As the saying goes, "The bright hall is like sowing rice, and the descendants will be poor until the end." What is the bright hall?

There is a saying in the countryside, "A bright house is like sowing rice, but the descendants will be poor to the end". Most people only know this sentence, but they always have a little understanding of what this sentence refers to.

So what does this sentence mean?

In fact, the content of this sentence is very simple and easy to understand. It means that if the tributes placed on the table for worshiping ancestors are as sparse as sowing seeds, then the descendants will definitely be impoverished.

In fact, this sentence does not mean that because the descendants are poor, the tribute is small, but the other way around, because the tribute is small, the descendants are poor.

The original intention of this sentence is to warn the descendants to be filial when Gaotang is still alive, and to be respectful after Gaotang's death. It is essentially a kind of filial piety. I believe everyone understands this.

Since ancient times, China has valued filial piety, brotherhood, loyalty and trustworthiness. This is not the only meaning of "Mingtang". Return to see the emperor, the emperor is sitting in the bright hall. Zhixun twelve turn, reward hundred thousand strong. ?The origin of this sentence must be familiar to everyone. It is excerpted from the narrative poem ?"Mulan Poetry" during the Southern and Northern Dynasties

"Mingtang" is also clearly mentioned in this poem, and in this context The "Mingtang" in the middle is obviously not the ancestors, but the emperor's palace (main hall). Mingtang, also known as the "Temple of Ming Dynasty", is an important ceremonial building built by ancient emperors. It is used to meet with princes, issue government orders, enjoy sacrifices to heaven, and worship ancestral temples. Mingtang? In fact, it not only has the above two meanings, Mingtang is also a place with its own name, that is, the main hall of the Great Chao in Ziwei City, known as the "Wanxiang Palace", and is a landmark building in Luoyang, the capital of the Tang Dynasty. , and it is also the largest wooden building in Chinese history.

The so-called Mingtang, that is, the "Temple of the Ming Zhengjiao", is the "temple of the Emperor". The Emperor built the Mingtang, so it can communicate with the gods, sense the heaven and the earth, and teach the four seasons. It advocates virtue and Tao. Showing ability is a sign of praise for those who have done well. The word "Mingtang" was first seen in the document "Book of Yizhou". Mingtang was built by Duke Zhou in Luoyi to show the dignity of the princes.

Since it was first used by the royal family, the word "mingtang" has been tainted with theological color. In addition, China has always practiced "family and world" politics, so many royal words and places gradually became Contaminated with the colors of the yin and yang of heaven and earth, the sun, moon, stars, or ancestors. Therefore, the word "Mingtang" has such common sayings and images as "Mingtang Rubomi". It seems that it gives a new meaning to an old word, has the blessing of the royal family, and gives it the meaning of respecting the elderly, loving the elderly, and respecting the ancestors, a certain meaning. To a certain extent, it is also a form of folk education.

As for being linked to ancestors, there must be some theological superstition. Otherwise, how could there be such a sentence as "How poor will the descendants be?"

The implicit meaning of this sentence is that if the descendants cannot revere and serve their ancestors with all their heart, they may be too poor to take the blame in the future. If you can't even worship your own ancestors with your heart, then your ancestors have no obligation to protect you and have a smooth journey.

In today's world, these common sayings actually still have their core connotations, and most of them are about serving the elderly wholeheartedly.