Encourage good deeds

 

Encourage good deeds

 

Mr. Feely, who runs a bullfighting business, lost his bison "Bison". Later, he heard that "Bison" actually ran to the neighbor Bridge's house privately, and went "wild" with the bison raised by the Bridge family, and became a bull. A pair of inseparable good friends.

When Mr. Feely went to Bridge's house to look for the buffalo "Bisen", he met Agudemba on the way. Agudemba was resting by the river with his donkey Mahu.

Agudemba heard that Mr. Fili was once a bullfighter and asked him: "Do you know the history of bullfighting?"

Mr. Feeley became interested when talking about bullfighting.

Mr. Feeley told the legends spread on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. The ancestors who lived on this land worked hard on the rice fields and were worrying about how to increase rice production. Suddenly, two water bulls started fighting in the field and knocked down the rice seedlings. The ancestors had no choice but to move the seedlings from elsewhere and plant them again. Unexpectedly, the transplanted rice ushered in a bumper harvest. The ancestors unexpectedly acquired the planting skills of transplanting, and looked at the rice fields with full ears of grain and felt happy. Since then, villagers have organized bullfights to express their respect for their ancestors and the joy of the harvest. Every year on the 20th of the first lunar month there is the Bullfighting Festival. On this day, all men, women and children will come from all over to watch it play in colorful festive costumes. The road was very lively with people playing sheng and drums, raising flags and banners, singing and dancing.

In the bustling bullring, the competitors each have different postures. Some bullfights have a fine carved lacquer frame with "two dragons playing with pearls" set up on their backs, and the frame is surrounded by colorful flags and golden pheasant feathers; some have ribbons and bells tied on both sides from the back to the base of the tail; some have a big horn like a A delicate comb-like wreath called the "Horn Wreath." Whether he is a showman or a really tough guy, you can tell the difference between the male and female in a single test on the battlefield. At the beginning of the game, some bullfighters become deserters before they even get on the field, and some bullfighters run away as soon as they see the situation is not going well. Only the warriors who fight until the last moment can win the warmest shouts and applause from the people.

Mr. Feeley, who was once a bullfighter, said: There is a set of mature standards for how to choose a good bullfight here. To choose a cow, you need to know the "Twelve Looks". Look at the cow's body shape, psychological quality, nose, head, tongue, teeth, eyes, hide, feet, tail, color and spacing of horns, and horns.

Mr. Feili said: In the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, China's original ecological bullfighting has been tenaciously surviving and developing for thousands of years. Bullfighting, commonly known as "Bull Fighting", is a folk cultural and entertainment competition with a history of more than 2,000 years. "Bullfighting" is a tradition and a pilgrimage; it is an event and a celebration.

Mr. Feili also told Agudengba: Tibet is the hometown of yak. Many pastoral areas hold yak racing events every year. September 18th is the bullfighting festival in Shigatse region of the Western Region. On the Jiangxiong grassland at an altitude of more than 4,500 meters, strong breeding yaks were draped in silk and satin. Amid the cheers and blessings of the audience, the participating yaks held a traditional entrance ceremony in turn, and then competed in a single-elimination manner. Some of these battles determine the outcome in an instant, while others last for more than 20 minutes. The final winner becomes the "Yak Supreme" on Jiangxiong Grassland this year. This kind of organized bullfighting is unique. The bullfighting festival here appeared during the period of Tubo Songtsen Gampo. At first, it only held the "counting sheep heads" event where shepherds compared their wealth. Later, as time went by, the scale of the event became larger and larger. As the festival got bigger, the content became more and more abundant, gradually forming today's traditional national sports festival, which mainly focuses on yak fighting.

Agudemba asked Mr. Fili: Do you think the bullfighting festival is meaningful? Throughout the history of human civilization, cattle have been everywhere. Cows are a gift from nature to humans. They can be used as food in the fishing and hunting civilization era, as well as food and tools in the farming civilization era, and they can still be used as food in modern times. Frankly speaking, loving cows is a good quality. Ox means loyalty and dedication, and the spirit of the old cow has been advocated at all times and at home and abroad. Bullfighting is a cruel game where bulls kill each other.

Agudengba added: I have been to many places in the snowy area. Indians' love for cows is partly love, and partly a belief sublimated by love. Civilization can be described as very complex or very simple; simply put, human civilization is the history of domesticating animals and making tools. Before the arrival of industrial civilization, humans tamed cattle, and farming technology was promoted, so civilization made essential progress; after taming horses, they could cultivate land and fight wars, and war made a fundamental leap.

In an era without machinery, oxen were the most important tools in farming civilization, as they could pull carts and plow the fields. Taking China as an example, the laws of the Qin Dynasty stipulated that "those who steal cattle must be yoke" because Qin promoted farming technology on a large scale. By the time of the Song Dynasty, the law also stipulated that "anyone who slaughters cattle and horses without permission shall be sentenced to one year in prison." However, these laws in China only protected production tools or production materials.

Civilization can be described as very complex or very simple; simply put, human civilization is the history of domesticating animals and making tools. Before the arrival of industrial civilization, humans tamed cattle, and farming technology was promoted, so civilization made essential progress; after taming horses, they could cultivate land and fight wars, and war made a fundamental leap.

Agudemba persuaded Mr. Philly: In an era without machinery, cattle were the most important tool in farming civilization, as they could pull carts and plow the land. Taking China as an example, the law of the Qin Dynasty stipulates that "cattle thieves can be yoke" because the Qin Dynasty promoted farming technology on a large scale. By the time of the Song Dynasty, the law also stipulated that "anyone who slaughters cattle and horses privately shall be sentenced to one year in prison." It can be said frankly that there is no custom of bullfighting in the snowy land. I hope you don’t run a business of selling bullfights. Cows are spiritual. People who love cows will definitely find true love. If you want to get love, make friends with people who love cows.

Agudemba bid farewell to Mr. Philly. Agudengba rode his donkey Mahu and walked all the way, singing his favorite "Song of Encouragement" along the way:

 

Do good like the grass in a wise garden,

It hasn’t grown as long as it has, but it is increasing day by day.

To do evil is like a sharpening stone,

I don’t see it disappearing, but it will suffer some damage.

If a wealthy family refuses to be too lenient, they will suffer misfortune.

If a wise man refuses to be lenient, his life will be ruined.

The situation can lead to evil, but not doing it is good.

To do good but not to do it is evil.

Good deeds are the most precious thing and can never be used up in a lifetime;

The heart is fertile land, and it can be cultivated for a hundred generations.

Saying kind words all day long is worse than doing one thing;

To do good deeds throughout your life, you must guard against one mistake.