Not being greedy is my most important treasure(不貪為寶)
There was a man in the Song Kingdom who dug
a large rough jade stone one day.
In China, jade is the most noble treasure.
He took this rough stone to visit a
minister of the Song Kingdom.
The minister's name is (Zihan).
He said to (Zihan). I have already asked
the jade craftsman to appraise this rough stone. The quality of this jade is
very good.
So I want to contribute it to you.
Because of your noble status, you are
qualified to own this noble jade.
(Zihan) said to him.
To you, this piece of jade is a treasure,
but to me. Not being greedy is my most important treasure.
If you give me this jade, you will lose
your treasure.
If I accept this piece of jade, I will also
lose my treasure.
If I accept this gift, it will not benefit
both of us.
So I can't accept your gift, please take
this jade back.
This person said to (Zihan).
My identity cannot match this piece of
jade.
Therefore, if I own this piece of jade, I
will probably cause trouble for myself.
So please accept this piece of jade.
(Zihan) said to this person.
You are a wise person, and your
considerations are very reasonable.
I offer a suggestion. You entrust this jade
to me to sell it.
Then I give you all the money I got from
selling this jade.
What do you think of this solution.
This person thanked (Zihan) again and
again.
This idiom is used to remind us that we
should rethink what is truly important treasure.
Dear friend, what inspiration or thoughts
did you have after hearing this story.
Why do you think (Zihan) thinks this person
is very wise? Which of these two treasures do you think is more important?
I hope this story will give you some new
gains.
不貪為寶(Not being greedy is my most important
treasure)
宋王國有個人，他有一天挖到一塊很大的玉的原石。
在中國，玉是最高貴的一種珍寶。
他便帶著這塊原石去拜訪宋王國的一個大臣。
這個大臣名字叫做(子罕)。
他對(子罕)說。這塊原石我已經請玉匠鑑定過了，這塊玉的品質很好。
所以我要把它貢獻給你。
因為你的身分高貴，你才有資格擁有這塊高貴的玉。
(子罕)對他說。
對你而言，這塊玉是珍寶，但對我而言。不貪心才是我最重要的珍寶。
你若把這塊玉給我，你就失去了你的珍寶。
我若接受了這塊玉，我也就失去了我的珍寶。
如果我接受了這個禮物，對我們兩個都沒有好處。
所以我不能接受你的禮物，請您把這塊玉拿回去吧。
這個人對(子罕)說。
我的身分和這一塊玉不能匹配。
因此我如果擁有這一塊玉，我很可能會因此為我自已招來禍患阿。
因此請你接受這塊玉吧。
(子罕)對這個人說。
你是一個有智慧的人，你的考量很有道理。
我提供一個建議。你把這塊玉委託給我將它賣掉。
接著我把賣掉這塊玉得到的金錢都給你。
你覺得這個解決方案如何。
這個人再三的感謝(子罕)。
這句成語被用來提醒我們，我們應該重新思考甚麼是真正重要的珍寶。
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。
你覺得為何(子罕)認為這個人很有智慧呢?你認為這兩種珍寶那一個比較重要呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
