That praying mantis definitely wants to
hunt that cicada. (螳螂捕蟬)
The praying mantis catches the cicada (the
praying mantis is about to hunt the cicada)
(Zhuang Zhou) is one of the most famous
philosophers in Chinese history.
One day, he went on an outing to relax.
He saw the natural scenery around him, and
his mood became better.
Suddenly, he saw a bird he had never seen
flying past. This is a very special bird.
He saw the bird resting on a tree in a
chestnut forest ahead.
He slowly approached the bird, he wanted to
take a closer look.
Wow. The feathers of this bird are really
beautiful.
He saw the bird resting on the tree, so he
squatted down and picked up a round stone.
He wanted to shoot down the bird. Then take
it home to raise.
He suddenly felt puzzled at this moment.
Why does this bird remain still?
He followed the bird's sight.
He saw a praying mantis on the branch. The
bird definitely wanted to hunt that praying mantis.
The praying mantis also stood still.
He found a small black spot on the trunk in
front of that praying mantis, and he took a closer look.
The black spot turned out to be a cicada.
Oh. That praying mantis definitely wants to
hunt that cicada.
He suddenly figured out a truth at this
moment.
All species are related to each other, and
the nature of animals is that they are often confused by the immediate
benefits, but overlook the hidden dangers behind them.
He suddenly felt that he was so ignorant.
He threw away the stone and turned to leave the woods.
Unexpectedly, when he turned his head, the
owner of this chestnut forest would stand not far from him. He hadn't noticed
it at all just now.
The owner of this chestnut forest asked him
loudly.
Why did you run into my chestnut forest
without permission? You want to steal my chestnuts, right?
This idiom is used to remind us not to only
covet the immediate benefits and ignore the hidden dangers behind it.
Dear friend, what inspiration or thoughts
did you have after hearing this story.
Do you feel that you are connected to
everything in this world? Do you think it is absolutely good for a person to
focus too much on pursuing one's own goals?
I hope this story will give you some new
gains.
螳螂捕蟬(That praying mantis definitely wants
to hunt that cicada.)
(莊周)是中國歷史上最著名的哲學家之一。
有一天，他去郊遊散心。
他看見四周圍大自然的景色，心情也變得好了起來。
突然，他看見有一隻他從來沒有看過的鳥飛過去。這是一隻很特別的鳥。
他看見這隻鳥停在前面的一片栗樹林中的一棵樹上。
他慢慢地走近那隻鳥，他想要仔細觀察一下。
哇。這隻鳥的羽毛真是美麗。
他看見這隻鳥停在樹上，他便蹲下並撿起了一塊圓形的石頭。
他想要擊落這隻鳥。然後帶牠回家飼養。
他此時突然覺得納悶。這隻鳥為何一直保持靜止的狀態呢?
他順著這隻鳥的視線看過去。
他看到樹枝上有一隻螳螂，這隻鳥絕對是想要獵取那一隻螳螂。
那一隻螳螂也靜止不動。
他發現那一隻螳螂的前方樹幹上有一個小小的黑點，他仔細一看。
那黑點原來是一隻蟬。
噢。那隻螳螂絕對是想要獵取那一隻蟬。
他這時候突然想通一個道理。
所有的物種都是相互關連的，而且動物的天性是，往往只被眼前的好處迷惑，卻忽略的背後潛藏著危險。
他突然覺的自己好愚昧，他丟掉石頭，轉身要離開這片樹林。
沒想到他一回頭，這片栗樹林的主人就站在他不遠處。他剛才竟然完全沒有發覺。
這片栗樹林的主人大聲詢問他。
你為何私自跑到我的這片栗樹林中，你想偷我的栗子對嗎。
這句成語被用來體醒我們不要只貪圖眼前的利益而忽略背後隱藏的危險。
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。
你覺得自己與這世界萬物都互有關連嗎?你認為一個人如果太專心追求自已的目標絕對是好的嗎?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為莊子-外篇-山木