How can you laugh at those who have suffered disasters (幸災樂禍)
During the Spring and Autumn Period of
China, a famine occurred in the Jin Kingdom.
So the king of the Jin Kingdom sent an
ambassador to the Qin Kingdom to request assistance.
Because the king of the Jin Kingdom had bad
credit, the king of the Qin Kingdom did not want to provide assistance.
But he still asked all the ministers'
opinions.
Said the first minister. We should help
them. I believe all people in the Jin Kingdom will appreciate us.
Said the second minister. Natural disasters
will always occur alternately between kingdoms. So we should provide
assistance.
Said the third minister. We should not
provide assistance, we should take the opportunity to attack the Jin Kingdom.
The king of the Qin Kingdom finally decided
to assist the Jin Kingdom.
A year later, this time it was a famine in
the Qin Kingdom. So the king of the Qin Kingdom sent an ambassador to the Jin
Kingdom to request assistance.
The king of the Jin Kingdom was unwilling
to assist the Qin Kingdom.
A minister of the Jin Kingdom told the
king.
We only accepted the favor of others a year
ago, but now we have the ability to repay but we don’t do it, is that right?
We see others suffering from disaster, we
do not feel grief, we laugh at them are suffering from disaster, this mentality
is correct.
We should not only consider ourselves and
be unwilling to give. Our behavior will make all kingdoms and their people
angry.
Another minister said that he agreed with
the king's opinion not to help the Qin Kingdom.
The king of the Jin Kingdom later chose not
to assist the Qin Kingdom.
This idiom is used to describe a person who
lacks kindness, and he is happy when others encounter disasters.
Dear friend, what inspiration or thoughts
did you have after hearing this story.
If you were the king of the Qin Kingdom, how would you feel when you heard that the King of the Jin Kingdom was unwilling to provide assistance? What do you think the choice of the King of the Jin Kingdom would bring to him?
I hope this story will give you some new gains.
此圖片來自百度百科
幸災樂禍 (How can you laugh at those who have
suffered disasters)
中國的春秋時代，晉王國發生飢荒。
於是晉王國的國王便派遣大使到秦王國去請求援助。
因為晉王國的國王信用不好，所以秦王國的國王不想提供援助。
但他還是問所有大臣的意見。
第一位大臣說。我們應該援助他們，我相信所有晉王國的百姓都會感激我們。
第二位大臣說。天災總會在各個王國間交替發生。所以我們應該提供援助。
第三位大臣說。我們不要提供援助，我們應該趁機攻打晉王國。
秦王國的國王最後決定援助晉王國。
一年後，這一次是秦王國發生飢荒。於是秦王國的國王便派遣大使到晉王國去請求援助。
晉王國的國王不願意援助秦王國。
晉王國的一位大臣便跟國王說。
我們一年前才接受過別人的恩惠，但現在有能力報答卻不做，這樣對嗎。
我們看見別人遭受災禍，我們沒有感受悲痛，我們嘲笑他們正遭受禍患，這種心態正確嗎。
我們不應該只考慮到自已，而不願意給予。我們這種行為，會讓所有的王國與他們的百姓都感到憤怒啊。
另外一個大臣卻表示他贊同國王的意見，不要援助秦王國。
晉王國的國王後來選擇不援助秦王國。
這句成語被用來形容一個人缺乏善意，他在別人遇到災禍時反而感到高興。
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。
若你是秦王國的國王，你聽見晉王國的國王不願意提供援助時，你會有甚麼感受呢?你認為晉王國的國王的選擇會給他帶來什麼結果呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。