plant trees for the benefit of posterity(qián rén zāi shù，hòu rén chéng liáng)

plant trees for the benefit of posterity

It can be used to describe the benefits of predecessors or the importance of ecological environment protection.

The trees planted by the predecessors can grow into shade only after several generations, and the descendants can enjoy the cool, which indicates that it takes a long time for the trees to grow. It also means that the work may take a long time to reflect the benefits and value. At the same time, it also shows the long-term and arduous nature of ecological environment protection. Only when we protect the environment well, can we leave a living place for our future generations. We can't develop our economy at the expense of the environment. Sustainable development is the last word.

Pinyin

The former planted trees, the latter enjoyed the cool

English

Onesowsandanotherreaps.

interpretation

It refers to the labor done by predecessors, but enjoyed by later generations.

example sentence

As the saying goes, "yes." We have lived our lives by keeping the legacy of our ancestors. Later, our children and grandchildren will enjoy their own happiness.

source

Hu Wenhuan of Ming Dynasty wrote in Qun Yin Lei Xuan · Qing Qiang Lei · Gui Zhi Xiang: "you know the three cardinal guides and five constant principles, but you only know the seven green and eight yellow, the oar falls from the round duck egg, the bamboo pole is empty and long, and there is no food in your stomach. The predecessors plant trees, and the descendants enjoy the cool." The first chapter of Yisuo's yellow Hydrangea in Qing Dynasty: "as the saying goes," the former planted trees, the latter enjoyed the cool. " We have lived our lives in keeping with the legacy of our ancestors. Later, our children and grandchildren will enjoy their own happiness. " Wu Xun's Yi Fa Tong in Qing Dynasty: "people in the front plant trees, while people in the back have a rest. "Bamboo is planted this year and bamboo shoots will be eaten in the next year; trees are planted in the past and later generations enjoy the cool."

thought

Taoism is happy to live and evil to die. It advocates transcending the limit of life and pursuing "eternal life and eternal vision". It is better to become a living immortal in the world. Chuang Tzu once pointed out that "tortoise would rather live and drag its tail in Tu Zhong than die to keep bones.". Based on the philosophy of "the circulation of heaven" and Lao Tzu's doctrinal thought of "life is set to reward good, death is set to threaten evil", Taoism puts forward the theory of "bearing negative" as its own view of retribution, which is used to explain all kinds of retribution phenomena in nature and society. Taiping Jing is the earliest Taoist classic to make a more systematic exposition of the thought of bearing. Taiping Jing has two interpretations of the theory of acceptance: one is the acceptance in the world, which attributes the blessings and disasters to the good and evil of the ancestors. The ancestors have accumulated virtue and done good deeds, and the descendants have been praised. The ancestors have made mistakes or committed many evils, and the evil results come from the descendants. Second, if nature and society bear the burden of "Tao", they will prosper and develop; if they go against "Tao", they will decline and wither. The core content of the theory is to put the way of heaven, the tunnel and the humanity in the development of the cycle logic of "the former is the successor, the latter is the loser", and use the way of heaven and the tunnel to demonstrate the humanity. It shows that the causes of natural disasters and local disasters lie in the violation of the way of nature. Social unrest and the change of dynasties were also caused by human activities. Any natural and social phenomenon is contained in the outcome of "the former planted trees, the latter enjoyed the cool; the former caused trouble, the latter suffered". You and I are all members of this long relay race. To run well, we should inherit the genetic and wisdom advantages accumulated by our ancestors, be worthy of our ancestors, bear down the living environment of future generations, and accumulate more advantages for future generations through our own efforts. a good family will have a happy ending. for families and populations, survival advantage is good. We should constantly accumulate survival advantages for ourselves and future generations, so that we and future generations can avoid detours and detours and turn around in the same place. Only by accumulating advantages day by day, year by year, and generation by generation can we ensure that we can survive in the world of natural selection and endure the grace of nature for a long time, until quantitative changes produce qualitative changes and reach a higher level. the tree that embraces comes from the very end, the platform of nine stories comes from the earth, and a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. a small drop of water drips continuously in one direction, which can pierce the stone; the descendants of Yu Gongzi work hard in one direction, accumulate achievements continuously, which can remove the mountains. If people like you and me, like Yu Gong, can start from themselves, and their children and grandchildren continue to accumulate advantages for their families, countries and even human beings to make life better, the world may become a paradise in thousands of years, and future generations will certainly have greater ability, and even expand their field to the stars and oceans. if a person's body is not lucky enough to live a long life, it will disintegrate and return to the energy when one hundred years expire, then as long as he has achieved moral, speech and meritorious deeds - for example, he has participated in a career that is longer than the individual's life, he is also achieving longevity in another way. our ancestors created us with their genes, and our ancestors benefited us with their virtue and words. They carried us with their great achievements and were with us in a meticulous and inseparable way. We should continue their career and strive to make ourselves stronger and our surroundings better. your every action is to participate in a great cause from ancient times to the future. You are participating in the construction of a beautiful and peaceful world.

Chinese PinYin : qián rén zāi shù，hòu rén chéng liáng