The story "Pool and River" tells us that happiness and disaster are not absolute, they are interdependent, and ease can easily stop individuals from making progress and make groups mediocre or sink. On the contrary, there is pressure to have motivation.
Excerpts from Ponds and Rivers:
"But I lay quietly in the soft soil.
Like a lady lying on a duck down cushion.
I don't have to worry about big boats and rafts,
You don't have to consider how heavy the rowing boat is.
At most one or two leaves are blown off by the breeze.
Swing gently on my chest.
"This carefree life is carefree,
What can be replaced?
No matter how busy the world is,
I only study philosophy when I sleep. "
"Ah, are you speculating about philosophy?"
The river said,
"I am a big river,
That's because I follow this rule,
Regardless of your own comfort.
I use a steady stream of clean water,
It brings benefits to people every year.
This makes me respected and honored.
Maybe I will never stop running;
But you have long been forgotten, and no one has mentioned you. "
What the river said really came true.
The river has been flowing ever since,
The poor pond silted up year after year,
The whole place is covered with moss,
Let reeds cover it,
Finally, it was completely dry.