Let me help it grow (揠苗助長)
During the Warring States Period in China,
(Mencius) spoke a fable.
There is a farmer in the Kingdom of Song.
This farmer worked hard to water and fertilize every day after he set aside the
rice seeds in spring.
A month later, the farmer felt that the
rice seedlings in his field were growing slower than others. This matter made
him very anxious.
On this day, he thought of an idea.
He spent a whole day pulling up every rice
seedling in the middle of the paddy field by a few centimeters.
He thought to myself that if I did this, I
would definitely help the rice grow faster.
When he returned home, a happy smile
appeared on his face.
The farmer's family asked him why he was so
happy, and he told his family what he did today.
After listening to his words, his child
immediately ran into the farmland to see the rice seedlings in the field.
As a result, he saw all the rice seedlings
withered.
This idiom means to describe that a person
wants to quickly achieve results and take some action, but instead produces bad
results because of this action.
Dear friend, what kind of inspiration or
ideas do you have after listening to this story?
Do you have what you hope to achieve? Are
you taking slow but sure actions, or do you just want to achieve results
quickly?
I look forward to this story giving you
some new gains.
Let me help it grow (揠苗助長)
中國的戰國時代，(孟子)講了一個寓言。
宋王國有一個農夫，這位農夫在春天撥下稻種之後，每天辛苦澆水與施肥。
一個月後，這位農夫覺得自已田裡面的水稻苗、成長的比別人慢。這件事情讓他很焦慮。
這一天，他想到一個主意。
他花了一整天的時間，把稻田中間的每根稻苗、都拉高了幾公分。
他心裡想，我這樣做，一定可以協助稻子長得快一點。
他回到家的時候，臉上露出開心的笑容。
這位農夫的家人問他為何那麼開心，他便把自已今天的行為告訴了家人。
他的孩子聽完他的話後，立刻跑到農田裡去看田裡的稻苗。
結果他看見所有的稻苗都枯萎了。
這句成語的意思是形容，一個人想要快速達成效果而採取一些行動，但反而因為這行動而產生不好的結果。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或有怎樣的想法呢。
你有希望達成的目標嗎?你是採取一步步緩慢但確實的行動、還是只希望能快速達到成效呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
