The ancients said, "There are three joys at home and four realities at home." What does this mean?

The ancients said, "There are three joys at home and four realities at home." The exquisite handed down from the ancients.

When it comes to the ancients, people may think of headaches and red tape the most. As a super ancient civilization in the world today, China's legacy is naturally unparalleled. But now many people blindly pursue foreign culture and turn a blind eye to local traditional culture, which is undoubtedly sad.

The pursuit of happiness is everyone's right. With the changes of the times, everyone's definition of happiness has also changed a lot. However, no matter how it changes, wealth and peace are the foundation of all happiness. Today, I will introduce you to a traditional proverb, "There are three joys at home and five riches at home." Let's see how our ancestors defined happiness.

Sanxi refers to magpies, dogs and swallows. There is no doubt that magpies have always been a symbol of good luck in our country. In the eyes of the ancients, if you go out in the morning and hear the sound of magpies, it means that there will be happy events today. Correspondingly, if crows hover at home, it is an unlucky symbol. Although these phenomena have long been ignored in modern life, if you imagine that a crow flies overhead in the morning, you may feel unlucky at once.

Besides dogs, dogs are the most common pets in daily life. In fact, there is a folk saying that "dogs have money". In ancient times, people were unhappy, didn't have enough to eat and didn't wear warm clothes. If they have extra food to keep dogs, they are all in the homes of some landlords, so dogs become a symbol of wealth.

In addition to swallows, in rural areas, swallows will choose to build nests in other people's homes, and people will not disturb them, and sometimes even catch insects to feed them. But swallows are also particular about nesting. They will choose some big families, so if there are swallows nesting at home, it means that this family is rich. Another way of saying this is that if there are swallows nesting at home, it means that family harmony is very warm, because swallows don't want to stay in these places if they often quarrel at home.

Speaking of three joys at home, let's take a look at Four Realities at Home.

When it comes to houses, they are closely related to houses. In the past history, we can see that the courtyards of some big families are magnificent and antique. Many houses are big, but the doors are small. Why? It turned out that in the eyes of the ancients, if the door was built too big, it would lead to property losses and affect the family's wealth.

The other is that the house is complete and there are no cracks in the courtyard wall, which shows that the house is very strong and people feel safe living in it. It will be more reassuring to give it to future generations, and there is another saying that it will bless future generations.

Watch the next one. In rural families, many people keep a lot of poultry or livestock, which shows that this family is very rich and has no worries about food and clothing. On the other hand, if the house is built in the north, the structural direction of the house can be said to be consistent with the natural environment. Let's look at the last "reality". When building a house, let the home have enough lighting, so that people who live at home will feel very comfortable.

Although it seems a bit backward to say this now, this traditional cultural consciousness rooted in our blood will not be erased. After all, thousands of years of cultural heritage cannot be shaken by foreign cultural shocks.

Some people say that the prosperity of a family depends on the prosperity of the population. If you want to live a long life, you should have more children. However, with the advancement of the national process, although the second child has been released since the beginning of family planning, the next generation of many families is really rare.

Finally, that's all for today's introduction. Although this is only a wish of the ancients for a better life, it has been passed down for thousands of years and passed on to our generation. It is more of a psychological sustenance. So, have you learned?