From Shu Donkey Mastiff, the core meaning is that excessive entertainment will disturb people's hearts. A person who spends all his experiences on entertainment is bound to be mentally overwhelmed. For example, ancient cockfighting and fighting slugs are typical examples of playthings.

Mencius said: "Born in sorrow, died in happiness". A happy life will make people lose their vigilance, even if they are in danger, they will be unaware of it. However, worry will make people work hard, and always worry about it in case something happens.

China's oral culture is indeed profound and has developed into a social culture since ancient times. Its simple and vulgar truth also influenced future generations from time to time, and even became the philosophy of life of the society at that time.

Another way of saying it

The next sentence is "playing with things will attract thieves", and its core meaning is that excessive entertainment will disturb people's hearts. A person who spends all his experiences on entertainment is bound to be mentally overwhelmed. For example, ancient cockfighting and fighting slugs are typical examples of playthings.

When a person has rare treasures, it will arouse the envy of others and even attract evil thieves. Therefore, the second half of this sentence is exactly the word "Huaibi attracts thieves", which has the same meaning as what most people say "seeing the color".

Read these two proverbs together, that is, "play with things and get tired of it, and get rich and get treasure." It tells us that a person should pay attention to the cultivation of his own ability and mind, and then know how to avoid its sharpness, so as not to become a target of public criticism. If a person can't bear the treasure, then don't own it, because owning it only adds trouble.