There is an old saying? Add people without dogs, and add dogs to die? As far as this proverb is concerned, I probably look at it with a negative attitude, because this proverb contains too many positive elements. Can't a family increase its population while adding dogs? If we increase the number of dogs, what are the last three words in the proverb? Die? That's too much, isn't it?
Later, I learned from the information that the rationality of this proverb may be evident from this. We live in an era of ample food and clothing, so this proverb handed down from ancient times is basically not suitable for contemporary society. In ancient times, people's food and clothing was a problem that had to be dealt with and was difficult to deal with. Especially in ancient China, people's agricultural production level was very low, and the whole country basically depended on the weather for food. Whether it is flood or drought, these natural disasters will cause large-scale grain production reduction.
If the rulers in ancient times could follow the climate, geographical location and human harmony to implement their ruling policies, then perhaps this proverb would not have come into being. When the people were short of food and clothing, the government not only failed to allocate grain and grass to come to the disaster relief, but also collected taxes at this difficult time. Isn't this worse for farmers? Moreover, ancient agricultural production attached importance to labor. The more labor, the higher the level of productivity. For a less wealthy family, is it worth increasing the population than adding a dog?
At that time, even the most basic problem of food and clothing could not be solved. If a dog is added at this time, it is impossible for the dog to contribute to productivity, and it is necessary to inspect the rations of a dog every day. Isn't this a fatal burden for families without food rations? Furthermore, in ancient times, epidemics were frequent and serious, and dogs were very likely to be the disseminators of diseases. Dogs and people live together all day. If this deadly bacteria infects dogs, dogs will be in close contact with people every day, which may cause fatal harm to people's life, health and safety.
However, let's look at this proverb from today's perspective. Although there is some truth in this proverb, we should never take it as a wise saying, because now our life has basically entered a well-off level. Even if we have an extra dog, it won't do much harm to family life. However, while keeping a dog, we must take good care of the dog. If you are unfortunately bitten by a dog, you must get rabies vaccine as soon as possible and do all kinds of medical protection.