I should take advantage of today and drink as much as I can until I get drunk.(今朝有酒今朝醉)

 

 

I should take advantage of today and drink as much as I can until I get drunk.(今朝有酒今朝醉)

 

In the Yuan Dynasty in China, there was a famous playwright called Wang Ye.

 

He wrote a play. The summary of the story of this play is that there is a woman who knows Taoist magic. This woman is called (Peach Blossom Girl). The story between her and another man named (Zhou Qian) who is very familiar with Taoist magic.

 

Part of that story follows.

 

There is a small village. There is a fortune teller in this village, and he opens a fortune telling parlour. His name is Zhou Qian.

Zhou Qian knows the I Ching. In the 30 years since he opened his shop, Zhou Qian has never made a mistake, so he is proud of himself.

 

But he has just made his first mistake in his life, and he is very frustrated.

A worker in charge of cleaning Zhou Qian's shop said to him

We all make mistakes, and you shouldn't be discouraged by them.

You should remember the lessons of this failure and be more careful the next time you tell other people's fortunes.

You should continue to open your shop and do business as usual.

 

After hearing these words, Zhou Qian regained some confidence and said to his employees

I'm very grateful to you, but I've decided to take a few days off, and I'll reopen when I feel better.

By the way, you have been working here for so long, have you ever told a fortune?

How about I tell your fortune for free to thank you?

As Zhou Qian was very persistent, the clerk agreed.

 

After Zhou Qian helped the clerk tell his fortune, Zhou Qian said to the clerk with a sad face.

Oops, that's bad news. You only have two more days to live, and you will die suddenly in your home at noon the day after tomorrow.

You have less than two days to live. You must have a lot of things to do that you have been putting off, right? You should go home and finish them.

 

The employee had not expected to hear this result and was very shocked.

When he got home, he wanted to say goodbye to his neighbour.

The worker arrived at the home of a good friend. He sadly said to his good friend, 'I am going to die, so I have come to say goodbye to you.

 

The worker's best friend was shocked when he heard what he had said. His best friend asked him why he thought he was going to die.

 

After the clerk told his friend everything the fortune teller had told him, his friend said to him.

There is an old saying.

I should take advantage of today and drink until I'm drunk. Let me put off the things that worry me until tomorrow.

 

If you really are going to die in two days, you have to make the best of it now.

I went to prepare some Chinese rice wine and some dishes, and the two of us ate first.

While we were eating, we discussed how to deal with the situation.

 

The literal translation of this saying is that while we still have wine to drink today, we should drink as much as we can today.

This idiom is used to describe a person who only desires present enjoyment without considering the future.

 

Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts do you have after listening to this story?

Do you often worry about things that haven't happened yet? If you were to die tomorrow, how would you live today?

I hope this story can give you some new insights.

 

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If you are not ashamed of your work, you will be adequately rewarded(一日不害羞，三日吃飽飯)

 

 

If you are not ashamed of your work, you will be adequately rewarded(一日不害羞，三日吃飽飯)

 

In China's Yuan Dynasty, there was a famous playwright called Wang Ye.

 

He wrote a play. The summary of the story of this play is that there is a woman who knows Taoist magic. This woman is called (Peach Blossom Girl). The story between her and another man named (Zhou Qian) who is very familiar with Taoist magic.

 

Part of that story follows.

 

There is a small village. In this village there is a fortune teller who has been in business for 30 years. His name is Zhou Qian.

Zhou Qian knew the Book of Changes. He was a very hardworking man and opened his shop every day.

In the 30 years since he opened his shop, Zhou Qian has never made a mistake, so he is proud of himself.

 

There was a sign on the door of his shop that said

I guarantee that the results of my fortune-telling are very accurate.

If a customer comes for a fortune telling and later finds out that the fortune telling is inaccurate, I am willing to compensate the customer with 500 grams of silver.

This was a large amount of compensation. In those days, the salary of a clerk was about 250 grams of silver a year.

 

One day a woman came to Zhou Qian's shop and said to him

My son has been in the capital on business for several months, and I have not heard from him.

I would like a fortune telling to confirm whether my son is safe.

 

Zhou Qian said to the woman after the divination.

Your son is safe so far, but I have found out through divination that your son will die in an accident tonight.

 

After hearing this, the woman sadly left his shop.

 

Zhou Qian didn't expect the woman to return to his shop the next evening.

The woman was accompanied by a young man.

 

The woman said to him

It turns out that your prophecy was wrong, my son has returned home safely. This young man is my son.

 

After investigating, Zhou Qian discovered that the young man was indeed the woman's only son, who had been away on business for more than half a year.

Zhou Qian compensated the woman with 500 grams of silver.

 

Zhou Qian was very frustrated. This was the first time in his life that he had made a mistake.

he said to a worker who was cleaning his shop.

From today, I am closing my shop, I am no longer open for business.

This incident hit me so hard that I lost faith in my own fortune-telling abilities.

 

The hired man said to Zhou Qian.

Fortune telling is not a profession with a high social status. But I think we should be proud of our profession.

I have heard a saying that if you are not ashamed of your work, you will be adequately rewarded.

 

I don't think you should lose confidence in yourself, you've only failed once in 30 years.

We all make mistakes and you shouldn't be discouraged or disheartened by that.

You should remember the lessons of this failure and be more careful the next time you do your fortune telling.

You should continue to open your shop and do business as usual.

 

The meaning of this proverb is that if you are not ashamed of your work, you will be adequately rewarded.

 

Dear friend, what inspiration or thoughts do you have after listening to this story?

Have you ever experienced great failure? How long did it take you to regain your confidence after a failure?

I hope this story can give you some new insights.

 

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The fortune tellers should not worry about the subjective feelings of customers.(陰陽不順人情)

 

 

The fortune tellers should not worry about the subjective feelings of customers.(陰陽不順人情)

 

In China's Yuan Dynasty, there was a famous playwright named Wang Ye.

 

He wrote a play. The summary of the story of this play is that there is a woman who is proficient in Taoist magic. This woman's name is (Peach Blossom Girl). The story between her and another man named (Zhou Qian) who is very familiar with Taoist magic.

 

The two of them competed to see whose Taoist magic was more powerful. In the process of the competition, the two people turned from dislike of each other into a story of mutual love.

 

The story goes as follows.

 

There is a small village with three families. One of the three families is named Peng, another is named Ren, and one is named Shi.

 

The three families have very good feelings for each other. They often communicate with each other, so the people in the three families know each other very well.

 

There are no children in the family named Peng.

In this family named Shi, the father passed away when he was very young, leaving only a boy living with his mother.

The family named Renzhuan gave birth to a daughter, and this daughter's name was (Peach Blossom).

 

The boy in the Shi family was a very filial child. When he was 20 years old, he said to his mother.

I have grown up and I want to improve the economic situation of our family, so I want to go to a big city to work in business.

 

The boy had been away from his home for several months. The boy had not written a letter home, so his mother missed him every day.

 

One day, the boy's mother went to see a man named Zhou Qian. Zhou Qian's profession was to tell people's fortunes using the professional knowledge he learned from the Book of Changes.

 

After Zhou Qian told the fortune, he said to the boy's mother with a very serious expression.

There is a saying that means fortune tellers should not worry about the subjective feelings of their customers.

A fortune teller must truthfully tell the result of his prediction, even if the result is ominous.

 

According to the results of my divination, your son will die between 11 o'clock tonight and 1 o'clock tomorrow morning.

 

The boy's mother was shocked when she heard the result, and she returned home sadly.

The boy's mother was crying alone in the living room of his home. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door of his home.

It turned out to be the girl named (Peach Blossom) from her neighbor.

 

Taohua saw the boy's mother crying, (Taohua) asked the boy's mother what happened.

After the boy's mother told Taohua about her fortune telling, Taohua was silent for a while, and then she said to the boy's mother.

I can also read the I Ching, and I also helped your son do divination. I want to confirm the result of this fortune teller's divination again.

 

A few minutes later, (Peach Blossom) said to the boy’s mother.

The fortune teller's prediction was accurate. Your son will lose his life during the period he said.

But don't worry, I have a way to change your son's fate.

If saving your son's life requires you to do a few things, are you willing to try them?

 

The boy's mother answered after hearing what (peach blossom) said.

I'm not sure whether what you said is true, but as long as there is a slight possibility, I am willing to do what you said.

 

 

The meaning of this proverb is that the fortune tellers should not worry about the subjective feelings of customers

 

Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts do you have after listening to this story?

Do you think people can change their destiny through human means? Have you ever been deceived by a fortune teller?

I hope this story can give you some new insights.

 

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No oral messages or letters at all.(杳無音信)

 

 

No oral messages or letters at all.(杳無音信)

 

In China's Yuan Dynasty, there was a famous playwright called Wang Ye.

He wrote a play. The summary of the story of this play is that there is a woman who knows Taoist magic. This woman is called (Peach Blossom Girl). The story between her and another man named (Zhou Qian) who is very familiar with Taoist magic.

Part of that story follows.

There is a little village with three families. One of the three families is called Peng, the other is called Ren and the third is called Shi.

These three families have very good feelings for each other and they often communicate with each other.

In the family called Peng, there are no children.

In the family called Shi, the father died when he was very young, and only one boy lived with the mother.

The family named Ren gave birth to a daughter, and this daughter's name was (Peach Blossom).

The boy in the Shi family was a very filial child. When he was 20 years old he said to his mother

I have grown up and I want to improve our family's economic situation, so I want to go to a big city to work in business.

 

Half a year passed quickly after the boy left home. However, the boy did not ask anyone to bring any messages or letters home during these six months, so his mother was very worried about whether he was safe.

 

A good friend of his mother's saw that his mother was very sad every day, so the friend told his mother.

I know a person who is very familiar with the I Ching. Would you like to ask him to divine for your son?

We might be able to tell if your son is safe at the moment.

 

The boy's mother thought this good friend's suggestion was a good one, so she went to (Zhou Qian's) shop.

 

The literal translation of this phrase is that there is no oral message or news at all.

It is used to describe a person who has completely lost contact.

 

 

Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts do you have after listening to this story?

Do you believe in divination? Is there someone you haven't seen in a long time that you really want to see?

I hope this story can give you some new insights.

 

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The stone cracked and shook the sky(石破天驚)

The stone cracked and shook the sky(石破天驚)

 

During the Tang Dynasty in China, there was a famous poet called (Li He).

Once he went to hear a concert by a famous musician of the time.

The musician's name is Li Ping, and the name of the instrument Li Ping uses is (konghou).

This is an ancient Chinese musical instrument whose playing technique has been lost.

 

After Li He heard this performance, his heart was deeply shocked.

He thought the performance was so wonderful that he wrote a poem expressing his feelings after listening to the concert.

 

The general meaning of the poem is as follows.

One autumn night, I heard a concert by Li Ping playing the..

 

Li Ping created a variety of different sounds with his instruments.

These sounds were like breaking pieces of beautiful jade, and also like the cry of the phoenix.

Lee uses his instruments to express a variety of emotions.

These sounds made Hibiscus cry and Pandan laugh happily.

 

The sound of this 23-stringed instrument warms the chilly autumn nights in the capital and makes even the gods in the sky feel strong emotional fluctuations.

 

Nuwa once used a furnace to refine stones into five colours: green, red, yellow, white and black. Nuwa used these stones to repair the holes in the sky.

Halfway through the show it suddenly started to rain. I think the reason was that the sound of Li Ping playing the instrument was very high and loud. The sound shook the sky and made a big hole in the stone that Nuwa used to fill the sky.

 

The sound of Li Ping's instrument made the fish and dragons in the river dance.

Li Ping's performance caused the legendary immortal who lived on the moon to stop working, and the legendary rabbit who lived on the moon to listen quietly.

 

The direct translation of this idiom is that the stone cracked and the sky shook.

This idiom is used to describe the sound produced by an instrument that is very high and loud.

This idiom has been extended to describe a thing or an object or a person's speech that is very amazing.

 

Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts do you have after listening to this story?

What is your favourite instrumental sound? What is the most memorable musical concert you have ever heard?

I hope this story can give you some new insights.

 

 

She refined stones and used them to mend the broken hole in the sky. (煉石補天)

 

She refined stones and used them to mend the broken hole in the sky. (煉石補天)

 

In Chinese mythology, man was created by a goddess.

The name of this goddess is (Nuwa). There are some stories about her recorded in history books.

 

The upper part of her body was a woman, the lower part of her body was a snake, and she created humans from clay.

 

In the imagination of the ancient Chinese, there were four high mountains at the four corners of the earth. These four high mountains supported the sky so that people could live in the space between the sky and the earth.

 

There were many other gods in the world at that time.

One day, in order to destroy the world, the Water God used his power to break the high mountain on the west side that supported the earth.

 

After the mountain was broken, a huge hole opened up in the sky and it tilted. Cracks were made in the earth, so much water poured out of the cracks.

 

Because of this huge change, fire broke out in the forest and all the animals and humans fled in panic.

When Nuwa heard the cry of the humans, she was very worried and thought about how to solve the problem.

 

The first thing she had to solve was how to support the sky again. She found that because the sky was tilted, the load on the other three mountains became uneven, and cracks appeared on the other three mountains as well.

To solve this problem, she killed a very large mythical beast.

This mythical beast was a tortoise. After killing the turtle, she cut off its four legs and placed them at the four corners of the earth. She used these four turtle legs to replace the four mountains that held up the sky.

 

Next she had to deal with the problem of the hole in the sky. She built a huge furnace. She used this furnace to refine stones in five colours: green, red, yellow, white and black. She used these stones to repair the hole in the sky.

 

Because the stones she refined are very rich in colour, the colours of the sunset we now see are many different colours.

 

Then she taught the people to use the reed ashes after burning the reeds to reduce the effects of floods.

Because of her, these kind people in ancient times were able to survive.

Because of her great contribution to humanity, future generations call her Mother Earth.

 

 

The direct translation of this idiom is that she refined stones and used them to mend the broken hole in the sky.

This idiom has been extended to describe a country's leaders who use their talents and resources to fill the gaps in their country's political laws and systems.

 

Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts do you have after listening to this story?

When you encounter a big problem, what attitude will you have to face it? Do you think the earth is getting warmer?

I hope this story can give you some new insights.

 

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Nuwa mended the broken hole in the sky(女媧補天)

 

Nuwa mended the broken hole in the sky(女媧補天)

 

In Chinese mythology there is a famous goddess called Nuwa. There are several stories about her recorded in history books.

 

The upper part of her body was that of a woman, the lower part of her body was that of a snake, and she created humans from clay.

 

There were many other gods in the world at that time. One day the god of fire and the god of water had an argument. Both gods were very angry and the two gods fought each other.

After much fighting, the water god was finally defeated.

 

After the Water God was defeated, he felt very angry in his heart, and anger surged in his heart. He suddenly had an idea: I want to destroy this world, and I want all the people and gods to be destroyed along with this world.

 

In the imagination of the ancient Chinese, there were four high mountains at the four corners of the earth. These four high mountains supported the sky so that people could live in the space between heaven and earth.

 

To destroy the world, the Water God used his power to break one of the mountains.

After the mountain was broken, a large hole opened up in the sky and tilted. Cracks were made in the earth, so a lot of water poured out of the cracks.

 

Because of this huge change, fire broke out in the forest and all the animals and humans fled in panic.

 

After Nuwa heard the cry of the people, she used her wisdom to mend the great hole in the sky.

She restored the world to its original state.

 

The direct translation of this saying is that Nuwa mended the broken hole in the sky.

This idiom has been extended to describe a person who has great dreams and actions to change the world.

 

Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts do you have after listening to this story?

Do you care about the environment? Does your nation have stories about the origin of mankind?

I hope this story can give you some new insights.

 

                                      圖片出處為維基百科