What does "encourage seedlings" mean?

"Encourage the growth of seedlings" means pulling up seedlings and helping them grow. It is a metaphor that regardless of the development law of things, forcing quick success and instant benefit will only make things worse. Also known as "pulling out seedlings to encourage".

Source: from Mencius Gongsun Chou: "Help the old and help the young. Being a disciple is not beneficial, but harmful. "

This is the kind of person who is willing to help the crops grow. Not only is it useless, but it kills crops.

Idiom moral:

The fable of "encouraging seedlings to grow" tells people that the development of objective things has its own growth law, and it is not enough to rely solely on good wishes and enthusiasm, otherwise its effect may be counterproductive. This idiom also tells people a concrete truth: "Haste makes waste", and everything should be done step by step, according to objective laws, not subjectively aggressive, aiming too high and living by fantasy. ?

This idiom mocks those who do not follow the objective laws, but only seek speed and make things worse. The enlightenment it gives people is that everything has its own law of development. To do a good job, we must follow its natural laws, and no one can violate them.