Ancestor: 'The sun does not dry the roots, and the mouth does not swallow the sun.' What does sunning the roots and swallowing the sun mean?

The crystallization of ancestral wisdom always makes people sigh from the heart. Although the era and social atmosphere are different, the popular concepts of each era have their reason for existence, and the view that existence is reasonable has always existed.

However, our ancestors displayed it in a unique way. The concept of feudalism emerged precisely because the times drove the birth of this concept, not just the continuous progress of the concept that the Chinese nation believed in.

The same is true of other countries in the world. Human beings are always at the forefront of the times, and they are also repeatedly researching and exploring the future.

However, looking back at traces of struggle does not mean that the trial and error costs of progress should not exist, just as feudal thought is seen as a proxy for superstition.

However, there are still truths waiting to be studied. Among the ideological products of feudal society, the proverbial culture is dominant, widely spread, and catchy, which is the reason why the proverbial culture has survived for thousands of years.

The proverbs that our ancestors believed in may not have fancy rhetoric, but they will inevitably help people overcome difficulties. Our ancestors often said that the sun does not bask in the sun, and it is one of the proverbs that has been passed down for many years. I'm sure some people are curious about the meaning of basking and swallowing the sun.

01The culture of common sayings flourishes

In many cases, one will find that proverbs are not less reliable. Even though the proverbial culture originated in the feudal era thousands of years ago, the atmosphere of the feudal era was very different from the modern era.

However, the core concept has never changed. Our ancestors were determined to carry forward the proverbial culture because they just wanted to make life easier for future generations, like problems solved by older generations.

When the younger generation grows up, there's really no need to do that anymore. Therefore, some humorous and interesting words were used to urge future generations to avoid risks, which also became the goal pursued by ancestors.

At any time, the soul of the Chinese nation is inseparable from unity. Unity here does not only mean that people should develop empathy, but also calls on the older generation to take care of the younger generation.

Only in this way can the once glorious history and culture be passed on from generation to generation. Ancient cultures were well developed in the hands of ancestors. When the older generation dies, the younger generation should learn to shoulder the heavy responsibility of inheriting the culture.

These excellent and unique cultural treasures are what every generation of Chinese children wants to see. However, the colloquial culture was born in the feudal era after all, and it is difficult to guarantee that there will not be some feudal languages.

In this sentence, people can easily think of Feng Shui, and it turns out that this sentence is based on the conclusion, and this sentence is more conducive to housing Feng Shui. Both ancient and modern people attach great importance to the lighting of houses.

In the eyes of the ancients, a well-lit house is unlikely to have feng shui. In ancient times, the sun also represented yang. If a house has enough yang energy, the ancients believed that the house would bring more luck to the family.

This concept is also in line with the ancient people's idea that everything is a good omen. The first half of the sentence said that the sun should not shine on the roots of the inner walls of the house.

The reason is simple, because if the light really shines all the way to the root of the wall, it means that the whole house is bound to be filled with excessive yang. As the saying goes, the harmony of yin and yang is the best means, and this kind of thinking is similar to the opposite.

It is not to say that the more favorable things are, the better. It is often just the right thing to achieve the goal. Excessive force may cause a certain degree of loss.

By looking at the feng shui of the house, we can find that, in fact, feng shui pays more attention to balance, and the essential meaning of yin and yang harmony is not much different from complementarity.

02 Destruction of feng shui is difficult to recover

If there is too much prosperity in the process, it will definitely not be good news for the other party, and the possibility of imbalance in the future is not small. However, feng shui is different from solutions for other things.

Once the feng shui of the house is destroyed, the ancients are likely to choose to leave the original place. And, even so, the ancients would only think that feng shui has been destroyed, and it is difficult to restore it at all.

It is not difficult to find that the ancients actually attached great importance to the harmony of yin and yang. The way of balance is the way of life recognized by the ancients for generations. It not only plays a huge role in work and study, but also guides the ancients to move on in their daily life.

Therefore, rather than saying that the ancients always stick to the rules, it is better to say that this is the unremitting charm of Chinese civilization. The realization of the balance of yin and yang also proves that the ancients strived to balance the relationship between all parties.

If we want to coexist, we can only talk about other things before balancing. As for the meaning of the second half of the sentence, it is similar to the meaning of the sun not drying the roots. When dealing with the situation between the sun and the wall, the ancients followed the principle of overdoing it.

Will supervise myself not to be too eager for success, look at the relationship between windows and sunlight, the ancients did not want to reach the level that everyone was satisfied with, the ancients would rather make the house not so bright than let strong light pass through the house.

The mouth inside the mouth is actually the window. It’s not hard to understand that windows are the places where the house can absorb light without opening the door. Surprisingly, the ancients would not have placed windows too high.

Because this will swallow the sunlight, making the ancients feel that too much is a loss. From the feng shui point of view, this is the proof that the ancients tried to prevent the light from being too strong and affecting normal life.

You also can't be too full when you're doing anything. Just a little, just right is the right solution, just like how much light is right in your home.

Too little sunshine will make the yin in the house too heavy, and too much will cause some unnecessary troubles in life, which is enough to see that the concept insisted by the ancients is unreasonable.

03 Adhere to concept, experience and practice

Through some small things, we can also see the concept that the Chinese nation insists on. The so-called feng shui is only a small microcosm of Chinese civilization.

Cultural concepts inherited from the feudal era can only be recognized for thousands of years through the personal experience and practice of ancestors.

Otherwise, if one's own concept is untenable in reality, then no matter how much later generations exaggerate this truth, how can they spread the secrets of thousands of years to modern society?

Thus, it can be seen that all the crystallization of wisdom obtained through repeated reflection has the characteristic of being popular even with time changes, which can provide a stage of succession for ancient concepts.

It can not only withstand the test of changing times, but also find like-minded people in different times. Perhaps this is why traditional culture still has a place so far, and it is also the unique charm of traditional culture.