What does carving a boat for a sword tell us?

Carving a boat for a sword tells us to be flexible and not stick to the rules, otherwise it will be futile in the end. At the same time, we should learn to respect the objective reality and not do things by fantasy. If we regard the old rules and regulations as a magic weapon to solve new problems, we will make jokes. Carving a boat for a sword is an idiom, which means a person who sticks to the rules and sticks to his own opinions.

The origin of carving a boat for a sword

"Carving a boat for a sword" comes from "Lv Chunqiu Chajin", and the original text is as follows:

There was a man crossing a river in Chu, and his sword fell from the boat into the water. He made a mark on the side of the ship with his sword and said, "This is where my sword fell." . The ship stopped at the destination, and the Chu people jumped into the water from the marked place to find the sword. The ship has sailed, but the sword has not moved. Isn't it very confusing to look for the sword like this?

A man in the state of Chu crossed the river, and his sword fell from the boat into the water. He immediately carved a mark on the boat and said, "This is where my sword fell." The ship stopped at the destination, and the Chu people jumped into the water from the marked place to look for the sword. The ship has moved, but the sword has not. Isn't it silly to find a sword like this?

To annotate ...

Involve: crossing, crossing.

Author: people.

Its: his, pronoun.

Self: from.

Fall: fall.

Yes, here it is.

Article: Be in a hurry, right away.

Deed: pass the "wedge", carve, and carve with a knife.

Yes: demonstrative pronoun, this, this, here, like this.