It embodies all the expectations and demands of our ancestors for the people of China. "
"The first group is rats and cows.
Rats represent wisdom and cows represent diligence. Wisdom and diligence must be closely combined.
If wisdom is not diligent, it becomes smart; And just being diligent without thinking becomes stupid.
So the two must be combined. This is the first set of expectations and requirements of our ancestors for China people, and it is also the most important set. "-
"The second group are tigers and rabbits.
Tigers represent courage, rabbits represent caution. Courage and prudence must be closely combined to achieve the so-called boldness and prudence.
If courage leaves prudence, it becomes recklessness.
And if you are not brave, being cautious blindly becomes timid. -
This group is also very important, so it is placed in the second place. " -
"So when we show caution, don't think that we China people don't have a brave side." -
"In fact, our ancestors pursued a kind of harmonious wisdom and harmony, and never gave a single request or task." -
"The third group is dragons and snakes.
The dragon represents tenacity, and the snake represents flexibility.
The so-called rigidity is easy to break, too rigid is easy to break, but if there is only a soft side, it is easy to lose your mind, so combining rigidity with softness is our ancestral motto. "
"Then there are horses and sheep.
Horses represent courage, go straight to the goal, and sheep represent harmony.
If a person only cares about himself and goes straight to the goal, regardless of the surrounding environment, he will inevitably bump into the surrounding environment and may not be able to achieve his goal in the end.
But if a person is condescending and integrated with his surroundings, he will lose his direction and goal.
Therefore, the indomitable spirit must be closely combined with harmony, which is the fourth group of expectations of our ancestors for China people. " -
"Then there are monkeys and chickens.
Monkeys represent flexibility. As for chickens,-
There was no clock before, and the beginning of the day was decided by the crow, so the crow was regular, which meant stability. -
Flexibility and stability must be closely combined.
If you are flexible and unstable, no matter how good the policy is, there will be no gain in the end. But if you were just stable, a stagnant pool and a monolithic plate, there would be no good day for us today.
There is only a very harmonious combination between them. On the one hand, it has stability and maintains the overall harmony and order, on the other hand, it can move forward flexibly. This is the most fundamental key. "
"Finally, dogs and pigs.
Dogs represent loyalty and pigs represent easygoing.
If a person is too loyal and doesn't know how to be easy-going, he will exclude others. On the other hand, if a person is too easy-going and has no loyalty, he will lose his principles. -
Therefore, whether it is loyalty to a nation-state, loyalty to a team, or loyalty to one's own ideals, it must be closely combined with easygoing, so that it is easy to truly maintain deep loyalty.
This is what we in China have always insisted: the outer circle is inside, and the gentleman is harmonious but different.
Everyone in China has his own zodiac sign. Some people are pigs, others are dogs. What's the point?
In fact, our ancestors expected us to be harmonious and impartial, and asked us to know how to cut into the corresponding surface. For example, pigs can pursue loyalty in an easy-going nature; On the other hand, the loyal nature of dogs is easygoing. "