“Careful ! A large piece of rock is falling from a
cliff ! “
The
character 石shí , rock, clearly shows a cliff from which a rock
is falling. 厂represents the
cliff face, while 口 symbolises the rock.
If
we put the character手 Shǒu (扌) “hand” next
to石shí we get the character 拓tuò which means
“to open” or “to develop”, 開拓Kāi tuo. 拓荒tuò Huāng means “to work the land“.
It
is an expression that conveys the importance of stone in human civilisation.
Indeed, the first tools with which man worked the land and gave birth to
agriculture were made of stone, long before the use of metal was developed.
有心打石石成針，無心打石石無痕。Yǒuxīn dǎ shí shíchéng zhēn, wúxīn dǎ shí shí wú hén "A willing heart can grind a stone down to a needle, an unwilling heart cannot even scratch the surface."
This Chinese proverb refers to the virtues of patience and love but above all the desire to get things done. It is a virtue that oriental culture holds dear and which many psychologists, for example Laurence Steinberg, one of the greatest authorities on adolescent-related issues, recognise as being very important. The desire to get things done with dedication and perseverance can bring surprising results in terms of success, but also self-confidence and contentment. Tending expertly to a vegetable garden, can be more therapeutic than years of psychotherapy.
As
the Latin saying goes, “res non verba!” “Actions speaklouder than words!” https://kidshoubo.jimdo.com
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