Pulling a seedling to encourage growth is a classic idiom originating from the agricultural society of ancient China. The explanation is as follows:
1. This story tells the story of a farmer who excessively interfered with the growth process of his crops in order to make his crops grow faster, which resulted in the death of the crops. The farmer in this story is named "Song Ren", and he cultivates a large rice field. In spring, people in the Song Dynasty saw that other people's rice had grown very high, but their own rice grew slower than others.
2. He was anxious and worried that his harvest would be less than others. So people in the Song Dynasty began to think of ways to make their rice grow faster. He was busy in the rice fields every day, uplifting the rice seedlings and tying them together one by one. This way, the rice will appear taller and larger. However, this approach actually goes against the laws of nature.
3. After pulling back the seedlings to encourage growth, the Song people found that their rice did not grow faster as he imagined, but gradually began to wither. This is because uprooting destroys the natural growth process of rice, causing them to be unable to adapt to the new environment. In the end, all the Song people's rice died.
Knowledge related to waiting for a rabbit
1. Waiting for a rabbit is a classic idiom, derived from ancient Chinese fables. This story tells the story of a farmer who stopped farming because he accidentally picked up a rabbit that hit a tree and died. He stayed under the tree every day waiting for the next rabbit to die. However, he waited for a long time but did not get the second rabbit, and the crops in the field were barren.
2. This story conveys a truth: It is impossible to get something without working. Only through your own efforts and hard work can you obtain real success and happiness. The farmer's behavior of waiting for the rabbit is actually an attempt to evade his own responsibilities and efforts and hope that the rabbit will die on his own. This idea is wrong.
3. In real life, the behavior of "waiting for the rabbit" often appears. Some people hope to get rich overnight through gambling, stock trading, etc., but ignore the huge risks and instability of these behaviors. Eventually, they often lose all their money and get even deeper into trouble.