It is impossible to put out a fire with
wood (抱薪救火)
In the late Warring States Period in China,
the Kingdom of Qin became stronger day by day.
The king of the Qin Kingdom wanted to
expand his territory, so he continued to launch wars against other kingdoms
located in China at that time.
The Kingdom of Qin planned to send troops
to the Kingdom of Wei once again.
The king of the Wei Kingdom considered
ceding the land directly to the Qin Kingdom in exchange for peace.
At this time, a minister of the Wei Kingdom
objected, and he told the king of the Wei Kingdom.
It is very dangerous for us to cede land to
the Qin Kingdom in exchange for peace.
Our kingdom’s land is
limited, and the Qin kingdom’s desire for
aggression has no boundaries.
This solution is as stupid as when
firefighters threw wood into the fire hoping to put out the fire.
The king of the Wei Kingdom did not adopt
this opinion.
He still decided to cede a piece of land to
the Kingdom of Qin in exchange for peace.
In the following decades, the Qin Kingdom
sent troops to the Wei Kingdom again and again, and the Wei Kingdom became
weaker and weaker.
In 225 AD, the Kingdom of Qin eliminated
the Kingdom of Wei.
This idiom means that it is impossible to
eliminate the harm by the wrong method.
Dear friend, what inspiration or thoughts
did you have after hearing this story.
When you face all kinds of difficulties in
life, have you ever thought about how you should act in order to really solve
the problem?
I hope this story will give you some new
gains.
抱薪救火 (It is impossible to put out a fire with wood)
中國的戰國時代後期，秦王國一天比一天強大，秦王國國王一直想擴張領土，於是不斷對當時中國其它王國發動戰爭。
秦王國的軍隊再次計畫向魏王國出兵。魏王國的國王便考慮直接割讓土地給秦王國，以換取秦王國的不要出兵。
這時候，魏王國有一個大臣提出反對，他對魏王國的國王說。
割地土地給秦王國已換去和平是很危險的行為。我們王國的土地有限，而秦王國侵略的慾望沒有極限。
這個解決方案就好像遭遇失火的時候，救火人員一邊救火，一邊往大火中加添木材一樣的愚蠢啊。
魏王國的國王沒有採納這個意見，他還是決定割讓土地給秦王國以換取短暫的和平。
在以後的幾十年，秦王國繼續不斷奪取魏王國的土地，魏王國也越來越弱小。
西元225年，秦王國消滅魏王國。
這個成語，用來比喻用錯誤方法消除禍害，凡而使禍害進一步擴大。
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。
你在面對人生各種困難的時候，有想過自己應該如何行動、才可以真正解決問題嗎?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。