Reading and Interpreting Zhu Zi's Motto of Managing the Family; Integrating virtue is the best preparation.
(Vernacular): Everything should be prepared in advance, and the house should be repaired when it doesn't rain.
This sentence talks about the preparation work before people do things, and also about how to get along with others!
Tell a story: A Mr. Feng Shui got lost in the wilderness. When he was almost desperate, he saw a family knocking at the door for water. The old lady in the room was very enthusiastic about bringing water out, but she deliberately spilled some chaff in the water. Mr. Feng Shui was so thirsty that he didn't care. He could only drink water while blowing away the chaff. After drinking the water, I expressed my gratitude by suppressing my dissatisfaction. I am a geomancer. I am very grateful for bothering a bowl of water today. In order to repay my friendship, I will help your family to see the geomantic omen. The family is in high spirits, having a good tea and a good meal. He chose a place of ruin and recommended it to others.
after many years, I passed by again, only to see a magnificent mansion. The family recognized Mr. Feng Shui and invited him into the house, saying that they must repay him. Mr. Feng Shui's heart is in fear. Obviously, it is the place where the children are childless, but how can it flourish? What he didn't know was that the old lady put the chaff in the water because she was worried that he would explode his lungs with cold water, just because she was extremely compassionate and considerate! ?
This story also illustrates a truth: God bless the good, there is no evil cause, how can there be bad consequences? This family has accumulated a lot of good deeds, and the natural world is harmonious and auspicious, and the family is thriving day by day.
as the ancients said, there are five ways to change one's destiny: one virtue, two lives, three yin merits, four feng shui and five reading. A person's lack of ability to do things can be cultivated, compensated and improved, but the defects of character and morality are hard to repair. Remember, people who can't be human can hardly achieve anything!
in ancient times, the ancient people's preparation was only two words-"accumulate virtue".
They measure the good or bad of a thing in a longer-term historical coordinate, and I will do what can leave a blessing for future generations. Otherwise, even if I have more money, I will never harm the heavens and the earth.
and your choice today will determine your future.
to take precautions means to repair the doors and windows of the house before it rains. Metaphor is to make preparations in advance to prevent accidents. The language "The Book of Songs, the Wind, and the Owl": "If it doesn't rain in the sky, it will cut through the soil and prepare for the family." While it's sunny and it's not raining, peel some mulberry roots and mend the doors and windows.
To build a house before it rains is to know that life is not easy and there are many disasters. Only by trying to be a good person and passing on good qualities to future generations, so that they will not break the law or hurt others and cause revenge, even if they encounter any disasters, many people will be willing to help him tide over the difficulties. The ancients believed that disasters are not irresistible to human beings, and only by conforming to heaven and cultivating the mind for goodness is the fundamental guarantee for avoiding misfortune.
It's hard for modern people to understand this matter. They think that the ancients lived too tired. If they do something first, they will consider whether it is right or not and whether it will hurt others, but it will limit their own development.
But think about it, everyone grabs the opportunity and doesn't care about hurting others. In this way, you can hurt others today and others will hurt you tomorrow. This rule is certain.
actually, karma exists in the world.
If you hurt others, you should be wary of others' revenge, avoid being investigated by law, and be on tenterhooks all day. An unintentional word from others can make you jumpy, but once you encounter a minor illness or disaster, you will scare yourself and think it is a catastrophe. It is said that rich people cherish their lives, but in fact they are not cherishing their lives, they are afraid that they will be punished for being rich and heartless.
Today's people envy wealth, and those who seize the opportunity to have wealth can really enjoy everything.
But think about it, when children were poor, they were all looking forward to eating jiaozi for the New Year. Nowadays, eating big fish and meat every day doesn't bring you much happiness! Luxury enjoyment is the same for the rich, day after day, but it's just a different way of life, which doesn't necessarily make them happier than us.
Taking precautions requires us to see the crisis in advance and make a positive response as soon as possible. Today's choice will determine your future. Don't be led by immediate interests, don't take a shipwreck, don't do bad things, and don't hurt others. Then what will hurt you?
the real meaning of taking precautions is to be responsible for yourself and the future, so that everything you do can stand the test of time.