I want to make a needle(磨杵成針)
There is a mountain in China's Sichuan
Province. The name of this mountain is (Xianger).
There is a small stream on (Xianger)
Mountain, which is called (Mozhen) .
The origin of the name of this river is
from a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty, his name is (Li Bai).
His boyhood was spent near here.
He doesn't like going to school very much,
and studying is inherently boring and boring.
He often skipped class and went out to play
around.
One day, (Li Bai) skipped class again, and
he wandered in the mountains.
He saw an old woman squatting by the stream,
grinding a small iron rod on the whetstone.
(Li Bai) felt very strange, he asked.
What are you doing?
The old woman answered.
I am making a needle.
(Li Bai) laughed.
Is this little iron rod going to be a
needle? That's impossible.
The old woman answered.
This matter is not as difficult as you
think.
As long as I continue to work every day,
this little iron rod can become a needle in less than a month.
After hearing these words, (Li Bai) felt
something in his heart.
I always feel that reading is difficult, so
I don't study, but as long as I face the difficulties bravely, the difficulties
will become smaller and smaller, just like this is the process of a small iron
rod gradually becoming a needle.
He went back to school that afternoon. Never
skip class anymore.
This idiom means that as long as you have
perseverance and work hard, you can succeed in anything.
Dear friend, what inspiration or thoughts
did you have after hearing this story.
Are you currently experiencing work or
learning difficulties? How can you inspire yourself to face these challenges
bravely?
I hope this story will give you some new
gains.
磨杵成針(I want to make a needle)
中國的四川省有一座山，這座山的名字叫做象耳。
象耳山上有一條小溪，這條小溪叫做磨針。
這條溪的溪名由來，是起因於唐王朝一個著名的詩人，他的名字叫做(李白)。
他的少年時光就是在這附近度過。
他不太喜歡上學，學習本來就是很枯燥無聊。
他常常翹課出去到處遊玩。
有一天，李白又翹課了，他在山野中閒逛。
他看見一個老婆婆蹲在小溪旁邊，在磨刀石上打磨一根小鐵棒。
李白覺得很奇怪，他問。
請問你這是幹什麼。
老婆婆回答。
我正在製作一根針。
李白就笑了。
這根小鐵棒要成為一根針嗎，這不可能吧。
老婆婆回答。
這件事情並沒有你想像中的困難唷。
只要我每天持續不斷的工作，用不著一個月，這根小鐵棒可以成為一根針。
李白聽了這些話，心中有所感悟。
我一直覺得讀書困難所以我不學習，但只要我勇敢面對困難，困難會愈來愈小，就像這跟小鐵棒逐漸變成一隻針的過程一樣。
他當天下午就回到學校讀書。從此不再翹課。
這句成語的意思是只要有恆心，肯努力，做任何事情都能成功。
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。
你目前正遭遇工作或是學習上的困難嗎?你如何激勵自己勇敢迎接這些挑戰呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為宋-祝穆-方輿勝覽-卷五十三
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