Why do you win the respect of others(狐假虎威)
During the Warring States Period in China,
one day the king of the Chu Kingdom asked all the ministers a question.
I heard that many people are in awe of
General (Zhao Xixu). Is this true?
Upon hearing this question, all the
ministers did not speak.
At this time, a minister named (Jiang Yi)
answered.
He told a story to the king.
A huge tiger caught a fox, and the tiger
was about to eat him.
The fox said to the tiger at this time. You
cannot eat me. Because I am a messenger sent by the gods.
The tiger laughed. He didn't change his
mind, he was still going to eat the fox.
At this critical moment, the fox said to
the tiger again.
I know you don't believe me, but you can
confirm for yourself whether what I said is true.
That's it, you let me go first, then follow
me behind, we go around in the forest.
You quietly observe how all animals see me.
You will know if what I said is true or false.
The tiger nodded and agreed.
The fox walked ahead and the tiger followed
behind. When these two animals walked into the forest, the other animals were
scared and quickly avoided because they saw the tiger.
But the tiger didn't know that these
animals were afraid of itself, and thought the fox was really the messenger of
the gods.
The tiger did not eat the fox in the end.
(Jiang Yi) told the king his conclusion.
(Zhao Xixu) This general is like a little
fox, and you are the tiger behind.
The king laughed after hearing it.
This idiom is used to describe a person who
has insufficient talents, but he relies on the ability of others to intimidate
others.
Dear friend, what inspiration or thoughts
did you have after hearing this story.
What do you think is the king’s motivation for asking this question? Do we win the respect of
others because of our own character and ability, or because of the company
behind us or other factors?
I hope this story will give you some new
gains.
狐假虎威(Why do you win the respect of others)
中國的戰國時代，有一天，楚王國的國王問所有的大臣一個問題。
聽說有很多人都很敬畏(昭奚恤)將軍。這件事是真的嗎。
聽到這個問題，所有的大臣都不說話。
這時候，一個名字叫做(江乙)的大臣回答了。
他跟國王說了一個故事。
有一隻巨大的老虎抓到一隻狐狸，這隻老虎便準備吃了他。
這隻狐狸這個時候對老虎說。你不可以吃我。因為我是天神派遣下來的使者。
老虎大笑，他沒有改變心意，還是準備要吃掉這隻狐狸。
狐狸在這個危急的時刻，他又跟老虎說。
我知道你不相信我，但是你可以親自確認清楚我說的是不是真的。
就這樣吧，你先放開我，然後跟在我身後，我們去森林裡面繞一圈。
你安靜地觀察所有動物看見我的反應。你就知道我說的是真的還是假的了。
老虎就點頭答應了。
狐狸走在前面，老虎跟在後面。這兩隻動物走進森林的時候，其他動物都嚇得趕快躲避因為它們看見老虎。
但這隻老虎不知道這些動物怕的是自已，還以為狐狸真的是天神的使者呢。
老虎最後就沒有吃掉這隻狐狸。
(江乙)對國王說了他的結論。
(昭奚恤)這位將軍就像隻小狐狸，而你是後面的那隻老虎啊。
國王聽完就笑了。
這句成語被用來形容一個人才能不足，但是他憑藉別人的能力去威嚇其他人。
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。
你覺得國王問這個問題的動機是甚麼呢?我們贏得別人的尊敬，是因為我們本身的品德與能力，還是因為我們背後的公司或者其他的因素呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。