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Where does the fragrance linger in your hands when you give someone a rose?

The literal meaning of "Give someone a rose, and the fragrance will remain in your hands" is: when we give roses to others, the fragrance of the rose will remain on our hands. The moral of this sentence is: Helping others can also bring happiness. The original sentence is a British proverb: "The roses in her hand, the flavor in mine".

The story of giving roses with lingering fragrance

Wang Xizhi’s inscription

In order to help an old woman selling fans, Wang Xizhi sold all her Fan, personally inscribed on the fan and helped the old woman sell the fan. Wang Xizhi also left a good reputation because of this.

The story of turning on the light

There was a blind man living in a building. Every evening he would go for a walk in the garden downstairs. The strange thing is that no matter whether he is going upstairs or downstairs, although he can only grope along the wall, he must turn on the lights in the corridor. One day, a neighbor couldn't help but asked curiously: "Why do you turn on the light when you can't see?". The blind man replied: "Turn on the lights will bring convenience to others going up and downstairs, and it will also bring convenience to me." The neighbor asked doubtfully: "What convenience will turning on the lights bring to you?" The blind man replied: "Turn on the lights. Behind the light, people going up and downstairs can see more clearly and won't knock me down. Wouldn't this be convenient for me?" Then the neighbor suddenly realized.