Some old people often say that "the front of the temple is rich, the back of the temple is poor, and the left temple and the right temple are lonely", which is probably similar to "I would rather live in front of the temple than live behind it". In the traditional customs of our country, people's houses are almost far away from temples, ancestral halls and cemeteries. It is generally believed that living in such a place is unlucky. In scientific terms, it should be that the magnetic field and gas field in these places will have an impact on the long-term living life of ordinary residents. Later, after the development of the countryside, some temples may not be so remote, and the surrounding areas may be full of houses, but farmers still think that "it is better to live in front of the temple than behind it."
In our real life, if you look carefully, you will find that there may be people living in front of the temple, but there are often no people living behind it. People who live in front of the temple can often do small businesses selling incense sticks and make a fortune at home. And if you live behind a temple, people usually go in the direction behind the temple when they worship. Being bowed down by others for no reason, in the traditional concept of our country, will "fold the blessings and live longer", and people who are blessed with shallow rewards can't stand such worship. At the same time, there are usually a large number of pine and cypress trees in the temple, which are evergreen all year round and towering into the sky. If your house is behind the temple, it is really impossible for any sunlight to enter the house. So I would rather live in front of the temple than behind it.
Some people may think that this statement is feudal superstition and has no scientific basis, but in our traditional concept, ordinary houses still pay more attention to these. The source of this statement cannot be verified, perhaps because the ancients were good at summing up and discovering phenomena in long-term life experience, but most people still hold the attitude of "believing in what is there, not believing in what is not".