As the saying goes, "the upper body is long and the lower body is busy", what does it mean?

China has a history of 5,000 years, and has also created a long Chinese culture, which is extensive and profound. Among them, proverbs, as a vein of traditional culture, are summarized by ordinary people through their own life experiences, some are descriptions of folk life, and some are reflections on life. Because it is easy to understand and catchy, it is widely circulated among the people. Many proverbs also contain profound truths, such as "long life" as the older generation of farmers said. Let's take a look at it next.

The saying that the upper body is long and the blessing is long can be traced back to the Three Kingdoms period. There is a record in Pei Zhu's Notes on the Three Kingdoms: "The long and short Sun Che Qi is difficult, so I can't see him again." This is what Cao Cao said when he first met Sun Quan, which means that Sun Quan has a long body and a short lower body. Such a person will not be a subordinate of others, and I will never see him again. This shows that at a very early age, the ancients thought that people with long bodies were blessed and could achieve great things in the future.

This is because in ancient times, officials or rich people did not need manual labor, but mainly engaged in mental work, so a long upper body meant a good brain and no hardship. Moreover, no matter kings, officials or rich people, they often ride and sit when they talk, so if they are tall, they will be taller than others, whether riding or sitting, giving people a sense of superiority. For example, the emperor sits on the top of the dragon chair, overlooking the ministers from top to bottom, which is very majestic and gives people a feeling of being able to sit firmly on the mountain.

In addition, ancient fortune tellers said that the length of the upper body is a good physiognomy, because in physiognomy, the lower body belongs to yin, and the upper body belongs to yang, so that the yang qi should diverge and the yin qi should converge to make this person's luck smoother. Therefore, fortune tellers pay attention to the fact that the more people with long upper body and short lower body have yang, the more blessed they are.

Long-term busyness "long-term busyness" means that if a person's lower body grows, he will work hard in the future. This is because in ancient times, children from poor families began to work in the fields very early, and long-term physical labor made them develop stronger, especially their legs, making their lower bodies look longer. Therefore, people with long lower bodies are generally poor and busy with their legs all their lives. In the long run, it will form a mindset. Officials don't have to work in the fields, so they are longer. Therefore, there is a folk saying that "the upper body is long, the king is auxiliary, the upper body is short, and happiness is shallow", and so will it be.

Of course, such a statement is unfounded. A person's fate can not be seen from a person's body shape. It is only the superficial distinction made by the ancients between the rich and the poor, officials and ordinary people, which has no universal significance. In modern society, people's aesthetics have also changed. People like long legs, and models make money by long legs. Therefore, this proverb is meaningless.

Bian Xiao has something to say: A man's fate is in his own hands. No matter how long his upper body is, he won't be blessed if he doesn't work hard and make progress. On the other hand, if a person longs for strength and works hard for his own goals, he will eventually reap his own achievements. This world is really unfair, because some people are born with golden spoons and have no food and clothing all their lives. It seems that they have won above the starting line, and some people are naturally worried about eating and drinking. But fate is also fair. The rich will still be defeated if they don't struggle and get rich. As long as the poor are willing to work hard and follow their own path step by step, they will get better gradually.