During the Spring and Autumn Period, Ji Li, the son of the State of Wu, wandered alone. One day, he came to a place and was walking when he suddenly found a string of money left in the middle of the road. Ji Li wanted to pick up the money, but he felt it was beneath him to bend down to pick it up. This kind of thing should not be done by a noble son like me. He looked around to see if anyone had come.

It happened that a woodcutter was carrying firewood from the front. Ji Li thought that he would be very grateful if this man could pick up the money. The two bundles of firewood he picked are not worth so much money.

When the woodcutter came to him, Ji Li saw that he was still wearing a fur coat in winter. It was early May and summer. Although it was not very hot, it was terrible to wear a fur coat. Ji Li thought that this man must be very poor, so it was just right for him to pick up the money.

So Ji Li shouted to the woodcutter, "Hey, come and pick up the money on the ground."

When the woodcutter saw Ji Li, he felt very angry. He threw the sickle on the ground, waved his hand, stared at Ji Li and said, "Who are you?" Why do you look down on people? Since I can wear fur to collect firewood in hot summer, am I a greedy person? "

When Ji Li heard what the woodcutter said, he felt a little respect in his heart. He quickly apologized to him and said, "I'm really sorry, I misjudged the wrong person." Please don't take it personally! May I know your name, sir? "

The woodcutter smiled contemptuously at Ji Li: "You are short-sighted, only looking at superficial problems, and you are so arrogant. Why should I tell you my name? " Said, firewood head didn't back, also no longer ignore Li Ji, picked up a sickle, didn't look at the money on the ground and went away.

Ji Li looked at the woodcutter's fading back and felt ashamed.

Some people tend to judge others by their own superficial knowledge, which is a bit like "being a gentleman with a villain's heart"

2 # # # # Story: I don't know where the food came from.

Introduction:

There was a severe famine in Qi. Qian ao prepares meals for hungry people passing by by the roadside. A hungry man covered his face with sleeves, shuffled feebly and walked recklessly. Qian ao took the dish in his left hand and the soup in his right, and said, "Hello! Come and eat! " Hungry Han raised his eyebrows and said to him, "I just don't want to eat the rice given to me by others, so I have come this far!" " "Qian ao went up to apologize to him, but he still refused to eat and eventually starved to death.

Detailed:

During the Warring States period, the vassal states fought against each other and the people were restless. If natural disasters are added, people can't live. There was a severe drought in Qi this year, and it didn't rain for three consecutive months. The field cracked and all the crops died. The poor eat leaves and bark, and the grass seedlings eat grass roots. They are starving. But the granaries of rich people are full and they still eat spicy food.

There was a rich man named Qian Ao, who watched the poor stagger with hunger and gloated. He wanted to give some food to the victims, but he put on a savior's airs. He put the prepared steamed bread on the roadside and gave it to the hungry people in the past. Whenever a hungry person comes, Qian ao throws a wowotou in the past and proudly cries, "Beggar, here you are!" " "Sometimes a group of people come, and Qian Ao throws a few steamed buns for hungry people to compete with each other. Qian ao looked at them derisively and was very happy. He thinks he is really a living Buddha.

At this moment, a scrawny and hungry man came over and saw his hair unkempt and his clothes in rags. He tied a pair of broken shoes to his feet with a straw rope. He covered his face with worn sleeves and staggered along. Because he hadn't eaten for several days, he couldn't support himself and walked a little stagger.

Seeing the hungry man, Qian Ao specially took two steamed buns and a bowl of soup and shouted at the hungry man, "Hey, come and eat!" " "Hungry people turned a blind eye to him, as if they didn't hear him. Qian ao let out a cry again, "hey (Ji), did you hear that? Give you something to eat! " I saw that the hungry man suddenly became active, stared at Qian Ao and said, "Put away your things, I would rather starve to death than eat such delicious food! " "

Qian ao never imagined that such a rickety hungry man still maintained his personal dignity, and suddenly he was too ashamed to speak.

The famous saying "eat whatever you have" comes from this story, which means to show your backbone and never condescend to accept charity from others, even if you starve yourself to death.

Two monks

There are two monks in the remote mountainous area of Sichuan, one is poor and the other is rich.

One day, the poor monk said to the rich monk, "I want to go to the South China Sea to worship Buddha. Do you think so? " The rich monk said, "Why do you go?" The poor monk said, "I just need a water bottle and a rice bowl." The rich monk disagreed: "I wanted to rent a boat to the South China Sea a few years ago, but I haven't done it yet. What made you go?" "

But the next year, the poor monk came back from the South China Sea to worship Buddha. He told the rich monk about his journey, and the rich monk looked ashamed.

I don't know how far it is from Sichuan to the South China Sea, but the rich monk can't reach it, but the poor monk has arrived. Isn't it better for a person to aspire to it than this monk in Kawabe? So (a person's) intelligence (sometimes) can be relied on (sometimes) but not; Those who rely on their own cleverness but don't study hard are those who ignore their cleverness. Confusion and mediocrity may (sometimes) limit people (sometimes) but not necessarily limit people; Don't give up on yourself because you are mediocre, but a person who studies tirelessly and inspires himself (to succeed).