the essence and discard the dross. The times are changing, and the lessons of the ancients should be absorbed critically.