The "four elders" of the elderly are indispensable (excerpt from 24 sentences)

1, Ma Ji, a famous crosstalk performer, told a joke in his early years called "Lao Si".

2. Blessing is not only an auspicious word, but also a part of China traditional culture.

3. The explanation of the word "Fu" in Zhuangzi is very in line with public opinion. Therefore, peace is a blessing, health and kindness are blessings, and they are all understandings and expectations of happiness.

4. Liu Xi's explanation of happiness in Ming Jie is that happiness is wealth, and the word "fu" can block and drive away poor gods. Sticking the word "Fu" in the Spring Festival means keeping the rich and driving out the poor, which means sticking a family symbol.

In fact, the symbol is an ordinary Chinese character, and its meaning is diverse and vague, which is different from history, environment, people's identity and situation. In the eyes of a thousand people, there are a thousand.

6. The so-called happiness used to mean happiness, but now people understand happiness as happiness. No matter in the past or now, China people always have a beautiful wish, and that is to look forward to happiness and happiness.

7. Chen Pingyuan, a professor in Peking University, compared literature, history and philosophy to the ballast stones of human civilization. This is very vivid and appropriate. Literature, history and philosophy really play an irreplaceable role in people's civilized thoughts and behaviors.

8. There is another saying among the people, that is, take the word "fu" apart to understand it. On the left is prayer and on the right is the superposition of fields. Where there is Ding Tian, there is delicious food, and eating is bliss. It can be seen that this is the embodiment of the thought of small-scale peasant economy.

9. Friends are not related by blood, not necessarily close, not necessarily completely like-minded, otherwise, they will often go beyond the boundaries of friends. In other words, it is normal for friends to have differences, so there is no need to be surprised.

10, blessing is the first of the six blessings of blessing, wealth, longevity, fortune and luck, and it is a generalization and representative of the phenomena of praying, accepting blessings, praying and cherishing blessings. The meaning of happiness in China culture is not material satisfaction, but spiritual wealth.

1 1. There is a saying in the book Everything is done wrong about a rich life. Xu Shen said in the book Shuo Wen Jie Zi: Fu is also prepared. Those who are prepared, in the name of obedience, all goes well. It means that all ages are complete, all kinds of materials are complete, and everything goes well, which is a blessing.

12. According to the book "Liang Menglu", as early as the Northern and Southern Dynasties, there were customs to celebrate the New Year, such as laying department stores, painting door gods, and greeting cards. Among them, Yingchun brand is to write the word "fu" on red paper and paste the word "fu" on doors, upstairs and various electrical appliances to show good luck.

13, Fu culture has a long history, and it is a native folk culture in China. It covers a wide range. With the development of thousands of years of civilization history in China, it has penetrated into every aspect of people's daily life, reflecting the outlook on life and values of the Chinese nation and people's pursuit and yearning for a better life.

14. since the reform and opening up, many people have been carried away by money and have been hit by the frenzy of material desires. Even some people with wrinkles and white hair are not immune. In this impulsive period of social transformation, we undoubtedly need the ballast stone of literature, such as Wen Shizhe and others to sink down and read some books, learn to calm down and think, and not go with the flow.

15, the official said: honesty is a blessing. Ge Hong said in "Bao Puzi": Qing Dynasty was blessed. Of course, some officials think that promotion is a blessing, while others think that making money is a blessing. Businessmen think that getting rich is a blessing, and farmers think that rich shepherds are a blessing. Nothing is more accurate than health for thousands of old people.

16, every old man has several old friends more or less. The so-called old friends can be roughly divided into two meanings: one is friends for many years, such as classmates, colleagues and comrades-in-arms when they were young, and some even lost friends for several hours; The other is a friend I haven't contacted for a long time, but he is about the same age and is already the boss. No matter which kind you belong to, as long as you know each other, talk to each other and have a certain tacit understanding in words and deeds, that is good luck.

17, what do you think of this book? Zhu Zi, a thinker and philosopher in the Song Dynasty, said: There are three ways to read: heart, eyes and mouth. At the same time, he also taught specific methods: reading methods, step by step, and reading and thinking. People who have always liked reading don't need to be taught. Those who ignore reading can try. As long as you can develop the good habit of diving and playing hero, your spiritual life will benefit a lot and your heart will be pure and stable.

18. In the chapter of "Hong Fan", there is Five Blessingg's saying, which is: live long for one day, be rich for two days, be in Corning for three days, be in Xiu De for four days, and be tested for life for five days. Life refers to immortality, long life; Wealth means having enough money and things and having a prominent position; Corning means health and peace; Virtue refers to kindness, tolerance and loyalty; Life means that you can know your death in advance. Therefore, later generations have the idiom Five Blessingg Renaissance.

19, Fu is one of the oldest characters in China. As early as Oracle Bone Inscriptions in the Shang Dynasty, it was an pictograph, and its composition was the basic structure of pictograph, with various writing methods. When it comes to inscriptions on bronze, it becomes a pictophonetic character, which is characterized by shape and sound; It means to pray on the table as a tribute, indicating that the things in the vessel are full of meaning; Together, they are full of offerings, offering sacrifices to gods or ancestors, and praying for blessings and happiness.

20. The friendship between the elderly is mostly simple and pure, but there is a spiritual connection, in which there is less interest and less desire entanglement. Most of these friends are loose and casual in structure, but they are also very happy, easy to keep fresh and will not go bad. If you are entangled in the interests of money, it is easy to hurt yourself and others, because the river of interests is a knife, symbolizing not only the harvest, but also hurting others.

2 1, Lebanese poet and American writer Ji Bolun said in his book Friendship: When you break up with your friend, don't be sad, because your favorite quality will be more obvious when he leaves you, just like a climber looking at the mountain on the flat ground, and the mountain looks clearer. Yes, friends have relatives and estrangements, parties and departures. They don't need to get along with each other day and night, and they can't be together forever. When we break up, we can leave a good impression in our hearts and have a sweet aftertaste, even if it is beautiful.

22. How to find the ballast stone? Reading is the best way and the best place. Old people have relatively rich life experience and respect tradition more or less. Whether you are influenced by fashion or not, your thoughts must be enriched and improved. Spiritual improvement is endless. Therefore, Professor Chen Pingyuan said in the article "Stick to Your Reading Stand": According to your own position, consciously close some channels, refuse some information, forget some knowledge and * * some trends, so that you can live a better life.

It is said that Jiang Taigong's wife is too poor, but she likes the rich. When Jiang Taigong was down and out, she ran away from home. Later, Jiang Taigong made a fortune and took charge of the power of sealing gods. She returned to Jiang Taigong and pestered Jiang Taigong to make her a god. Jiang Taigong didn't trust her, so he turned her into a poor god. And restrict her from getting close to rich people, and don't go to families with the word "fu". When people know about it, they put their blessings on doors, walls and other places. People not only pursue and enjoy happiness, but also realize that the foundation of happiness is field. With fields, grain and other crops will have a bumper harvest.

24. This means that the elderly can't live without four old people: the nest, the capital, the wife and the old friend. Later, I learned from an anthology of foreign prose that the four old people mentioned by Maggie were originally from Franklin, USA. Franklin can be said to be Confucius in America. It is famous for women and children. He is not only a famous writer, philosopher, thinker and social activist, but also a senior diplomat. He has served as ambassador to Britain, France and other countries. In his article, he said: When he is active on the stage of life, it can be said that his friends are all over the world. He is with his friends all day. But in his later years, when he was sick, unable to move and bedridden, he felt that his nest was valuable. Old people can't live without their nests. It's pathetic to have no nest. Old capital is the capital for providing for the aged. Although the elderly don't need much money, it's not good to have none, at least to meet the basic needs of life and medical care. When they were young, the couple were busy with their own careers and didn't care about you all day; But it's different when you get old. Who can get along with you day and night? Who can provide you with water and food every day? Who can scrub you? Maybe others can give you some help, but as time goes by, the most reliable one is the wife, and no one can replace her. There are not many old friends, but your bosom friend; You don't need to be there in the morning and evening, you can get together and talk about your heart in a moment, even if you talk on the phone, you will feel warm in your heart. Franklin also had a dog in his later years. His acquaintances have disappeared, his friends are far away, the traffic in the past has become empty, and the luxurious living room is covered with spider silk dust. But no matter how desolate and cold it is, the old dog still snuggles close to his bed or beside him. So when Franklin came here, he lamented five old people, while Ma Ji only said four. Whether you are five or four years old, it is very important for the elderly.