The iceberg will melt when the sun comes
out(冰山難靠)
In the Tang Dynasty of China, there was a
well-known bad prime minister whose name was (Yang Guozhong).
His work ability is very poor. He was
promoted to the position of prime minister because of his cousin.
The king trusts him very much, so he can
dominate all the personnel orders in the dynasty.
Therefore, many people visit him at his
home every day, give gifts privately, and flatter him.
At that time, there was an official in
Shaanxi Province whose name was (Zhang Tuan).
One day, he was talking with another
official.
This official showed off to him.
I went to visit the prime minister in
private and gave him many gifts.
So I now have a good position.
If you need it, I can help you introduce
it.
He answered very seriously.
Do you think the position of the prime
minister is very stable like a tall mountain?
I think the position of the prime minister
is very fragile like a tall iceberg.
When the sun comes out and shines
violently, the iceberg will melt quickly.
I will not give him gifts or visit him.
I chose to resign and leave.
This idiom means that a person's status is
like an iceberg, and there is no way to rely on it.
Dear friend, what inspiration or thoughts
did you have after hearing this story.
Do you think power or money can be relied
upon? What do you think can be relied upon?
I hope this story will give you some new
gains.
此圖片來自維基百科
冰山難靠(The iceberg will melt when the sun
comes out)
中國的唐王朝，有一個知名的不好的宰相，他的名字叫做(楊國忠)。
他的工作能力很差。他是因為他的堂妹的關係，所以才被提拔到宰相的職位。
國王非常信任他，所以他可以主導王朝內所以的人事命令。
因此每天都很多人到他家拜訪他，私下送禮，並且巴結他。
當時陝西省有一個官員，名字做(張湍)。
有一天，他與另一個官員在交談。
這一個官員向他炫耀。
我之前私底下去拜訪宰相，並且送他許多禮物。
所以我現在已經有了一個很好的職位。
如果你也需要，我可以幫你介紹。
他很嚴肅的回答。
你認為宰相的地位非常穩固就像一座高大的山嗎。
我卻認為宰相的地位非常的脆弱就像是一座高大的冰山。
當太陽出來並且猛烈的照射後，這冰山就會快速地融化。
我不會去送他禮物也不會去拜訪他。
我選擇辭職離開。
這一句成語的意思是比喻一個人的地位就像是一座冰山，並沒有辦法依靠。
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。
你認為權勢或者金錢是可以倚靠的嗎?你認為真正可以依靠的是甚麼呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
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