You will lose your autonomy(雞口牛後)
During the Warring States Period in China,
the Kingdom of Han wanted to become a vassal state of the Kingdom of Qin.
There is a famous strategic consultant
whose name is (Su Qin).
Su Qin wanted the king of the Han Kingdom
to change this decision.
He held talks with the king of the Han
Kingdom.
(Su Qin) said:
The territory of the Han Kingdom is indeed
relatively small.
But your resources are abundant, your
weapons are sophisticated, and your people are very brave.
Why do you want to be a vassal state of the
Qin Kingdom?
The king answered.
The Qin Kingdom is too powerful. I am
afraid that they will invade us.
(Su Qin) said.
What request does the Kingdom of Qin make
of you.
The king answered.
They asked me to cede the two cities to
them.
(Su Qin) said.
You cede two cities to them today. If they
ask you to cede the other two cities next month, what will you do then?
The king could not answer.
(Su Qin) Continue to speak.
The cities in your kingdom are limited. But
the desire of the Kingdom of Qin has no end.
The king hesitated.
(Su Qin) said.
Let me give a very vulgar example.
Your Kingdom of Han is like a rooster, and
the Kingdom of Qin is like a cow.
The rooster's mouth is very small, but you
can choose what you want to eat.
The cow's anus is larger than the cock's
mouth, but the anus has no right to choose. The anus has only the function of
excretion.
After you become a vassal state of the Qin
Kingdom, your kingdom is like the anus of a cow.
You will no longer be able to choose
independently, you can only be used passively.
The King of the Kingdom of Han finally
said.
You're right. I will change my decision.
This idiom is used to describe a person who
would rather be the leader of a small group than an unimportant figure in a
large group.
Dear friend, what inspiration or thoughts
did you have after hearing this story.
If you have a choice, will you serve a
large enterprise or set up a small company yourself? If you encounter threats
and intimidation, will you choose to back down or confront?
I hope this story will give you some new
gains.
雞口牛後(You will lose your autonomy)
中國的戰國時代，韓王國想要成為秦王國的附庸國。
有一位著名的戰略顧問，他的名字叫做(蘇秦)。
蘇秦想要讓韓王國的國王改變這個決定。
他與韓王國的國王進行會談。
(蘇秦)說：
韓王國的領土的確比較小。
但是你們的資源豐富，你們的武器精良，人民也很勇敢。
你們為何要做秦王國的附庸國呢。
國王回答。
秦王國太強大了。我害怕他們來侵略我們。
(蘇秦)說。
秦王國對你提出甚麼要求呢。
國王回答。
他們要求我割讓兩座城市給他們。
(蘇秦)說。
你今天割讓兩座城市給他們，如果在下個月他們又要求你割讓另外兩座城市，你到時候怎麼辦呢。
國王沒有辦法回答。
(蘇秦)繼續說。
你們王國的城市是有限的。但是秦王國的慾望是沒有盡頭的。
國王猶豫了。
(蘇秦)說。
我舉個很粗俗的例子。
你們韓王國就像是一隻公雞，秦王國就像是一隻牛。
公雞的嘴巴很小，但是可以選擇自已想要吃的東西。
牛的肛門比公雞的嘴巴大，但是肛門沒有選擇的權利。肛門只有排泄的功能。
你們成為了秦王國的附庸國之後，你們王國就像是牛的肛門。
你們將再也無法自主選擇，你們只能被動的被利用。
韓王國國王最後說。
你是對的。我會改變我的決定。
這句成語被用來形容一個人他寧願做小團體的領袖而不願意當大團體中一個不重要的人物。
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。
你如果可以選擇，你會在大企業服務還是自已成立一家小公司呢?你如果遭遇威脅與恐嚇，你會選擇退讓還是對抗呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為戰國策-韓策一蘇秦為楚合從說韓王
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