First couplet: Spending the new year in a deserted way is unworthy of an adopted son. Second couplet: Live this life magnanimously.

I read an article in a newspaper on February 28, 2005, "In the past, people who abandoned their wives and children were so "spirited", but now they are deserted and deserted." I found it quite funny. After laughing, I felt something. .

The article tells the story of a down-and-out contractor in a certain town in a certain county who posted Spring Festival couplets and scolded his son as "unworthy"----

During the Spring Festival in 2005, a family in the town On the top, there is this couplet:

The first couplet: Spending the new year in a deserted way is unworthy of an adopted son

The second couplet: Live this life magnanimously and look forward to the future

Horizontal criticism : Laughing at Life

The protagonist who wrote this couplet is surnamed Huang. He was originally a contractor and is now in his 50s. He has a wife and three sons and one daughter, all of whom have grown up, including a college graduate. Born, this is a quite happy family. But more than 10 years ago, when Boss Huang was successful in his outsourcing job and had more money in his pocket, he abandoned his wife and son and found a mistress. He took her home openly and gave birth to a boy. This naturally caused dissatisfaction with the original wife and children, which led to the family being divided into two: the original wife and children were in one family, and Boss Huang, his mistress and the son were in another family.

In recent years, Boss Huang's career has not been going well, his wallet has been "lost", and it is even difficult to support himself. His mistress left without saying goodbye when she saw this, leaving the boy, now six or seven years old, to be raised by Huang alone. Very difficult. However, his original wife and children believed that Huang's predicament was caused by his wealth and unkindness, and that he should reap the consequences, so they refused to provide support and help. By this year's Spring Festival, Boss Huang had no choice but to spend the New Year "in a lonely mood" with his young son, who was only six or seven years old.

After reading the above, I wonder if this couplet can be changed to: "Why is it unworthy to have an adopted son who spends the new year in a deserted world? How can a joke be passed down if he spends this life magnanimously!" The protagonist of the story still cannot understand it. Why is the adopted son "unworthy"? He still defends himself with "frankness"! Of course, a person needs face and a tree needs bark. Although he is trying to make a fat person, it can be seen that he is already in the "deserted" place. In this situation, we should think about the rest of our lives in an "open and honest way"! If we had known today, why bother in the beginning?

Yes, society is a small stage, but society is a big stage. Whether consciously or not, everyone plays a role in reality. How well the performance is performed must be judged by the audience. Be careful not to accidentally turn into a villain or a buffoon, and you may be reviled by all the people, or you may be laughed at forever! For example, the "Boss Huang" in the story was really not very good at acting, so he ended up being a piece of cake and was ridiculed by others.

The author changed the original couplet to "Why is it unworthy of an adopted son to spend the new year in a deserted world; how can a joke be passed down if he lives an honest life?" What is the underlying meaning?

Answer:

Satire on Boss Huang, asking him not to blame others, but to reflect on himself.