What Does the Saying ‘Good Men Don’t Keep Cats, Good Women Don’t Keep Dogs’ Mean? A Discussion of Ancient People’s Experiences
In ancient times, there was a saying that circulated frequently: 'Good men don't keep cats, good women don't keep dogs.' The 'deep meaning' of this sentence is exactly what? Why has this proverb been passed down?
I. Good men don't keep cats
These are all just folk tales, the origin is some ancient transmission stories. It is said that a long time ago, a man kept a cat. At that time, people were used to naked sleep, and the man's privacy was injured by the cat in his sleep because it thought it was a mouse.
Cats and girls are very similar. They will treat boys like girls, coaxing, angry, cute, and ignore boys, showing various postures. Because kittens are gentle and docile, keeping cats will make men lose their masculinity.
Cats are lazy animals. If men keep cats, they may be affected and become lazy, disconnecting from society. Therefore, men who lack masculinity or are flowery will like to keep cats.
Ancient people said men shouldn't keep cats to prevent cats from affecting men's personality. Nowadays, this saying has faded, and as pets, cats don't have so much impact on people, regardless of gender and age, people can keep cats.
With the progress of society, people's lives are becoming more and more colorful, and the security conditions and living standards are getting better. The traditional roles of cats and dogs have gradually been replaced. From ancient times, seeing, guarding, and catching mice were viewed differently.
II. Good women don't keep dogs
Regarding good women not keeping dogs is similar. It is said that in ancient times, a woman's husband worked abroad for safety and to prevent her from being lonely, so when he left, he bought a dog to accompany her.
When the man returned home, the dog kept barking at him, and the atmosphere was very strange. After the woman knew about this, she killed the dog. This is just a legend, and the truth is uncertain.
There is also a deeper reason. In ancient China, women valued modesty, and keeping dogs requires training, otherwise they will not listen to you. In the process of raising dogs, you cannot avoid scolding and reprimanding, to show punishment. Therefore, women who don't keep dogs have been passed down because of these reasons.
In the eyes of ancient people, cats catch mice, and dogs guard the house. Keeping cats and dogs was for a part of life. Now, cats and dogs don't play such a role, they are just pets.
It is a warning, telling us that men and women should treat cats and dogs differently, men keep cats and lose their masculinity, and women keep dogs and are depressed after the dog dies. This is just a conversation about ancient people's experience. Do you think so?
