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Anti-Japanese naming

When people in China talk about naming their children, many people think of five elements and eight characters. Born in a short land, it was named "Yao"; Virtual fire, choose a word "Yi" in the name; Water shortage, then come to the word "Miao".

This is a tradition left by China's history. It was a distant era of backward economy and blocked information. In order to cope with the danger of uncertainty, ancestors often predict the future in a low-cost but once and for all way by looking at images, touching bones, telling fortune and "measuring eight characters"

Then, inject a mysterious symbol into the name to remind the child of the present and future. For example, there is a "Miao" in the name, that is, dad told you that life is short of water. When you grow up, stay away from the water, don't go swimming for entertainment, don't go to work by the river, make friends and marry, and be careful.

The subconscious purpose of this naming method is to hope that children can gain strength through some mysterious power and stay away from danger in an unpredictable and dangerous future.

This way of naming names can be called "risk awareness" and "red line awareness" with popular expressions. The core point of the innermost layer is the "survival law".

How about looking at the elephant, feeling the bones, telling fortune, and "measuring the eight characters" to choose the name? This belongs to the field of occultism, and it is difficult to judge. It has been passed down for thousands of years, and the Jianghu has a high status. It has not been cracked, proved or falsified.

It's like saying, "Is there a ghost in the world?" There are many observation records that say "I saw it." Many people firmly believe it, but if you go one step further and say "catch one and have a look", no one can do it.

At this time, some people will refute that "not catching ghosts only means that the technology has not been achieved, but it does not mean that it does not exist." "Can you prove that there are no ghosts on the moon?" . When you prove that there are no ghosts on the moon, another question arises, "Have you checked Mars?"

The same is true of traditional naming methods. Many people say it works, but they can't prove it works. However, no one can prove it is invalid.

No one can do it!

The role and effect of taking names by word of mouth have not been confirmed. So, is there a clear, easy-to-understand and feasible method of naming?

Yes Why?

Because: First, now it is a well-off society, and the chances of survival have greatly increased. There is no need to scare yourself and worry about yourself. Second, now is the era of knowledge and information explosion. Big data, Internet, 5G transmission, more and more clear, understandable, feasible and learned things.

What is that?

There is a world-recognized concept called "culture".

The fundamental function and function of choosing a name is a kind of cultural symbol. For example, the name of the same dog is called Xiaobai in white, Xiaohei in black, Xiaomai in obedient and Wang Cai in function.

The same is true of names. It is a part of the concept of "culture", so it is not wrong in basic principle and logic to apply the operating law of "culture" to name it.

Then someone will ask, "What is culture?"

Culture is not a big and empty concept, but a set of clear principles and logic hidden behind specific facts. For example, on the Mid-Autumn Festival, people who eat moon cakes are from China, but people who don't eat moon cakes on the Mid-Autumn Festival are not from China. Mid-Autumn Festival is a typical cultural symbol. What are the principles and logic of Mid-Autumn Festival?

The first is values. There is a value that everyone agrees with but doesn't say "reunion-missing relatives, family reunion";

The second is a hero. There is a well-known hero story, "the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon";

The third is to hold a ceremony. Let's hold a ceremony together: "August 15, let's have a reunion souvenir-moon cake";

Fourth, it is widely spread. Parents pass it on to their children and children pass it on to the next generation. August 15, enjoy the moon, eat moon cakes and have a family reunion.

When eating moon cakes, everyone agrees with a value, tells a heroic story, makes a ceremony and passes it on from generation to generation.

People who observe the same customs become a nation; And this custom itself has become a national culture.

Therefore, the culture is profound and profound, and it is a great force to influence, change and unite people.

Back to naming, applying the concept of culture, its logic is like this, taking the anti-Japanese star "Xue Yue" as an example:

The first is values. In that turbulent and war-torn era, his parents hoped that their son would become a person who served the country and chose the values of "serving the country faithfully";

The second is a hero. Who is the model of "serving the country faithfully"? The most outstanding representative "Yue Fei";

The third is to hold a ceremony. Son surnamed Xue, named Yue;

Fourth, it is widely spread. Xue Yue grew up listening to the story of Yue Fei, followed Yue Fei's example, went to military school, joined the army, and finally fought bravely against Japan, eventually becoming a generation of famous soldiers.

To sum up, the application of the concept of "culture" to name children, the order is:

The first step is for parents to think about what values they agree with or hope for.

Step two, who is the hero recognized or hoped for in this value? It needs to be said here: he can be a public figure who is not well-known in society but is proud of his family, or he can be an elder;

The third step is to borrow the relevant information of the hero and name the child. For example, the hero Yue Fei can directly quote "Yue"; You can also quote "loyalty" indirectly, or anything you agree with.

The fourth step is to choose an example for children from an early age, tell a good hero story and set up lofty ideals. Let the children understand that there is a hero in their name and a story to be proud of, and lock in the goal from an early age and make unremitting efforts for it. Of course, this is the most important step in applying the concept of "culture" to names.

Finally, explain two points:

Traditional methods of looking at images, feeling bones, telling fortune, measuring eight characters or "Jin Mu's fire, water and earth" are used for naming. Their function is to remind, warn and intervene in the future with the help of mysterious forces.

The application of the concept of "culture" in naming is to help parents choose heroic stories for their children, so that children can know from an early age that they should be responsible for their own lives, aim at heroes, set up lofty ideals and make unremitting efforts for them.

(Reference book: 1 Corporate Culture, by Deere, USA; 2. "Criticism of China People's Thoughts", Author: China, Chu Yu)

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