Chapter 28 Relevant true and false

A female reader in Shaoguan asked me, "Is the ghost story you wrote true?" I'll tell you the truth: "Half true, half not sure." "Which part is true and which part is uncertain?" she asked. This question is difficult to answer. So far, although there are only 40,000 words, it is really not easy to divide the real and uncertain into two parts of 20,000 words. It is indeed difficult for me to answer the question of the female reader.I studied science and engineering in high school and college, and I should use the knowledge of physics, chemistry and biology to answer everything.I also tried to answer this way, but some things that happened around me really puzzled me.

For example, there is a mahogany tree standing next to the rice tank in my house, which was removed when I was twelve years old.The mahogany was cut into a triangular cross-section and more than one meter long, and the bottom part was cut into a nail shape and nailed into the soil.There are some words written on the three sides. I used to pay attention to what was written on it, but now I forgot. I remember pulling that peach tree out of the soil when I was young. I was naughty and did all sorts of bad things.When my father saw that I was holding the peach tree in my hand, he was so angry that he mentioned that I would give me a good beating!

Although I always knew that this was mysterious to Tao Mushen, I still felt wronged and shouldn't hit me hard for this. Seeing that I was not convinced, my mother scolded me: "Do you know, this is your life! How can I not beat you!" I was confused, and muttered and retorted: "Why is it my life? Am I not living well!" My mother explained to me patiently, saying that this is a talisman bestowed on me by my grandfather (called "grandfather" in our local dialect).It is said that when I was just born, my left hand couldn't stick to my body, and it grew backwards.Neither my parents noticed at the time.When my father went to my grandfather's house to announce the good news, my grandfather asked my father to tell him when I was born.After the father told him, he counted his fingers and said that you should go back quickly, the birth of the child was not smooth, and the hands did not grow well.

My father didn't believe it at first, and said, I didn't even pay attention to it. You can tell what my son's hands look like after a distance of more than ten miles? But I couldn't stand the persuasion, so I hurried home to have a look.Sure enough, my hands grew backwards! Then grandpa came to my house and gave the mahogany tree to my father, saying that he would put it behind the rice vat at home.They said that I can withdraw it after I am over twelve years old. I listened to my mother's explanation, but I didn't believe it at all, saying that she made it up. But that night, when I was doing my homework, my hands started to hurt.I can't put my left hand on the desk.Then the left hand swelled up and the palm turned purple.

My mother hurriedly called a doctor to treat her, but it didn't work all night.The next day my grandfather came to my house and did something to the mahogany tree, and my hand gradually recovered. Later I saw that the top of the mahogany was tied with fast red cloth, and the words seemed to have been changed, but I have no way of knowing what.In this way, the mahogany was not taken away until I was twelve years old. This is something that really happened to me, and I can't fully explain it.Later, I heard from my grandfather that according to the knowledge in his ancient book, it is possible to calculate whether the child is born head-first or feet-first, and which direction the child is facing when it is born, so my grandfather calculated that my hand is wrong. Of course.

This matter has already been written in the story, but it is said that the grandfather sent peach trees to grandpa sending peach trees. This modification is for the continuity of the story.But grandpa also has such a talisman. So I'm half-true in answering that reader's question. Here, I would also like to take the opportunity to thank the readers who gave me comments.One of the readers' comments I think is very good, I will share it with you, ha ha. (About "ghosts", the book says something serious. Although the Chinese scientific community does not admit that there are ghosts in the world and denounces them as "feudal superstition", there is no way to prove the non-existence of ghosts, and now there is a saying that "the soul weighs 21 grams".Even Confucius said, "Respect ghosts and gods and keep them at a distance." It can be seen that sages also recognize the existence of ghosts.

All living beings must die, and when they die, they must return to scholars. This is called a ghost.According to the Book of Rites, ghosts are the state of people after death. Regarding the various ghosts, I think it is the various associations that the living people do not know about the situation after death.Of course, most people nowadays still hold the attitude of "believe it, and don't believe it".However, this does not prevent everyone from having a considerable interest in ghosts. Both Taoism and Buddhism have the theory of hell, and they recognize the existence of human beings after death. It can be seen that the theory of "ghosts" has existed since ancient times, and it is groundless, and it is not without reason.

It's just Taoism and Buddhism, one practice "Longevity and Longevity", and the other talks about "Reincarnation". Catching ghosts is not a profession, but the Taoist Five Dou Rice Religion emerged in the Eastern Han Dynasty. In order to attract the followers, this business started.Later, because of the constant change of Chinese people's beliefs and the competition with Taoism and Confucianism, after several times of "destroying Buddhism", Buddhism went from bad to worse. In order to adapt to China's national conditions, the theory of "hunting ghosts" came into being. It mainly emphasizes "subduing demons and eliminating demons". . The Daxing of "catching ghosts" should be attributed to "Maoshan", "Laoshan" and "Longhushan Tianshijiao".Of course, these three sects cannot be separated from the scope of Taoism.Now Taoism and Buddha have fallen, but fortunately, everyone can still "follow grandpa to catch ghosts"! )

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