What does the joke about going to town with a pole want to tell us?

The joke of "going into the city with one shot" tells people a truth: thinking should be flexible, and dealing with things should not be one-sided and rigid. You shouldn't listen to other people's suggestions at will, trust others' one-sided experience, copy them, and have your own ideas and opinions. Xiao Lin, who came to town with a pole, was selected from Wei of the Three Kingdoms. The author is Han Danchun, wei ren in the Three Kingdoms period. He is famous in the world for Three Volumes of Xiaolin and One Volume of Yijing, and is called "the ancestor of Xiaolin".

The original "carrying a pole into the city":

If Lu ruo has a long pole entering the city gate, he can't enter it at first, nor can he enter it horizontally. There is nothing he can do. I am not a saint, but I have seen many things. Why not use a saw? "So I cut it off.

Translation of "Holding the Pole into the City":

There was a man in the state of Lu who walked into the city gate with a long pole. At first he stood up and held it, but he couldn't get into the gate. He came and hugged, but he couldn't get into the gate. I really can't think of a way. Just when he was at a loss, an old man came here and said, "I am not a saint, but I have seen many things." Why not use a saw to cut off the long pole and enter the city gate? " So the Lu people cut off the long pole according to the old man's method.

The enlightenment of "holding the pole into the city";

Those who enter the city gate with long poles: they are rigid, unable to think and flexible.

Old man: Be smart and be a teacher.