Remembering the past experience can help us make the right decision now. (前事不忘後事之師)
During the Warring States Period in China,
there were four famous families in the Jin Kingdom.
One of them is the Zhao family. The name of
the patriarch of Zhao is (Zhao Xiangzi).
In a major crisis, a messenger named (Zhang
Mengtan) saved the Zhao family from destruction.
After a few months, (Zhang Mengtan) said to
(Zhao Xiangzi).
Now the Zhao family has returned to its
former prosperity.
According to the case in the history book.
The power between leaders and subordinates
should be balanced.
But the balance is that the power of the
leader should be slightly greater than that of the subordinate.
Because of this, subordinates will maintain
respect for the leader.
I am very grateful to you for giving me the
opportunity to develop my talents,
But I feel that the reward I have received
has exceeded what I have given,
So now it should be time for me to leave
here.
(Zhao Xiangzi) answered.
I don't agree with you.
A good leader should trust loyal and
capable subordinates.
He should give these subordinates the
reward they deserve.
These subordinates will help this leader to
create a greater cause.
What do you think?
(Zhang Mengtan) said.
I agree with your opinion,
But in my opinion,
All previous successful cases,
It’s all because between the leader and the
subordinates,
The power of the two is balanced so that
they can succeed.
I successfully convinced the other two
families
I made this great contribution not because
of my good abilities, but because of your dispatch.
But this incident has caused the
misunderstanding of all the people, and now my personal reputation is higher
than yours.
We should remember the stories recorded in
the history books, which will help us make the right decision.
(Zhao Xiangzi) don't know how to stay
(Zhang Mengtan).
He had to say you go back, and we will talk
about this next time.
Three days later, (Zhang Mengtan) sent a
messenger to find (Zhao Xiangzi).
The messenger said to (Zhao Xiangzi).
I ask you a question,
If (Zhang Mengtan) did not follow your
order to visit the other two families secretly,
What will happen to our family now.
(Zhao Xiangzi) said, then we should all be
dead.
The messenger heard (Zhao Xiangzi)'s answer
and said.
(Zhang Mengtan) Very loyal to you,
When he accepted this difficult task, he
was already prepared to die.
He begs you to let him go, but the final
decision is yours.
Please do it according to your own ideas.
(Zhao Xiangzi) finally agreed to let (Zhang
Mengtan) leave.
This idiom is used to remind people that
they should remember the lessons of the past in order to make the right
decision now.
Dear friend, what inspiration or thoughts
did you have after hearing this story.
Why do you think (Zhang Mengtan) insisted
on leaving? Why did he wait for three days before sending an envoy to find
(Zhao Xiangzi)?
I hope this story will give you some new
gains.
本圖片來自百度百科
前事不忘後事之師(Remembering the past experience
can help us make the right decision now.)
中國的戰國時代，晉王國中有四個著名的家族。
其中一個是趙家族。趙族長名字叫做(趙襄子)。
一次重大的危機中，一個名字叫做(張孟談)的信使，挽救了趙家族免於滅亡。
過了幾個月，(張孟談)對(趙襄子)說。
現在趙家族已經恢復到以往的興盛。
根據歷史書中的案例。
領導者與部屬之間，兩者的權力應該保持平衡。
但這平衡狀態是領導者的權力應該略大於部屬，
因為這樣部屬才會保持對領導者的尊敬。
我很感謝你讓我有機會發揮我的才能，
但是我覺得我得到的獎賞已經超過我的付出了，
所以現在應該是我離開這裡的時候了。
(趙襄子)回答。
我不認同你的看法。
一個好的領導者，他應該信任忠誠而且有能力的部屬。
他應該給這些部屬應得的獎賞。
而這些部屬才會幫助這個領導者開創更偉大的事業。
你認為如何呢?
(張孟談)說。
你的意見我很認同，
但是依照我的看法，
以前所有成功的案例，
都是因為領導者與部屬之間，
兩者的權力保持平衡所以才能成功。
我之前成功說服另外兩個家族，
我立下這個大功勞，並不是因為我的能力好，而是因為你的差派啊。
但這件事情已經造成了所有老百姓的誤會，現在我個人的聲望已經比你更高。
我們應該記取歷史書中所記載的故事，這會幫助我們做出正確的決定啊。
(趙襄子)不知道該如何挽留(張孟談)。
他只好說你回去吧，我們下次再談這件事情。
三天後，（張孟談）派遣一個使者去找(趙襄子)。
這個使者對(趙襄子)說。
我問你一個問題，
如果當初(張孟談)沒有奉你的命令去秘密拜訪其他兩個家族，
現在我們家族的情況會是如何呢。
(趙襄子)說，那我們應該全部死光了吧。
這個使者聽到(趙襄子)的回答，就說。
（張孟談）對你非常的忠誠，
他當初接受這個困難的任務時，就已經有了必死的準備了。
他懇求你讓他離開，但是最後決定權在你手上。
請你就憑自已的想法去做吧。
(趙襄子)最後答應讓(張孟談)離開。
這句成語被用來提醒人們應該記住過去的教訓，才會在現在做出正確的決定。
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(張孟談)為何堅持要離開呢?他為何要等待三天，才派遣使者去找(趙襄子)呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。