A person is as small and insignificant as a cow's hair(九牛一毛)

 

A person is as small and insignificant as a cow's hair(九牛一毛)

 

(Sima Qian) is China's most outstanding historian. The history book he wrote is the most classic book in China.

In his youth, he traveled all over China and conducted detailed fieldwork.

In  his middle age, he began to organize the Chinese history of China from 2700 BC to 100 BC based on the collected materials.

 

Around 100 BC, his book was almost half completed.

In this year, his opinion made the king of China unhappy, and the king sentenced him to castration.

 

This is a punishment that is embarrassing and unacceptable for men.

He once wanted to commit suicide.

 

But he thought of his dream.

He has devoted a lifetime of hard work and preparation for this book.

 

In a letter he wrote to his friend, he described his life as small and insignificant as a cow's hair.

He believes that human life is so short, but books can be passed on forever.

So he inspired himself to persevere, he endured everyone's ridicule and contempt.

 

He finally finished this book. In this book, he objectively recorded many people and events worthy of being recorded.

The influence of his book is huge. From 2100 years ago to now.

All people who have read this book have got a lot of inspiration.

 

This idiom is used to describe a person or an object as small or insignificant.

 

Dear friend, what inspiration or thoughts did you have after hearing this story.

Do you think there is something in your life that will make you feel more important than your life? Can you endure the humiliation and persist in completing it?

I hope this story will give you some new gains.

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九牛一毛 (A person is as small and insignificant as a cow's hair)

 

司馬遷是中國最傑出的歷史學家。他寫的歷史書是中國最經典的書。

 

他在青年時代，走遍了全中國，進行詳細的田野調查。

他在中年，他根據所蒐集的材料，開始整理中國從公元前2700年到公元前100年間的中國歷史。

 

大約公元前100年，他這本書完成了差不多一半。

也就在這一年，他的意見，讓當時中國的國王不開心，國王判處他去勢的刑罰。

 

這是個對於男人來說，多麼難堪又多麼難以接受的刑罰。

他一度想自殺。

 

但他想到自己的夢想。

他為了這本書付出了一輩子的努力與準備。

 

他在一封寫給自已朋友的信中，他描寫自己的生命，就好像一根牛毛一樣的渺小與微不足道。

他認為人類的生命是如此的短暫，但書可以永遠流傳。

所以他激勵自已堅持下去，他忍受所有人的嘲笑與鄙視。

 

他終於完成了這本書，他在這本書中客觀地記錄了，許許多多值得被記錄的人物與事件。

他的這本書的影響是巨大的。從2100年前到現在。

所有讀到這本書了人，都得到許多啟發。

 

這句成語被用來形容一個人或一個物品渺小或微不足道。

 

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。

你認為你這輩子中，有甚麼事情，會讓你覺得比你的生命更加重要呢?你是否可以忍受屈辱去堅持完成它呢?

我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。