Why do you say that you are richer than three generations?

Because the history of the rise and fall of a large number of families in ancient and modern China and abroad shows that no matter how rich and prosperous a family is, it rarely exceeds three generations, so it is summarized as a law by the world, called "being rich without three generations."

The reason of "three generations are not rich"

Mencius said: "The grace of a gentleman is cut by the fifth generation; Zee of the villain, the fifth. "He said that a gentleman is the most remarkable person, and his lofty spirit left only five generations for future generations, that is, 150 years. This is a matter of course. Similarly, the "pride of the villain" is the same, good and bad, completely equal. However, after decades of life experience, we have met many people. No matter how good or bad, his legacy will be broken in three generations at most. Once upon a time, there was a man who started from scratch, didn't waste a dime, was very frugal and even stingy, and never died. The family feels strange. They didn't understand until they saw two lights in the lamp. They quickly picked one, and the man died with peace of mind. All the money he saved was given to the children, but they are already living a life of getting a new car every year. In the hands of the grandson, it is even more extravagant. As a result, the family will perish three generations ago. The great-grandchildren came and started all over again with their bare hands. Life is such a cycle, except that cultural thoughts can last for thousands of generations, and nothing else is eternal.

Therefore, to say "the world is ruined", look at the homes of the rich in society, and there are almost no honors for more than three generations. Parents work hard and start from scratch; Although the second generation of sons is not too many, it is better to spend money than Laozi; Speaking of grandchildren, that's a big shot. It's totally a dude's style, and some even lost immediately. Therefore, it is the turn of the fourth generation of great-grandchildren to be poor. If you are poor, you will be thrifty and start a family. This cycle will always turn like a wheel.

The children of the rich, the so-called "aristocratic children" or "lovely girls" in ancient times, the so-called "princelings" or "giants" in modern times, and the small bosses of the rich families are unconsciously accustomed to arrogance because of the influence of their childhood background and family and environment, so they are lazy to do everything and become bossy. Nunu mouth, raise your hand, or point with your fingers, or stare with your eyes, directing others to do it. This is the image of arrogance and laziness, because the habit of laziness is formed by arrogance.

In my opinion, many young parents now focus on the education of so-called "love" and often train their children to direct their parents to do things. Instead, the children just sat there putting on airs. This is really daunting!

In our small talk between people, people often ask: What do you think of the future society or future situation? This is a problem that everyone cares about. Once upon a time, fortune tellers who lived in rivers and lakes had an idiom called "See eight characters when you enter the door". That is to say, as long as you enter your door and look around, you will already know whether your family is prosperous or not, and your life is already good without waiting for your date of birth. You should ask about the current situation and future social trends, look at the education and culture of the next generation of children, and have a general understanding of the future.

There is a saying in Mencius that is quite right: "The children of rich families rely on many, while the children of fierce families are violent. Gifts are not innate. Those who are trapped in their hearts are naturally also. "

In other words, a wealthy family or society will train young people to be more "dependent", love to show off, love to show off, love luxury, and aim high. Poor society and poor families will make it easy for young people to embark on the road of "violent" resentment. This is not a natural talent difference, but a psychological sinking caused by environmental pressure. Unless you are really hard-working and self-motivated, you can definitely jump out of the "World Network".

Another example is the idiom we read when we were young, which said, "The talents in Qing Dynasty are expensive, but the children of rich families are arrogant." "Horses are weak because they are thin, and people who are not romantic are just poor." Although it is only a sentence or two, if you can "smell and know two or two", it can also be understood as the same meaning as Mencius said.

"If you are rich, you will aim high", because people are well-off and rich, and they all look complacent. When reading history today, we should pay special attention to these eight words. These eight words, in turn, are a source of harm. When a country's economy is stable, its society is prosperous, and its national income is increasing, it is easy to produce waste, and its lifestyle is mostly extravagant and wasteful, and its spiritual and moral life is decadent, resulting in a sense of superiority and belittling others.

Looking at history, we can see that every generation struggled out of difficulties and hardships at the beginning; In the hands of the second or third generation, it will slowly die out. After political stability, economic prosperity and social prosperity, the pleasure came and began to decline.

The same is true of ordinary families. Grandpa's generation is cold and fashionable, barefoot, red-nosed, with hoes in their hands, digging and loosening the soil in the fields to prepare for sowing in spring. In my son's generation, although I cultivated by my father, I witnessed my father's hard work, perhaps helped him in the field, and knew the hardships of making money, so I lived a simple life, worked hard to revitalize agriculture and continued to buy real estate.

But when the grandchildren grew up in a rich environment and didn't know the hardships of their grandparents, the problem of "liking the new and hating the old" came out. By his next generation, not only cars should be the most fashionable, but they should be updated every year, eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, so they went into decline. Perhaps it spread to the fifth and sixth generations, just like the cold wind and cold rain, hunched and waved hoes, stepping on mud in the fields. Things in the world always go round and round like this. This is an inertia of human beings, in which family, society and national politics all rise and fall alternately.

A family with status and wealth, or a noble family, has a good family background and wealth. After a long time, it will have a mentality of looking down on and disrespecting others. This is very bad and will definitely fail. Especially in today's family, the family is rich, the children are arrogant, and the children are very spoiled, so they look at the things in the world and the people in the world very easily. When we look at social affairs, it is true that many people are doomed to become "unable to get up" when they feel a little great.

The causes of inequality and instability in human society, material and economic issues are secondary, and the main reason is idealism, which is the relationship between psychology and desire. For example, the situation described in A Dream of Red Mansions is only a reflection of social stability in the Qianlong (Qianlong) Jiaqing (Qing) era of the Qing Dynasty. Because of social stability and wealthy families, especially in the imperial era, princes and nobles, grandchildren, wives and young ladies do nothing all day and don't want to do anything special, so they feel that life is too idle to live. Therefore, in the middle of Qing Dynasty, the noun Xiang Liansheng said, "If you don't do useless things, why is your life limited?" This mentality is indeed true, which is definitely beyond the understanding of China people in the 20th century, who were born in hardship and died in hardship.

Therefore, the focus of humanistic culture and historical philosophy at all times and all over the world is mainly on spiritual issues, not material issues. "Day iniquity, still can violate; You can't live if you commit iniquity yourself. Therefore, no matter individuals or society, there is a prosperous time for the Grand View Garden of Dream of Red Mansions. If you don't know how to be a man, waking up in a dream of red mansions will have bleak consequences. This is the law of history, the law of cause and effect of history, and we must pay special attention to it.

It is from Mencius and Li Lou, the Analects of Confucius, Mencius detour, Mencius and Gongsun Chou, simply talking about the original university and Liezi hypothesis.