There is a saying in the countryside that "fishing is poor for three years, and killing birds destroys life." Is that really the case?

There is an old saying in the countryside that "fishing is poor for three years, and killing birds destroys life". What does it mean? Fishing or shooting birds is a kind of entertainment, which is a favorite entertainment of modern people. How can you not be poor for three years by fishing and not ruin your life by shooting birds? This is too alarmist.

In fact, this is from the perspective of our modern people to see fishing and bird shooting. Modern people don't worry about food and clothing, and live a rich life. I usually lack a kind of spiritual enjoyment, so in the bright spring season, I will make an appointment with some friends and go fishing in the reservoir. The fish caught will make a crucian carp soup and drink a few glasses of wine at night. Life is too good to leave.

But in the past, fishing was called a luxury activity in the countryside, not to mention that a pair of fishing rods cost a lot of money, and the time wasted by fishermen every day alone can make the old people feel distressed. Farmers sow in spring and harvest in autumn on the premise that they should work in the fields every day, weed, fertilize, catch insects and try their best to harvest.

Fishermen waste their time sitting there doing nothing every day. If only they could catch the fish. If they don't catch a fish a day, they will be in trouble, and they will be scolded to death by the old man, wasting another day. You have plenty of time, don't you? Why can't you do some farm work?

So it used to be said that fishermen were poor for three years. They wasted all the limited time on fishing, and all their work in the fields was delayed. Can they not be poor? If there is no harvest in autumn, it means that there will be no food in the coming year. Even now, fishing is a sport for people with money and leisure. How can a person who runs around for a living all day have leisure to catch fish?

When it comes to playing with birds, there are even more allusions. It's about the children of the Eight Banners in the late Qing Dynasty, all of whom are experts at playing with birds. There is a special bird market in Beijing. These children of the Eight Banners do nothing every day, carrying cages and shooting birds in the bird market, completely forgetting their identity. Over time, the Eight Banners soldiers degenerated and became decadent veterans.

The proverb "Playing with birds destroys one's life" evolved from this allusion is really appropriate. At that time, the children of the Eight Banners were addicted to playing with birds, looking for good birds everywhere, doing nothing all day and chatting about birds together. Slowly, these people have degenerated physically and mentally, and they can't even protect themselves, let alone defend the country.

The Great Qing Dynasty was destroyed by these people, saying that it was still light that they ruined their lives and the country was destroyed by them. But now, times are different and people's spiritual needs are stronger, so more people see raising birds.

In fact, whether fishing or shooting birds, the key lies in a degree. Grasp this degree, you can get spiritual enjoyment, but if you exceed this degree, you will be tired of playing with things. Everything is the same. The ancients hated fishing and bird hunting, not because of these two things themselves, but because of people who wasted their time on these two things for no reason.

Idling away time is the most unbearable thing, and those who really make a difference will certainly not be too addicted to it. Master it reasonably, just relax. But the main business can't let go. If you want to make a difference, you must give up, especially young people.