The sharpest spear and the strongest shield(自相矛盾)
During the Warring States Period in China,
a famous thinker (Han Fei), he wrote a story.
There was a merchant in the Chu Kingdom who
sold his goods in the market.
What he is selling today is a spear and a
shield.
The businessman first picked up the shield
and showed it to the onlookers, then he said.
My shield is very hard, and I promise that
no weapon can pierce it.
After the businessman put down the shield,
he took up the spear.
He said. This spear is very sharp, and I
guarantee that nothing can withstand it.
At this time, one of the people asked the
businessman.
I believe that your shield is so hard, and
I also believe that your spear is so sharp.
But if you pierce this shield with this
spear, what will happen.
The businessman could not answer.
(Han Fei) At the end of the story, publish
his conclusion.
A shield that cannot be pierced and a spear
that can pierce everything,
These two cannot coexist.
This idiom. It is used to describe a person
who has a paradox between his previous statement or behavior and his subsequent
statement or behavior.
Dear friend, what inspiration or thoughts
did you have after hearing this story.
Will you self-test whether your words and
actions are consistent? How can you remind yourself not to get into such a
predicament?
I hope this story will give you some new
gains.
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自相矛盾(The sharpest spear and the strongest
shield)
中國的戰國時代，著名的思想家(韓非)，他寫了一個故事。
楚王國有一個商業人，他在市集中銷售他的商品。
他今天要賣的東西，是一隻長矛與一個盾牌。
這個商人先拿起盾牌，展示給圍觀的群眾看，然後他說。
我的這個盾牌非常堅硬，我保證任何的武器都沒有辦法刺破它。
這個商人放下這個盾牌後，他拿起了長矛。
他說。這隻長矛非常尖銳，我保證任何的物品都無法抵擋它。
這時候群眾中有一個人問這個商人。
我相信你的盾牌是如此的堅硬，我也相信你的長矛是如此的銳利。
但是若你用這隻長矛刺這塊盾牌，結果會如何呢。
這個商人無法回答。
(韓非)在故事最後，發表他的結論。
不能被刺穿的盾牌和能刺破所有東西的長矛，
這兩這是不可能共同存在的。
這一句成語。被用來形容一個人，他之前的說法或行為與之後的說法或行為之間有悖論。
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。
你是否會自我檢驗自已的言行是否前後一致呢?你要如何提醒自己不要陷入這樣的困境呢?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。