Why is there an old saying in rural areas that "Cold Mo depends on the lamp, the poor don't vote for their relatives, and no matter how poor they are, they don't eat their meals"?

The first sentence is "Cold Mo depends on the lamp, and he is too poor to vote for relatives. No matter how poor he is, he won't eat the food of his relatives. "The lamp here does not refer to the lighting used in our daily life, but the kerosene lamp used in the countryside in the past, which is a kind of lamp that can emit heat. Kerosene lamps were common in the past. They can only emit faint light and give off a little heat, so this heat can't keep warm.

Don't expect kerosene lamps to keep warm when it is cold. This sentence reminds people to prepare for the future. For example, be prepared before winter, prepare firewood at home, and take cold-proof measures. Don't expect kerosene lamps to keep warm when it is cold.

Many people think that emergency does not save the poor, because even if you borrow money from the poor, he may not pay you back. Therefore, the poor have no status in society and are often looked down upon. If you don't make progress when you are poor and just want to rely on your relatives for help, you can't do it. If someone helps you, it is only temporary help. If this relationship lasts for a long time, it will definitely be boring and make your situation even more embarrassing. Therefore, we must be "people are not poor" and find opportunities for our own efforts in order to be truly rich. Don't think about relying on others and making people feel embarrassed.

Relatives can cook you a meal or two, but if you go to eat every time, you will naturally not get the care you deserve as a guest. Although I don't like it, I won't say it directly, but it will inevitably affect the relationship between relatives and friends. So this sentence tells us that if people want to make progress, they should put their hopes on themselves instead of others, and don't give others trouble.

The second sentence is "the poor have no good friends and the rich have no good neighbors." A poor man spends most of his time on how to live and how to make money, and has no time to make friends, and because of his low status, few people are willing to make friends with him. And because the rich have money, it will inevitably arouse the envy of others. Make friends with neighbors, neighbors will naturally have a psychological gap, so they will be insincere to you and have other ideas.

There are many proverbs in rural areas, which are easy to understand. Do you know any other proverbs?