My aunt lives in a rural area. She suffered from cerebral infarction last year and is very fragile. My mother said that if she often calls to greet her, my aunt will be in a better mood, so she often calls to chat with her.
When I called at noon, my aunt said that the weather was getting warmer and the grass was growing. She was pulling out the grass in the yard and at the gate, otherwise she would be laughed at by people passing by.
I remember that when my father was in his hometown, he would just hang around pulling weeds and cleaning.
There is an old saying, "Don't look at the treasures at home, only look at the grass in front of the door." It seems that this sentence has a profound impact on future generations! So what does this sentence mean? What truth does it imply?
I suddenly remembered that when I was still a student, I met an elder who claimed to have seen through the world of mortals. He returned from the busy city to his yard in the countryside, lived alone in seclusion, and lived a life of leisurely clouds and wild cranes.
Of course, he is not blind to what is happening outside the window. He will still post some words and photos on the Internet to record his life. It can be seen from the photos that the yard is not big, but it is neat and tidy. I planted several pots of flowers, and the most impressive one was the orchid, which has a higher photogenic rate.
There is also a sign on the door "So-and-so lives leisurely". There is nothing at the door except an unknown climbing vine. It is inhabited.
Although he lives in a simple farmyard, he keeps the inside and outside of the yard clean. It can be seen that he must be a very particular and self-disciplined person in life, right? Therefore, even if you can't see the owner and only see the living environment, you can still make a guess about the owner.
Getting back to the subject, "Don't look at the treasures at home, just look at the grass in front of the door." The literal meaning of this sentence is that you don't look at the valuable treasures at home, just look at the grass in front of the door. What can you tell from "Maeso"? Naturally, we don’t look at whether a family is rich or wealthy, but only look at appearance. Basically, we look at quality. From the “grass in front of the door” we can see the family’s attitude towards life, conduct and cultivation.
So what kind of grass is the "front grass" that shows that this family is positive and worthy of friendship? Of course it's not weeds. There are overgrown weeds in front of a house or even in the yard. It will only make people frown and leave a bad impression. It means that the family is lazy and very negative, which will make outsiders frown. despise.
There is a saying that "if one house cannot be governed, how can the world be governed?" The implication is that if people want to achieve great things, they must start with small things bit by bit, in front of their own door and in their yard. He didn’t even clean up the weeds. It is estimated that the crop fields are overgrown with weeds and the harvest is not good. Can we expect him to do anything big?
Therefore, a house with overgrown weeds in front of the door will not leave a good impression on others, and people will avoid it and are unwilling to associate with such a house.
However, if the "grass in front of a house" makes people happy, that is another attitude.
In life, we often see people planting flowers, green grass, and even vegetable gardens in front of their doors, and they are well maintained.
Passers-by can’t help but stop and admire. Such a house will make people feel envious and admirable, and they will feel like they want to get closer. This is actually a manifestation of people’s pursuit of beautiful things.
Because a family has taken care of its "appearance" in such a way that it makes people envious, and the home will naturally be clean and tidy, which shows that this family is not only hard-working, but also has a positive attitude towards life. In their eyes, , cleanliness will make people feel happy, life is beautiful and interesting, such people are also kind and enthusiastic towards outsiders, and are very popular, because everyone is willing to associate with such people.
For those who keep their home and outside clean, the crops in the fields will be free of weeds, grow well, and the harvest will be good, and their lives will be good. This is exactly what the saying " The land has no partiality and only loves hard-working people.”
“Don’t look at the treasures in the house, only look at the grass in front of the door.” It has nothing to do with the wealth of the family, but is related to the life attitude and moral cultivation of the residents. To this day, people will also care about the “grass in front of the door” left behind. impressions of others.
At the same time, this old saying also warns future generations that no matter what they do, only if they are willing to start from small things can they achieve great things. People with high ambitions and low abilities cannot achieve great things.