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This sentence comes from Wang Chong's "Preface to Balance Tao" in Han Dynasty.
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"Huainan Wang Xuedao, recruit the people of the world, pour the statue of a country, a monk, but with Huainan Taoist, strange, all for it. Wang Sui gained enlightenment and his family ascended to heaven. All animals are immortal, dogs bark in the sky and chickens crow in the clouds. "
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King Huainan studied Taoism, recruited wise people all over the country, ignored the dignity and wealth of the country, and even accepted those humble Taoists. As a result, all kinds of Taoist priests gathered around the king of Huainan, bringing many strange magic tricks and showing their magical powers. Chu Huaiwang finally got the chance to become an immortal, and the whole family ascended to heaven. All the livestock in the family have become immortals, even dogs crow in the sky and chickens crow in the sky.
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This idiom expresses the meaning that a person's success can drive people around him to enjoy success, and also reminds people to be careful about the abuse and improper use of power.
Creation background
The Han Dynasty was a big dynasty in the history of China. At that time, the emperors were very keen on learning Taoism and seeking ways to live forever. Therefore, Wang Chong's Preface to the Balance of Taoism also involves many stories of Taoist immortals.
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"Chickens and dogs" are not literally animals, but refer to family, relatives and friends around them.
Enlightenment of life
From this idiom, we can get an enlightenment: we should strive to pursue our ideals and careers, but at the same time, we should not forget our relatives and friends around us. Only when we succeed, we should also help people around us to succeed together. This is the real success.
The same is true in our personal lives. When we achieve success and achievement, we should think of sharing this joy with people around us instead of enjoying it alone. Our relatives and friends are important forces supporting our success, and we should also give back to them after success, so that they can also feel the joy and happiness of success.
Besides, we should also remember the derogatory meaning of this idiom. Success is not the only value. We should not only pay attention to utility and power status, but also pay attention to our moral character and morality. Only by pursuing success and maintaining good moral character and morality can we truly realize the meaning and value of success.