"It is not easy to think about a porridge and a meal; A little food and clothing is hard to come by, so we should always think of the difficulties of material resources and cherish them.

Source: Zhu Qing's "White Deer Plain" Zhu Zi's Family Instructions.

Original: A porridge and a meal is not easy to think about; It is difficult to keep thinking about material resources. It is better to prepare for a rainy day than to dig a well when you are thirsty.

For a porridge and a meal, it is hard to think of it; For half-silk or half-thread clothes, we should always remember that it is very difficult to produce these materials. Everything should be prepared first, like building a house before it rains, instead of "cramming for the Buddha's feet", like digging a well when you are thirsty.

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This sentence warns people to cultivate the virtue of thrift from daily life, food, clothing, housing and transportation, and not to be extravagant. Don't underestimate the trivial things in daily life, so you don't know how to cherish them. It is hard-won to know how many people are working hard and how much energy is consumed behind everything.