preface
What will always depend on man is his wisdom, his conscience, his human dignity. —Sukhomlinsky
Today's life, can be described as the era of modernization and high-tech coexistence, after comparing with the ancient times, it is simply the gap between heaven and earth, in the city, you can see a variety of high-rise buildings, most of the various items used are intelligent, even in the countryside slightly backward places, but also live in a variety of small villas and buildings, the quality of life has also been greatly improved, although everyone has no substantive experience of ancient life, but through some ancient film and television dramas, It will also be found that ancient life and today's life can not be compared at all, but even if the ancient life is very backward, the ancients also have great wisdom in many aspects, such as in the aspect of digging a well, the ancients will put two turtles in the well, and when mentioning this reason, many people lament that the ancients really had great wisdom.
Rivers are the origin of human civilization
In the whole world, in addition to China, there are many countries' civilizations, are from the riverside began to rise, such as China's ancient civilization culture began to rise, that is, in the Yellow River Basin of the Yangtze River, the ancient Babylonian civilization is also in the Euphrates River and other river basins inherited, the Indus River also brought the ancient Indian civilization, etc., from these examples, it can be seen that the river has an extremely important role in ancient civilization, and water for human beings, but the top priority in life.
Ancient civilizations developed from the realm where rivers are located, and water, as the basic material necessary for people's survival, is also extremely important. With the passage of time, even if they do not live near the river, there are also many civilizations, and these people who are far away from the river have developed a lot of ways in order to have a water source to maintain the state of daily life, from these ways, you can also see the wisdom of the ancients, it is indeed worth admiring, such as the use of groundwater by drilling wells, which is a very good invention.
The reason for placing two turtles at the bottom of the well
All along, there are some rumors about digging wells, such as after digging wells, two turtles will be placed in them, this incident has also been confirmed, that is, in some ancient wells, you will find the existence of turtles, so why put two turtles in the well, it has also attracted the attention of everyone, in fact, the ancients did this, in order to test whether the water in the well can be drunk, after all, the well is to use groundwater, and these groundwaters are buried in the ground for a long time, and the substances contained cannot be detected. Moreover, there were no instruments to detect these water sources in ancient times.
So put two turtles at the bottom of the well, but also to see the substances contained in these waters, in the end there are no harmful ingredients, if these turtles can survive intact, it proves that the water in the well is drinkable, will not cause harm to the body, it can be seen that the ancients in the absence of detection instruments, can still carry out a rough test of groundwater, to ensure that they will not cause harm to their own body.
Secondly, in ancient times, there are many people who are extremely yearning for power, in order to be able to obtain their own position of power, will launch war, although there are not many advanced weapons in ancient times, but in order to be able to win, they will use some of the means of poisoning in the water, because water for everyone, is a daily necessity, and people are drinking water from the same well, so in order to avoid the phenomenon of poison in the water, two turtles will be put in, if the turtle has an accident, Then prove that water is not drinkable. After looking at these reasons, it will be found that the ancients were still quite clever in some aspects, even if they were in a backward state, they could still create favorable conditions for themselves through their own ideas.
Using animal reactions to judge is the wisdom of the ancients
Of course, the wisdom of these ancients, mainly is to use the reaction of animals to make a judgment on things, this phenomenon is extremely common in ancient times, such as when the ancients built a house, there will be some snake holes under the foundation, and why people should live in the same place as the snake, there is a reason, because the ancients can not judge what is under the ground, so you can judge through the snake's reaction, if there is any problem under the house, or the phenomenon of about to collapse, the snake will drill out of the hole, After people see the snake, they will judge that there is a problem with the house, so they will pay attention to it.
In addition, there are also many sayings that borrow the principle of animal reaction, such as swallows flying low, ants moving, etc. are precursors to rain, from these events, we can see that the ancients can not be judged by some high-tech things, so they will judge the weather, danger, or some unknown things by means of animal reactions, and some of the principles handed down by these ancients have been applied to today's society, which shows that the wisdom of the ancients is indeed worthy of people's admiration.
Superstitious claims are also a big reason
The above content is from the animal reaction to explain some of the behavior of the ancients, the next thing to say is superstition, in today's era of science, superstition seems to have been abandoned by everyone, but in ancient times, because of the lack of science, superstition naturally occupied the dominant position, in the well into the two turtles, in fact, is also a superstitious behavior, because in ancient folklore are rumored to be mythical beasts, and the turtle is the symbol of Xuanwu, according to legend, Xuanwu belongs to the water, is the town guarding the other side of the deity, He was even regarded by Taoism as the Emperor Zhenwu of Tongming.
Therefore, in the ancients put the turtle in the well, but also want to achieve the meaning of the town well, that is, hope to be able to get the protection of the gods, so from this aspect of superstition, the turtle more represents the meaning of Xuanwu, is to pray for peace, long life, is a wish of the ancients. In addition, there is another saying in the folk, in the well to put the turtle, is to commemorate Dayu's father, this legend is more with a mythological color, about dayu to control the flood story, I believe everyone has heard, it can be seen that the ancients are also in order to commemorate the ancestors, will put two turtles in the well, this reason is a typical mythological story.
epilogue
A mind without wisdom is like a lantern without a candle. --Tolstoy
In summary, the ancients put turtles in the well for three main reasons, is a completely different statement, whether it is superstition, mythological color, or the use of animal reactions to detect the quality of water, have proved that the wisdom of the ancients is indeed more outstanding, at that time in that era when all aspects are relatively barren, can be used to these things, is also considered innovative, now also often unearthed some cultural relics, from these phenomena, you can see the wisdom of the ancients, indeed worthy of admiration, Although it is a high-speed development of science and technology era, the cultures handed down by the ancients are also worthy of in-depth study and understanding.
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