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original text

Song people have cultivators. There was a plant in the field. When the rabbit touched the plant, its neck broke and it died. Stand by and watch because you released this plant, hoping to get the rabbit back. Rabbits can't be recovered, but as a small fruit of a song. Today, the people who want to go to the former dynasty are all guarding their factories and so on. -from "Everything is wrong, five mistakes"

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There was a farmer in Song State, and there was a stump in his field. One day, a rabbit running fast ran into a stump, broke its neck and died. So the farmer put down his farm tools and stood by the stump day and night, hoping to get another rabbit.

However, the hare could not get it again, and he himself was laughed at by the Song people. Now I want to use the past policy of governing the country to govern today's people, and I am as wrong as waiting for him!

Extended data:

The distance between rabbit eyes is relatively large, in order to find the hunter better. However, it is difficult for them to see the objects in front of them, and they lack binocular vision. Coupled with the fast running speed, sometimes it is too late to stop or turn when encountering obstacles in front, resulting in the phenomenon of "waiting for the rabbit".

This story is used to criticize those rigid dogmatic ways of thinking.

Waiting for the rabbit can be a compliment. As long as you master the rules, it is ok to plant a few trees in the path where rabbits must pass and wait for rabbits to hit them. For example, a certain place is the only place where the Japanese army must pass. We just need to be prepared here and wait for the rabbit.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Waiting for Rabbit