When do you think the sun is closer to us(辯日炎涼)
In the Spring and Autumn Period of China, a
famous thinker (Lee Yukou), he wrote a story.
Once when Confucius was walking on the
road, he saw two children arguing.
Confucius approached them and said to them.
Stop arguing, let me comment and see who is
right.
The two children nodded and said yes.
The first kid said.
I think the sun is close to us in the early
morning and the sun is far away from us at noon.
My reason is that the early morning sun
looks as big as a wheel.
The sun at noon looks as small as a plate.
The first kid then asked Confucius.
If there is a person far away from you,
that person will look very small.
If there is a person very close to you,
that person will look very big.
This is a very simple truth.
The second kid said.
I don't agree with his opinion.
I think the sun is far away from us in the
early morning, and the sun is close to us at noon.
My reason is that every day in the early
morning, we feel cool.
Every day at noon, we feel hot.
The second kid then asked Confucius.
If a bonfire is far away from you, you will
feel cool.
If a bonfire is close to you, you will feel
hot.
This is a very simple truth.
Confucius did not know how to judge. He
smiled awkwardly.
The two children also laughed. They said to
Confucius.
Do you still think you are smarter than us.
This idiom is used to describe a child who
is very smart.
Dear friend, what inspiration or thoughts
did you have after hearing this story.
Do you think that a person's wisdom is
absolutely proportional to age? Have you ever seen your own self-righteousness
in a conversation with children?
I hope this story will give you some new
gains.
辯日炎涼(When do you think the sun is closer
to us)
中國的春秋時代，著名的思想家(列禦寇)，他寫了一個故事。
有一次孔子走在路上的時候，他看見兩個小朋友正在爭吵。
孔子走近他們並對他們說。
你們不要吵了，讓我來評評理看誰是對的好嗎。
這兩個小朋友點頭說好。
第一個小朋友說。
我認為太陽在清晨離我們近，太陽在中午離我們遠。
我的理由是清晨的太陽，看起來好像一個車輪一樣那麼大。
中午的太陽，看起來好像一個盤子一樣小。
第一個小朋友接著問孔子。
若是有一個人距離你很遠，這個人看起來會很小。
若是有一個人距離你很近，這個人看起來會很大。
這是很簡單的真理。
第二位小朋友說。
我不認同他的見解。
我認為太陽在清晨離我們遠，太陽在中午離我們近。
我的理由是每一天在清晨的時候，我們的感覺涼爽。
每一天在中午的時候，我們的感覺熱。
第二個小朋友接著問孔子。
若是一堆篝火離你很遠，你會感覺涼爽。
若是一堆篝火離你很近，你會感覺熱。
這是很簡單的真理。
孔子不知道該如何裁判。他尷尬地笑了。
這兩個小孩也笑了。他們對孔子說。
你還認為你比我們更聰明嗎。
這句成語被用來形容一個小朋友非常的聰明。
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。
你認為一個人的智慧與年齡絕對會成正比嗎?你是否曾經在與小朋友的對談中、看見自己的自以為是呢?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。