Chopsticks ponder deeply

People in China can't eat without chopsticks. Chopsticks accompany us for three meals a day. Do you know the truth of life contained in chopsticks?

There are many kinds of chopsticks with different lengths. In fact, the ancients were very particular about designing chopsticks. For example, the standard length was seven inches and six minutes. People may think that this is just to make eating more convenient, but in fact, this design can be full of too many meanings. Secular desires, representing seven inches and six points, are designed to remind people to be temperate in whatever they do.

One end of chopsticks is square and the other end is round, which symbolizes a round place. This is the ancient people's cognition of the world. When people use chopsticks, the thumb and forefinger are up, and the middle finger, ring finger and little finger are down in turn, representing the three talents of heaven and earth.

Chopsticks always come in pairs. People in China pay attention to two parts, one is Tai Chi, and the other is Yin and Yang. Everything is relative, and the combination of yin and yang will have a good result.

Chopsticks have a long history, as early as Han Feizi, there are records about chopsticks, and now Asian countries including North Korea, South Korea and Japan are using chopsticks.

Teacher Ceng Shiqiang once said, "People in China know chopsticks very well. One end is square and the other end is round. Chopsticks roll easily if both ends are round. If both ends are square, it is inconvenient to clamp things. Chopsticks are only useful when they are round-headed; Square head, chopsticks can stand. "

This includes the China people's way of life: it is difficult to establish people without a square, and it is difficult to achieve anything without a circle.

In the Qing Dynasty, Zhang Shen, a university student, won the trust of Emperor Kangxi and served as the examiner for three times. Many officials will take the opportunity to take bribes when they are examiners. Even if there is no benefit before the exam, the admitted Jinshi will give gifts to the examiner after the exam, which was a very common phenomenon at that time.

But Zhang not only refused to give gifts before entering the tomb, but asked his protege to thank him. He also symbolically accepted a little gift and resolutely refused with emphasis on gold.

Zhang warned his disciples that honesty should start with small things: if you don't care about good behavior, you will eventually get great virtue. At the same time, Zhang abides by Huang Tingjian's officialdom philosophy that "silence is better than silence", and does not make enemies or offend people.

Gan Long's evaluation of him is both philosophical and clear. After Zhang's death, he was named the ancestral hall. In the whole Qing Dynasty, only Chen Han enjoyed this honor.

Too hard is easy to fold, too soft is useless. A person should abide by the bottom line in the world, which is the principle of being a man, but also be flexible, which is the wisdom of doing things.

Zuo is an official of the governor of Liangjiang. With such power and prestige, he never seeks personal gain. Most of his salary was taken out by him to support the cause of the Qing Dynasty.

During the expedition, he ate and lived with the soldiers, and when he owed wages, he paid for it himself. Being an official, Zuo has his own principles, and he knows the world well when getting along with others.

Every time he goes home, Zuo always entertains his neighbors and presents gifts. When his family asked him why, he said that generosity was far from complaining.

Zuo knows that human nature is jealous, and it's easy to turn grievances into hatred. Giving kindness is the best way to solve this human weakness.

Knowing good and evil, doing things for a while, that is, accumulating positive; Being familiar with human nature and considerate of others is called emotional intelligence.

Inner solemnity and external agility are the highest realm for us to walk in the world.

Of course, the consumption of chopsticks also has many taboos and taboos. For example, when eating, don't make a loud noise with chopsticks, and it is even more uncivilized to beat the plate with chopsticks. Even when eating, we must pay attention to protect chopsticks from falling on the ground, because dropping chopsticks will be considered a very indecent move.

A small pair of chopsticks contains the truth of life.