This idiom comes from Feng Weimin's The Demotion of Tao Dou in the Ming Dynasty. The original text is: inviting a wolf into the room will bring disaster to the home country. At that time, when people raised sheep, in order to prevent wolves from attacking, high walls were built around the sheepfold to ensure the safety of the sheep. However, sometimes people forget to close the door, and then the wolf will take the opportunity to enter the sheepfold, which is the origin of inviting the wolf into the house.
In modern society, this idiom is widely used and is no longer limited to the concepts of sheepfold and wolf. It can be used in any person or organization, which means that harmful people or things are introduced into it and bring unpredictable consequences to themselves.
This idiom reminds people to be vigilant at all times and not to trust strangers or introduce people or things that are potentially dangerous. Before making any decision, you should carefully consider the possible consequences to avoid unnecessary troubles and losses for yourself.
Application of luring the wolf into the room:
1. In the workplace, some employees may introduce competitive companies or individuals into their own companies in order to obtain more business opportunities or benefits. However, without adequate investigation and understanding, the imported talents or partners may reveal company secrets, take away customer resources and even undermine the normal operation of the company.
In this case, luring a wolf into the room has become an idiom worthy of vigilance, reminding people to be cautious when introducing talents or partners, and to do a good job in risk assessment and preventive measures.
2. In daily life, some people may take strangers home, leading to robbery, theft or other dangers. Similarly, some families bring people with bad hobbies or criminal records into their homes, bringing unpredictable consequences to themselves. In this case, inviting wolves into the house is also an idiom to remind people to be vigilant at all times and not to trust strangers or introduce people or things that are potentially dangerous.
3. In national governance, if a country introduces harmful foreigners into the country, it may lead to adverse consequences such as national security being threatened and social stability being destroyed. Therefore, inviting the wolf into the room is also an idiom to alert the governors of various States, reminding them to do a good job of full examination and supervision when introducing foreigners to ensure national security and social stability.