Men are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they take of them.
扰人的,不是事情本身,而是如何看待事情。
In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a roadway. He then hid himself and watched to see if anyone would move the boulder out of the way. Some of the king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it.
Many people loudly blamed the King for not keeping the roads clear, but none of them did anything about getting the stone out of the way.
A peasant then came along carrying a load of vegetables. Upon approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to push the stone out of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded.
After the peasant went back to pick up his vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been.
The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the King explaining that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway.
译文:
古时候,有个国王把一块大石头放在路上。然后他自己藏起来,想看看是否会有人会把石头移开。王国里很富有的一些商人和朝臣走过来,都只是绕着它走。
很多人还抱怨国王没有保持道路的畅通,但他们自己根本没想过要移开路上的那块石头。
一个农民扛着一筐蔬菜经过那里。他放下担子,试图把石头推出马路。经过一番努力,他终于成功了。
当农民回去拿蔬菜时,他看到原来石头的位置那里多了个钱包。
钱包里装着许多金币,还有一张国王留下的纸条,上面写着:金币是给那个移走石头的人准备的。
Moral of The Story 小哲理:
Every obstacle we come across in life gives us an opportunity to improve our circumstances, and whilst the lazy complain, the others are creating opportunities through their kind hearts, generosity, and willingness to get things done.
我们在生活中遇到的每一个困难都给了我们一个机会来改善我们的状况,当懒惰的人在抱怨时,其他人则通过他们的善心、慷慨和积极主动给自己创造了机会。
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