Each day lived for a person is associated with the observance of the laws of the country in which he lives.
Law: its role in society
Why are laws conceived? To regulate various processes in society, even in areas that at first glance seem quite ordinary: paying for travel in public transport, buying in a store, etc. The law is a philosophical category aimed at supporting the life of the society, which is a connecting link all processes occurring in it in order to maintain balance and harmony, as well as the correct course of things. Laws are aimed at confronting chaos, and invented to execute them.
In China, it is forbidden to save a drowning person
Sometimes the imagination of the legislative bodies is striking in its sophistication and limitlessness so much that you just have to shrug your hands when you get acquainted with the ridiculous and strange laws of some countries. For example, in China it is forbidden to save a drowning person.
It sounds, of course, absurd and cruel. But it’s true, in China it’s really forbidden to save a drowning person. Why is that? This requires understanding the philosophy of a country like China. It is against the law to save a drowning person, because the Chinese believe in Fate, inexorable and unyielding, with which one must live in peace and harmony.
What does fate mean for the Chinese?
In China, there is such a saying: “Fate is in the first place, Luck takes the second place, and Feng Shui takes the third, ” which briefly explains the degree of influence of factors on human life. For the Chinese, Fate, which comes first, means the path of life determined by the Higher Forces, which is beyond human will.
Fate is a combination of man’s innate qualities that have a significant impact on his personal development and life path, which cannot be changed neither by environment, nor by upbringing, nor by education. Personally-cosmic code of a person, a kind of unique passport, is his moment of birth.
A person’s fate is a person’s relationship with other people, the place he occupies in a complex society, combined with such important factors as luck and luck. The Chinese have even developed a one-of-a-kind system that allows one to determine and explain fate, in no way interfering in it. That is why in China it is forbidden to save a drowning man, so as not to violate what is destined for him from above.
Of course, the Chinese are a little strange people who do not want to come to the aid in difficult times. After all, if it is forbidden in China to save a drowning person, then this means that you should calmly stand and look at this terrible process, and, possibly, take pictures? Can the Chinese be so inhuman to their compatriots? Apparently not.
The real case of saving a drowning Chinese
Not so long ago, in the summer of 2014, in the city of Qingdao, located on the coast of the Yellow Sea, there was a case on the water, which almost exploded the press. A young girl from Murmansk rescued a drowning Chinese. Relaxing with her friend at sea, 33-year-old Evgenia Konovalova (that’s the name of the heroine) saw that a man on the water needed help. According to the savior, almost all Chinese do not know how to swim, which means they don’t risk going far into the water. They just walk along the coast, entering the sea ankle-deep. One daredevil decided on a circle to swim a little further than the others, but could not resist it and began to sink. Thanks to the courage of Eugenia, who did not know the laws prohibiting the rescue of drowning people in this country, and another vacationer, the guy was saved. The Chinese media on all pages glorified the brave woman, forgetting the once taboo imposed on their own.
As a thank you to Eugenia, who became almost a national heroine, a ticket to a unique flower exhibition and many different souvenirs was presented.
Amazing laws of China
In China, there are a number of laws that seem unusual to us. Here are some of them:
- a student may attend college provided that he is smart;
- a student may be expelled from an educational institution for chewing in chewing gum classes;
- if a person has stepped on his leg, he is allowed to be beaten, though using special kung fu techniques;
- parents are paid a fee for the suicide of the child. In general, suicides are welcome in this country. With an unsuccessful attempt to leave this world on their own, nearby people are allowed to finish off the suicide;
- a student with more than one child in the family is asked an additional question on the exam;
- Chinese men are forbidden to introduce themselves as Jackie Chan to foreigners;
- allowed to die in public places;
- It is forbidden to have more than one child in the family. This law was coined to stop demographic growth in the country. The penalty in this case is a fine of 20% of annual income. Over time, nevertheless, relief appeared in the Law, under which not all families will be fined, as it was before, but only those in which the mother is younger than 28 years old and the second child was born earlier than 4 years after the birth of the first child.
It is true that it is forbidden in China to save a drowning person, as well as the truth that in other countries there are rather eccentric laws that are nevertheless enforced and were invented in connection with certain events.
Not only China surprises with its own laws.
