Remove the old and leave the new(去故就新)
During the Tang Dynasty in China, there was
a famous official who was also a famous writer. His name is (Han Yu).
There is a very unique custom among ancient
Chinese folk.
At that time, on the last day of the first
month, people would put porridge and shabby clothes at the door of their homes
to worship the poor ghosts.
People at the time believed that this was
the only way to keep these poor ghosts away.
He wrote an interesting and meaningful
article on this subject.
The gist of the first paragraph of this
article is as follows.
In AD 811, the morning of the last day of
the first month.
A master commanded his servants.
You go and prepare these items.
You're going to make an ox cart with willow
branches, and then you're going to put some grain on the cart.
You will make a sailboat with reeds, and
then you will raise the sail of the boat.
I'm going to use these things to worship
those poor ghosts.
After the servant has prepared these items,
the master begins the ritual of worship.
The master bowed respectfully three times.
Said the master.
I will do my best to assist you, I have
prepared an ox cart and a boat for you, and I have also prepared the necessary
food for you to travel.
I have these offerings ready, and I invite
you to one last meal and one last glass of wine.
Please leave my house quickly.
You have lived in my house for a long time,
and you have lived in the same place for so long, you must be tired of it.
You will have new opportunities when you
leave old places.
Today is a good day, a good day to travel.
You can go anywhere, and I am very happy
wherever you go, as long as you are willing to leave my house.
Can you leave my house right now?
This idiom means to remove the old and
leave the new.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Is your current life happy? Do you think
your spiritual and material life is poor or rich?
I hope this story will give you something
new to gain.
去故就新(Remove the old and leave the new)
中國的唐王朝時代，有一位著名的官員，他也是一個著名的文學家。他的名字是(韓愈)。
中國古代民間有一種很有特色的風俗。
當時的人們會在正月的最後一天，在自己家的門口，放上稀飯與破舊的衣服祭拜貧窮鬼。
當時的人們認為，只有這樣做才可以使這些貧窮鬼遠離。
他以此為主題，寫過一篇有趣又含義深刻的文章。
這篇文章的第一段的大意如下。
西元811年，正月的最後一天的早上。
有一個主人吩咐他的僕人。
你快去準備這些物品。
你要用柳樹的樹枝紮成一輛牛車，然後你要在這輛牛車上面放上一些穀物。
你要用蘆葦紮成一艘帆船，然後你把這艘船的帆立起來。
我要使用這些東西祭拜那些貧窮鬼們。
這個僕人把這些物品都準備好後，這個主人就開始祭拜的儀式。
這個主人很恭敬地三鞠躬。
這個主人說。
我盡我最大的力量去協助你，我已經為你準備好一輛牛車與一艘船，我也為你們準備好的出行時必備的糧食。
我準備好了這些祭品，我請你吃最後一頓飯並且喝最後一杯酒。
請你快點離開我的家。
你在我家已經住了很久了，在同一個地方住了那麼久，你應該也已經感到厭煩了吧。
你離開舊的地方後你就會有新的機會。
今天是一個好日子，適合出行的日子出行的日子。
你去哪邊都可以，你去哪邊我都很開心，只要你願意離開我家。
你現在就立刻離開我家好嗎?
這句成語的意思是除去舊的留下新的。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或有怎樣的想法呢。
你目前的生活過的如意嗎?你認為你的精神生活與物質生活是貧窮還是富足嗎?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為唐-韓愈-送窮文
https://baike.baidu.hk/item/%E9%80%81%E7%AA%AE%E6%96%87/6843057
