The saying "The fragrance of wine is not afraid of deep alleys" comes from an allusion of Zhang Zhidong to Luzhou Laojiao.
? When Zhang Zhidong was passing by Luzhou when he was appointed as the academic administrator of Sichuan, he smelled the aroma of wine and asked his servant to get some wine. Unexpectedly, the servant had been gone all morning before he came back in a panic carrying a jar of wine. When Zhang Zhidong was angry, the servant opened the jar, and the aroma of the wine was immediately refreshing. He took a sip and felt sweet and refreshing. He said it was a good wine.
After calming down, he asked the servant why it took so long to buy back the wine. The servant quickly replied, "I heard that the wine in Yongsheng's workshop in Yinggoutou is the best." He took a winding road and walked through the long aroma of wine to the last store, Wen Yongsheng (the brand name of Luzhou Laojiao in the Qing Dynasty). Buy wine in the workshop. Zhang Zhidong nodded and smiled, "It's true that the smell of wine is not afraid of the depth of the alley."
? Later there was another saying - "The fragrance of wine is also afraid of the depth of the alley." That is to say, no matter how good a thing or product is, if it is not marketed, promoted or advertised, it will be very difficult to find and people will not know about it.
As a result, in today’s self-media era, all kinds of information and advertisements are filling every aspect and corner of our lives, almost pervasive. You want a quiet environment to relax your tired mood, or you want to do nothing, think about nothing, just be in a daze, but you will not be peaceful. I remember that in the 1980s and 1990s, I had longed for the beautiful scene of the "information explosion in the 21st century". I could find whatever I wanted. With "Du Niang" open, there was nothing that couldn't be solved. Later, I discovered that "Du Niang" is really not the Tathagata Buddha with great supernatural powers. It is also talking nonsense. Today this expert tells you how to maintain health, and tomorrow the expert will give you another opinion and make you at a loss. What should you do? Confused! So too much information is not necessarily a good thing.
Let’s go a little further and return to the theme of “The aroma of wine is not afraid of the depth of the alley”.
It is said that "education is a pure land." Education has always maintained its noble character with its unique mission. No matter whether the wind blows from east to west, north to south, I will remain unmoved. But in recent years, it has been changing unknowingly and silently. Schools and various educational institutions have been advertising it in various forms. "The smell of wine is also afraid of the depth of the alley" has become a good excuse for publicity. Festival themed activities - MeiPian; school has started - MeiPian; leaders come to inspect and guide the work - MeiPian; hold a meeting - MeiPian; even normal teaching activities should be MeiPian... the work done does not seem to be publicized It’s like there is no job, it’s really “a hundred schools of thought contend”!
I really disagree with this phenomenon. If your job is for publicity and taking photos and leaving traces becomes a habit, how can you be calm while teaching and educating people? I think real education should be the nourishment of spring rain that "moistens things silently", the natural flow of mountain water, and the free leisure of blue sky and white clouds...
? If education is less noisy and more thoughtful, Our children will be less irritable and more meditative. When it comes to education, I still agree that "the aroma of wine is not afraid of the depth of the alley"!