You have to uproot these weeds(斬草除根)
During the Spring and Autumn Period of
China, the king of the Chen Kingdom received the ambassador of the Zheng
Kingdom.
Said the ambassador of Zheng Kingdom.
We want to sign a peace agreement with you.
Let us agree not to invade each other.
The king of the Chen Kingdom replied with a
mocking attitude.
Your kingdom is so weak, I don’t need to sign this peace agreement with you.
On the contrary, I want to start a war, I
want to attack you.
As a result, Chen Kingdom was defeated in
this war.
The author of the history book made his
comment on this matter.
We can get a clear proof from this matter.
When a bad idea begins, we should be alert
and we should repent.
Otherwise, we will quickly taste the
unsalvageable consequences.
We should remember not to let bad thoughts
grow, and not to let good thoughts fade.
The author quoted an ancient book.
We should avoid disasters. We can easily
extinguish a small fire, but we can hardly extinguish a forest fire.
The author also quoted a comment by a
famous scholar at the time.
When a farmer sees weeds in his farm, the
farmer should quickly uproot the weeds.
If the farmer does not do this, then when
these weeds flourish, the original crops will be harmed.
This idiom is used to remind us that in the
face of bad things, we must conduct a fundamental review and improvement so as
not to cause harm to us.
Dear friend, what inspiration or ideas do
you have after hearing this story.
How do you comment on this? When you find
that you have a bad habit, what attitude do you use to face it?
I hope this story will give you a little
bit of gain.
斬草除根(You have to uproot these weeds)
中國的春秋時代，陳王國的國王接見鄭王國的大使。
鄭王國的大使說。
我們想要與你們簽訂一份和平協議。讓我們約定彼此互不侵犯。
陳王國的國王用嘲笑的態度回答。
你們王國如此的弱小，我沒有必要與你們簽訂這份和平協議。
相反的，我還要發動戰爭，我要攻打你們。
結果這場戰爭陳王國大敗。
針對這件事這本歷史書的作者發表他的評論。
他說。
從這件事情上我們就可以得到清楚的證明。
當一個不好的念頭開始的時候，我們就應該有所警覺，我們就應該悔改。
不然我們將會很快地嘗到不可以挽救的惡果。
我們應該記得，不要讓壞的念頭增長，不要讓好的念頭衰微。
作者又引用一本古書的記載。
我們應該避免災禍的發生，一場小火災我們很容易能夠撲滅，但是一場森林大火我們就難以撲滅了。
作者也引用一個當時著名學者的評論。
一個農夫看見他的農田中出現雜草時，這個農夫就應該趕緊把這個雜草連根拔除。
如果這個農夫沒有這樣做，那麼等這些雜草生長茂盛時，就會危害到原本的農作物。
這句成語被用來提醒我們，面對不好的事情要從根本的檢討與改進才不會造成對我們的危害。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或是想法呢。
你如何評論這件事呢?當你發現你有不好的習慣時，你會用何種態度去面對這個習慣呢?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一點收穫。
出處為左傳-隱公六年