In the last decades, modern Western man, like a magnet, attracts everything that has to do with spirituality and the East. The practice of yoga and meditation has become fashionable, and every year there is an increasing interest in ancient manuscripts. In search of solutions to pressing problems, people turn to a variety of sources - and Eastern wisdom, in particular Chinese proverbs, is not inferior in popularity to books on psychological topics.
Who needs the experience of the East?
Despite the obvious progress in development and the considerable cost of psychological counseling, modern science of the soul leaves many gaps. Problems in human life are not guaranteed to be solved even with a stable visit to the psychologist's office. Faced with difficulties and not finding a way out among the available tools, a person turns to Eastern wisdom. Chinese proverbs are that inexhaustible storehouse that has absorbed invaluable ancient experience. Reading them helps to understand human life and expose many shortcomings.
Parting words about work and laziness
For example, there is an ancient Chinese proverb: "A pig sleeps - it becomes overgrown with meat, a man sleeps - he sells a house." Of course, it is true not only for the Eastern people of those times. Laziness as the main human vice is very expensive even now, despite the abundance of we alth compared to past eras. No matter how we althy a person is, if he does not make efforts to maintain what he has, sooner or later financial difficulties will come into his life. In addition, this saying can be true even in cases where it is not obvious.
Chinese proverbs for mental he alth
For example, many psychologists agree on defining depression as pride and mental laziness. Despite the controversy of this statement, very often people who cannot pull themselves together and overcome this unpleasant state of mind with an effort of will, while also finding themselves without a livelihood. Therefore, the ancient Chinese proverb will be absolutely true for this category of people.
Ancient wisdom on guard of he alth
As you can see, the people of the Middle Kingdom knew how to very carefully observe all the manifestations and diversity of human life. It is known that sometimes Eastern medicine is effective where Western doctors are powerless. This is reflected in the ancient Chinese proverbs. For example, one of them says: "A hundred diseases begin with a cold." It would seem that these words contain something special? After all, people often get colds, and some - more than once a season.
Its relevance lies in the fact that a modern Western person treats his he alth too dismissively: in the name of a career, money, or according to the requirements of the management, he goes to work in any condition. Some employees are so committed to corporate values that they can't help but work even with a high temperature.
And sometimes this "heroic" behavior is even encouraged by the team itself. Despite the seeming impunity and the Russian "maybe", the retribution, alas, for such use of the body and consumer attitude towards it is often too high. By undermining the strength of the immune system, a person runs the risk of getting the most serious diseases as complications - unfortunately, up to cancer.
Everything has its time
But Chinese proverbs do not always carry such a harsh meaning. Many of them display wisdom that cannot be seen in some situations, especially those that are difficult and require effort to resolve. For example, this is the proverb "Flowers bloom at their appointed time." For those who constantly demand something from themselves, the people around them and situations, these words will bring great practical benefits.
Sometimes, being in difficult circumstances, a person begins to struggle to change them. But this only makes things worse. In this case, if desperate actions are ineffective, it is necessary to stop and take a breath. And sometimes even let everything go by itself. Not for nothing is another well-known orient althe proverb says: “If you sit quietly on the river bank for a long enough time, you can see how the enemy’s corpse floats along it.”
Eastern wisdom and professionalism
The spheres of self-development and self-improvement are covered by many Chinese proverbs and sayings. For example, such words: "A hundred arts are not worth perfection in one art." They are more relevant than ever for a Western person with clip thinking, which has become a real problem in matters of school education and career building. A huge amount of information is available to a person, and employees applying for certain positions sometimes require knowledge from completely different areas.
On the one hand, this approach provides a versatile development of the individual, but on the other - a complete lack of deep understanding and orientation in certain professional areas. In other words, a person knows a lot and a little, not being able to be an experienced specialist who understands a particular area in detail.
So, old words are of great practical use for any person. Even those who cannot read Chinese proverbs in Chinese have the opportunity to get in touch with the age-old wisdom of one of the most ancient peoples of the earth.
