Water is essential for almost all living things to survive, and without water, then humans would cease to exist.

This is also the key to why the grievances between Nongfu Spring and Wahaha have intensified recently, after all, people can't do without water, especially daily drinking water is related to our health.

So is it better to have pure water or mountain spring water?

In fact, there is no conclusive statement, at least there is no evidence and research that shows that pure water is harmful to human health, but if in order to seek benefits in commercial competition, deliberately mislead consumers and produce alarmist consequences, this is absolutely undesirable.

If you earn the money of the Chinese people, but your elbow is turned outward, and you use the wealth of the Chinese people to squander it and contribute to foreigners, then it is no wonder that the Chinese people do not buy it.

Under the feelings of patriotism, there is no room for any betrayal of the country, which not only sounded the alarm bell for Shanquan, but also gave a vivid patriotic lesson to all national enterprises.

Water can carry a boat, but also can capsize a boat, this truth I hope all enterprises can understand.

Putting aside commercial competition, let's continue to talk about water, compared to now, the ancients did not have the worry of drinking any water, at that time there was no industrial pollution, no matter where the water is clear, you can drink it directly.

However, not all places have small rivers and streams, and some arid places have to dig wells if they need water.

Digging a well is a technical job, and the water produced may not be drinkable, which requires the judgment of the ancients, and usually, the ancients would put two turtles in the well after digging it.

As for why the ancients were able to judge the quality of well water through turtles, this is not a feudal superstition, but a scientific basis, and the wisdom behind it is convincing.

legend

The beginnings of Chinese civilization began with mythological stories, and in these stories, water was an indispensable and crucial part, but for a long time, the role of water was that of a destroyer.

During the reign of Emperor Yao, floods were frequent, and in order to solve the floods, Emperor Yao sent a minister named Kun to deal with them.

The method adopted by Kun to control the flood is to block, where the flood is blocked, in a vain attempt to tame this giant beast that can swallow the sky, Kun and the flood have been fighting a "battle" for nine years, but it has not tamed it, but increased its wildness, making the surrounding people miserable.

In order to give an explanation to the people, Emperor Yao ordered the killing of Kun, and then appointed Kun's son Yu to continue to control the flood.

Yu summed up the reasons for his father's failure, and believed that the method of "blocking" can only make the water potential energy stored, but will increase the destructive power.

Where the flood washes the embankment, where the river is dredged, let the flood flow with the trend, so that it has no temper to have, after decades of governance, Dayu finally tamed the flood, so that the people live a stable life.

The people believed that although Kun did not control the flood, but after his death, his son completed the important task of controlling the water, which was also the credit of Kun, so they regarded him as the embodiment of "Xuanwu".

In the understanding of the ancients, Xuanwu is a sacred beast of the North Palace, belonging to the water attribute, controlling the water element, and being the water god of the Eight Classics.

Xuanwu is also a tortoise, after the ancients dug a well, they believed that putting the tortoise in the well could protect the well from drying up, so that the well water could be continuously supplied to people to drink.

At that time, when the turtle was put into the well, it was more likely that the water source of the well would be blessed by Xuanwu, and that drinking the well water from which it lived would bring people good luck and pray for health and longevity.

science

With the development of the times and the progress of society, the subjective prayer of putting turtles in wells became weaker and weaker, but the ancients did not abandon this custom, but persisted.

As for the reason, this is because the ancients discovered that there was another purpose for placing turtles in wells.

In ancient times, there was no scientific instrument to detect water quality, so the ancients could only use animals as instruments to test water, and turtles became the first choice.

In the concept of the ancients, the requirements for water quality of turtles are almost the same as those of humans, and since turtles can survive in them, then it proves that the water is suitable for drinking.

Some people may say that fish also have higher requirements for water, so why didn't the ancients put fish in them?

This is because fish do not live as long as turtles, and fish always swim to the bottom, so it is difficult for people to observe whether the fish is still alive, and in addition, fish can easily die if they survive at the bottom of the well, which will cause water quality to deteriorate, which will endanger human health.

Turtles, on the other hand, often float on the surface of the water when they are in the water, and they survive quite a long time in well water.

Turtles are also easier to catch than fish, and even if people can't get a close look at the turtle in the water, they can be caught to see if the turtle is still alive.

intelligent

If using a turtle to judge the quality of water is just a small wisdom of the ancients, then using a turtle to judge whether the well water is poisonous is a great wisdom.

As we all know, the ancient wells were not as good as now, so that every household could eat tap water, even in the case that the rural tap water could not be fully popularized, you can also fetch water at home, and truly do not ask for water.

In ancient times, digging a well was quite a laborious task, usually a village to dig a well, and if the village is small, several surrounding villages may also dig a well.

In ancient times, after the well was built, no special person would be sent to watch the official, and whoever draught could go and fetch it by himself.

However, this can also be exploited by sinister people, especially in war years, when poisoning wells can be very lethal.

If poison is injected into a well, it will kill many people.

At this time, the turtle in the well water becomes a means of judging whether the well water is poisonous, and if the turtle in the well dies for no reason, then the well water can no longer be drunk.

It can be seen that although putting two turtles in the well is only a very inconspicuous small act, it contains the great wisdom of the ancients.

All in all, the act of the ancients releasing turtles into the water is a very wise move that contains both cultural and traditional beliefs and scientific evidence.

We are now bathed in the warm light of the new era, and our life is far better than that of the ancients, and many people take it for granted that the wisdom of the ancients is outdated.

In fact, no matter when, the wisdom of the ancients has inspired our current life, and the life experience they have summed up over thousands of years is worth thinking about.

References: General History of China, etc.

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