"Rabbits do not eat grass beside their nests" superficially means that rabbits do not eat grass beside their nests, because rabbit nests are hidden by grass beside their nests. If the grass beside their nests are eaten clean, the rabbit nest will be exposed, which will cause a catastrophe to the rabbit.
is extended to mean "being kind to your neighbors", warning people not to do bad things at the doorstep of their local homes.
is also extended to "men should not attack the women around them", it is best not to pursue classmates, neighbors, friends, childhood sweethearts, etc.
In fact, this extension is somewhat inappropriate. What should you not get involved in the classmates, friends, and childhood sweethearts you know? As the saying goes, "You will get the moon when you approach the water, and you will see the spring when you meet the sun." Don't be embarrassed and too shy because of the worldly eyes. "When you have to break flowers, you have to break them, don't wait until there are no flowers to break branches." As soon as you hesitate, if you miss this village, you will not have this store.
"Rabbits don't eat grass beside their nests" has the second half of the sentence, which many people don't know. The second half of the sentence is: "Why do you have to look for grass all over the slope?"
Let’s talk about the second half of the sentence, and there is another story. It is because of this story that people think that men are better not to attack the women around them.
This story comes from "The Complete Biography of Hu Xueyan". It is said that Hu Xueyan's friend planned to make a comeback due to a business failure. Before leaving, he would hand over his wife to Hu Xueyan for care.
But I am worried that my wife will become someone else's wife over time.
Hu Xueyan saw that his friend wanted to speak but stopped, and guessed what he was worried about.
So I patted my chest and said, "Rabbits don't eat grass beside my nest." I often say that my friend's wife should not be bullied. If that happens, am I still a human?
So my friend gave his wife to him for care with confidence.
, but what about later? When my friend left, there was no news. Hu Xueyan felt that it was not a solution for a woman to wait like this, so he took her as a concubine and said that this was giving the woman a support.
As the saying goes, friends’ wives should not be bullied. When the world knew about it, it felt that Hu Xueyan had no faith and became a villain, so he added the latter sentence "Why do you have to look for them all over the slope if you have grass?" to mock him and show his ugly appearance.
Because of Hu Xueyan's story, people nowadays think it is inappropriate to even find familiar women around them as wives. It seems that they just eat grass beside the nest. Rabbits don't eat grass beside the nest. How can they eat it themselves?
