Sit under one’s own vine and fig tree

[Explanation]: An: Stability; Le: love, happy; Profession: Occupation. It refers to living and working in a stable and happy manner.

【Idiom Story】:

The idiom of living and working in peace and contentment means that life is happy and stable.

This idiom comes from "Lao Tzu", sweet food, beautiful clothes, peaceful living, and happy customs.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a famous philosopher and thinker, his surname was Li, his name was Er, and his character was Dan. It is said that when he was first born, he was a little old man with white hair and a white beard, so people called him Lao Tzu; It is also said that he was born under a plum tree, so his surname is Li; And because his ears are very large, he is called Ear. In fact, Lao Tzu is people's honorific title for him.

Lao Tzu was dissatisfied with the reality of the time, and opposed the wave of innovation that appeared in society at that time, and wanted to go back. He was nostalgic for the ancient primitive society, believing that material progress and cultural development had ruined the simplicity of the people and brought suffering to the people, so he longed for the emergence of an ideal society of small countries and widows.

Lao Tzu described the society of small countries and widows that he envisioned as small: the country is small, and the people are scarce. Even if there are a lot of utensils, they don't use them. Don't let people risk their lives, don't move far away, and even if there are vehicles and ships, no one will ride them; Even if you have weapons and equipment, you have nowhere to use them. It is necessary to make the people reuse the ancient method of knotting ropes, eat sweetly, dress comfortably, live comfortably, and be satisfied with the original customs and habits. Neighboring countries can see each other, chickens and dogs can hear each other, but people do not interact with each other until they die of old age.

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