Clear the crow's name

There is an old saying in the countryside: "When a crow falls on a pig, it can't see its own black when it sees the black of others", to the effect that some people only see the shortcomings of others and can't see their own. When I first heard this sentence, I was too young to understand its meaning. All I know is that crows are dark and barking, which is disgusting.

People in the village are afraid of the arrival of crows and say, "When crows are on their heads, there will be disaster." "When the crow crows, disaster comes." In people's minds, crow is an unlucky bird. If someone says something worrying, it will be satirized as "crow's mouth." Some words also contain prejudice against crows, such as "rabble", "love me, love my dog" and "crows are as black as the world". ?

Later, I went to school and learned the story of "crow drinking water", and found that crow is a clever bird. Some people say that this story is fabricated. Louis Le faivre, an animal behaviorist at McGill University, believes that crows are as smart as dogs. In Japan, it is often seen at intersections that when the red light is on, crows put walnuts under the stopped wheels; The green light is on, the car crushes walnuts, and the crow flies down to enjoy the food. Crows will hide some walnuts in autumn and find them to eat in winter, so their memories are good; In the music class, the teacher taught us to sing "Little Crow Loves Mom", which inspired people to honor their parents through the story of crow feeding back.

Perhaps in people's minds, black symbolizes the end, and darkness represents the end of the day. People also regard the black crow as an ominous symbol. Even if there is no omen, the description of "the old vine crows" will remind people of a bleak scene. Those poor paintings and calligraphy are also called "graffiti works", but in the eyes of foreigners, crows are sacred. Canada called the crow a guide to guide Canadians who survived the ancient floods to land, find the surviving women and let the race multiply; Britain calls crows the patron saint, especially the British royal family regards crows as treasures, and the government bears the expenses and raises crows in the tower; In northern Europe, crows are the embodiment of thoughts and memories. Sri Lanka regards crows as divine birds, and crows are peaceful ... There is only one nation in China that worships crows, and that is Manchu. It is said that in the battle with the Ming army, Nuerhachi, the Qing emperor, was in danger, and a group of crows flew in and covered his body before fleeing. Dourgen had a similar experience, so Manchu worships crows very much. ?

Come to think of it, crow is just an ordinary bird, because its own color and noisy, crude, monotonous and harsh calls make people have subjective likes and dislikes, and because it often wanders around rotten things, leaving people with unpleasant feelings. In fact, it doesn't mean good or bad luck, everything is people's mental imagination. ?

The Northeast Edition of the Twenty-four Solar Terms Song wrote: In early spring, the sun turns, the river rains, crows crow, and Grain Rain farms ... You see, the plan for the year lies in spring, and spring comes slowly from the crows' cries. From this perspective, crows can be regarded as messengers of spring.

Crows are innocent. I defend the crow.