The world outside the well

Recently, when I saw a term, it seemed normal at first glance, but after careful consideration, I found it very resistant to pondering. I've been thinking about it for a long time, and every time I feel something new, but I still feel I haven't figured it out. That is the "well edge". It's just that the word seems to be easy to understand, but if it's associated with observing the sky, it's chewy.

When I learned the word "observing the sky from a well" in primary school, I felt that frog was stupid. I don't even know how to jump out of the well and see the outside world. I have always confined myself to that narrow world, thinking that it is the whole world. I think I will never be that little frog. I want to stay away from that little frog and not confine myself to a small world, thinking that it is the whole world. I want to be that bird and look at the vast land and the vast sky. This is my world.

I always thought I was the bird before I saw that word. From then on, I realized that I was actually the frog. At least the frog met the bird. In the description of the bird, he knew that he was in the well and had a preliminary understanding of the outside world. One day when I don't want to stay in the well, a frog jumps out of the well to see the wonderful world outside. And I have been staying in the well without knowing it, and I am still immersed in my fantasy outside the well every day.

I saw a joke before: There is a village from which the Empress went out. Every time the villagers think about it, they feel very proud. It's been a long time, and the queen has never been back to the village once. People in the village wanted to see the Empress, so they transferred some people who were familiar with or knew the Empress before and organized a delegation to visit the Empress in Beijing. However, due to lack of access and being completely blind, I haven't seen the Empress for more than half a month. At best, there was no hope, so we had to go back to the village.

The villagers asked, "Have you seen the Empress?" ，?

"I saw it".

? The Empress kept us eating delicious food for half a month, and we really didn't want to eat it, so we came back.

? "What did you eat delicious? Tell everyone about it. "

? One table of white steamed bread and three bowls of braised pork every day. "I couldn't eat any more, so we came back."

? "Tell us more about the royal family?" Some villagers asked.

? "The queen's domestic chickens, sheep, more can't see the edge, yes everywhere. The sound of sheep barking and chicken crowing is just like thunder, which can be heard from a distance. " "This is not the most powerful. The most powerful thing is that their sheepfolds and chicken pens are made of gold." "The spoons they use to scoop water are all gold." Especially in the palace, the spoons for digging dung are also gold. When the villagers heard that the palace was so luxurious, their faces showed envy.

Do you think these stories are ridiculous? These villagers are so ignorant. However, if you think about it carefully, are you the same? Just talking about something. For example, if we think about the life of billionaires, do we also have this idea? Guess their lives by their own living standards. With our eyes, to comment on the practices of some great people, will it be the same?

But now, with the Internet and movies, we can have a basic understanding of people's lives far away in the clouds. I wouldn't make such a ridiculous joke. But, do I really know the world outside the well for me?