What does Houyi Shooting Day tell us?

1. Benevolence, giving oneself up for others

Starting from the legend itself, Hou Yi wanted to shoot the sun because there were ten suns in the sky at that time, and the people on the earth were displaced, their homes were burned down, their crops were burnt down, and many people were killed by the heat. Under such circumstances, Hou Yi stood up to shoot the sun. From here, we can see that Hou Yi has a kind of spirit of benevolence, which coincides with the later "benevolence" of Confucianism, which is one of the main reasons why this story can be circulated for thousands of years.

2. The spirit of daring to challenge and show your sword

Houyi shot not only a day, but also a god who represents faith and worship. Although Houyi itself has become an image of a god in future legends, at that time Houyi challenged the authority of a god with a flesh and blood. What kind of courage and courage this is. To this day, what we lack most in our minds is the spirit of challenging authority. On campus, what teachers say is not always right. When we leave campus, what seniors say is not always right. At home, the opinions of elders are not always desirable. For these authorities, what we lack most is this challenging spirit full of courage and boldness.

3. Have a universal heart, be loyal, bear hardships and stand hard, and never stop until you reach your goal. Tell us to take what's going on in the world as our responsibility, to have a heart of loving all beings, and to persist and be strong in everything.

extended information

in ancient times, there was a serious drought on the earth. The heat scorched the forest, dried the earth and dried the seedlings and plants. It turns out that Di Jun and xi he gave birth to 1 children, all of whom are Sun. They live in OOCL, and there is a big tree named Fusang in the sea. Ten suns slept under the branches and ran out in turn to be on duty in the sky and shine on the earth. But sometimes, they come out together and bring disaster to mankind. In order to save mankind, Hou Yi drew an arrow with a bow and shot at the nine suns. I saw a burst fireball in the sky and three-legged crows fell. Finally, there is only one sun left in the sky.

At that time, Houyi climbed over ninety-nine mountains, crossed ninety-nine rivers, crossed ninety-nine canyons, and came to the foot of a mountain near the East China Sea. Houyi was ready to climb the mountain and shoot down the sun. After climbing the mountain, Hou Yi opened his big bow weighing ten thousand Jin, boarded an arrow weighing one thousand Jin, and shot down a sun with a whoosh. After that, Houyi struck the iron while it was hot, and shot another heavy arrow, which shot down two suns.

The rest of the sun glared at Hou Yi. Hou Yi was not afraid, but still put on an arrow and prepared to launch for the third time. Later, Hou Yi boarded three arrows and tried to shoot them out. Four suns were shot down by Hou Yi. This is the other suns are very scared and start to wander around. Hou yi calmly shot one arrow after another, and soon he shot only the last one of the sun in the sky.

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