What is the moral of the tortoise?

The tortoise belongs to one of the four spirits. What is its moral? Ladies and gentlemen, since the emergence of human beings, people and turtles have formed an indissoluble bond. Our ancestors regarded turtles as magical animals with special spirituality. Regard the turtle as a symbol of good luck and a representative of longevity. It is one of the largest sacred objects, spiritual objects and mascots, and is also called "Four Spirits" with dragons, phoenixes and forests. In fact, among the four spirits, only turtles are real animals, and other dragons and phoenixes are legends. Since it is a legend, it can only be imagined at most, but the life of a tortoise and a human being is very close. People in ancient times always met turtles while fishing and hunting. It is also possible that over time, it will change from awe of it to contempt for it.

In China, turtles have always been mysterious animals with rich cultural connotations. Turtles have lived on the earth for about 250 million years, and the Middle Jurassic was the most prosperous about 65.438+0.5 billion years ago, with diverse species. Although they have experienced various harsh ecological environment changes on the earth, they have survived tenaciously with tenacious vitality and special physiological functions. So where were the dinosaurs that ruled the earth in Cretaceous? Only a few reptiles such as turtles and snakes survived. People give turtles the reputation of "living fossils"!

People always speculate about turtles with curiosity. When apes say goodbye, turtles have a special relationship with people, whether it is a tortoise shell for divination or a tortoise image as a totem. Before the Central Plains civilization left the book of Hutuluo, turtles always had a close relationship with the gods. However, even in modern society, turtles are kept as family pets because of their long life. In some places, turtles are used as food. Comparatively speaking, raising turtles as ornamental animals is much more civilized than eating turtles. We should know that although the status of turtles as "four spirits" is gone forever, there are still some ethnic minority areas that use turtles as totems and divination today.

"Book of Rites" called tortoise, dragon, phoenix and scales "four dragon gods", which are treasures of town houses to ward off evil spirits, eliminate disasters and make money. From the perspective of geomantic omen, the protrusion of the tortoise shell is radian, like a mirror, so the tortoise shell can be used to melt evil spirits. In addition, turtles are long-lived animals, so the inclusion of auspicious animals is helpful to the health of family members. Turtles and five elements belong to water, and raising turtles is beneficial to their family's wealth.

In addition, because the turtle itself belongs to fire, people who keep turtles are actually like keeping fire, that is, supplementing it. Those who want fire can keep turtles, and those who don't want fire don't keep turtles. Besides, turtles are sacred. Turtles kept in fish tanks, such as Brazilian tortoises, are kept in specific locations, preferably in the direction of fire, or in places that need to be positive, such as near the gate. The location of fire can be determined according to family members, for example, men want the fire to be placed in the northwest, women want the fire to be placed in the southwest, and so on.

Of course, grass turtles that move at home basically don't need to be fed, because they absorb microorganisms in the air, so turtles have a long life span, because they have very tenacious vitality and can grow up healthily without special care. If family members are not too jealous of fire, keeping a turtle at home and letting it suck microbes is also one of the ways to improve home feng shui.