Compared with the life of the ancients, modern people are really too happy. However, with the rapid development and great changes in modern society, many people have lost their awe, especially the wisdom of the ancients. Now that we are developed and the feudal society is over, this does not mean that we can lose our awe. In the long historical process, the ancients summed up a lot of life experiences and passed them down in an interesting and popular way. These experiences can be collectively called proverbs.
Some proverbs are superstitious on the surface, but if you dig deeper into their meaning, you will find it quite meaningful, such as the sentence I want to say today-"the grave in front of the door, the water behind the house." This sentence is a taboo, warning people to avoid these places in front of the door when building a house.
Throughout the ages, people are more afraid of death, because the cemetery and death are linked together, so people are naturally more afraid of the cemetery. As long as the cemetery is mentioned, people will think of some "ghosts and gods" in their minds, and when it comes to such things, people will naturally "stay away from it." Moreover, it is unhealthy to have a cemetery in front of the house, it is unhealthy to think about ghosts and gods psychologically, and it is unhealthy to be influenced by Yin Qi physically. Imagine what it would be like to open the door and see the cemetery.
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If understood in the same way, the second half sentence seems to have nothing to say, because the second half sentence involves security issues. In ancient times, the houses built by people were not as solid as modern ones, and they were all civil structures. If the house is next to a river bend, once the river surges, people's houses will face the possibility of collapse, which will threaten people's lives.
Furthermore, once there is a child at home, it is very dangerous for the child to play behind the house and accidentally fall into the river. In modern times, this sentence also has reference significance. Modern people basically choose to buy a building, but what is the land of the building you bought? Can you guarantee that this is not a cemetery? Now many developers bulldoze cemeteries and build houses on them in order to save costs. If they buy such a house, are they afraid?
Let's talk about people living in the countryside. They will still choose to build houses in the village. At this time they will consider these two aspects. Compared with the city people, the traditional concept of rural people is still relatively strong, and they will "rather believe it, not believe it." If we sum up this proverb, it actually expresses the skill of geomantic omen.
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Speaking of this, many people will say that they are superstitious. In fact, this is a bit one-sided, because the real geomantic omen will be based on the topography and water flow in the mountains, so it is reasonable to build a yangzhai or a yinzhai. If you insist that it is superstitious, you can say that it has some superstitious colors, but you can't completely deny it. From geomantic omen to common sayings, we can't completely deny common sayings, but should treat them with the attitude of "taking the essence and discarding the dross".
Although life in ancient times was not as good and backward as it is now, the wisdom of the ancients was not worse than that of modern people. There must be some truth in why proverbs have been passed down to this day. Therefore, each of us should treat proverbs with awe. From my own point of view, I think it is good to learn some proverbs, which can increase your knowledge and avoid detours. If you live in the countryside, you might as well pay attention to the situation in your village and see if there are any houses built like this.