Rare birds and animals (珍禽奇獸)
He stopped when he was only one step away
from success(功虧一簣)
There is one of the most important classics
in China, the name of this book is (Shangshu).
(Shangshu) is the earliest compilation of
historical documents in China.
(Shangshu) is the political textbook and
theoretical basis for Chinese rulers to govern the country in the past
dynasties.
The time span of this book is huge,
including some important documents of the ancient Chinese royal family from
about 2300 BC to 1100 BC.
It is said that this book was edited by
Confucius in his later years.
There is a story in this book.
The Zhou Dynasty's national strength was
strong, and the Kingdom of Brigade sent a precious mastiff to the Kingdom of
Zhou.
The king of the Zhou Kingdom liked this dog
very much and spent a lot of time playing with it every day.
A minister of the Zhou Dynasty wrote an
article to exhort him. This minister is called (Zhao Gong).
The second half of this article follows.
I advise you.
You have to rely on an honest heart to
guard your thoughts.
You must rely on an upright heart to accept
the counsel of others.
You don't do those unhelpful things that
will waste your time.
You have to do those things that are good
for you to be successful.
You should not pay attention to those rare
items, you should pay attention to whether the daily necessities of the people
are sufficient.
You don't have to spend a lot of money and
time on raising those rare animals, you should take good care of our local
livestock.
O our wise king, all kingdoms honor you
because you don't care about the precious and special things that other
kingdoms have given you.
Because you love and value those who are
upright and capable, our kingdom can be stable and prosperous
You should remind yourself that many people
end up in big trouble because they don't correct their small mistakes right
away.
You should always remember that many people
stop when they are only one step away from success, and the hard work ahead of
this person is in vain.
If you remember these golden words, the
people of our kingdom will be able to live and work in peace and contentment.
The people of our kingdom can live in peace
and contentment, and your descendants will be kings for generations.
This idiom means some precious birds and
special beasts
This idiom means to describe a person who
only misses the last point and fails to complete it, and the person's efforts
are all in vain.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Have you ever had a small oversight that
caused a big disaster? Have you ever had that last slack that left a thing
unfinished?
I hope this story will give you something new
to gain.
珍禽奇獸(Rare birds and animals)
功虧一簣(He stopped when he was only one step
away from success)
中國有一本最重要的經典，這本書的名字叫做(尚書)。
(尚書)是中國最早的一部歷史文獻彙編。
(尚書)是中國歷代統治者治理國家的政治課本和理論依據。
這本書的時間跨度極大，收錄了大約西元前2300年到前1100年的一些中國古代皇家一些重要的文件。
據說這本書是孔子在他晚年所編輯。
這本書中有一個故事。
周王朝的國力強盛，旅王國送了一隻珍貴的獒犬給周王國。
周王國的國王很喜歡這隻狗，每天花很多時間在跟這個狗玩，
周王朝的一個大臣寫了一篇文章勸戒他。這個大臣叫做(召公)。
這篇文章的下半段如下。
我規勸你。
你要依靠一顆正直的心來守護你的意念。
你要依靠一顆正直的心來接受別人的勸告。
你不要做那一些無益的事，這些無益的事會浪費你的時間。
你必須做那些有益的事，你才會有所成。
你不應該重視那些珍奇物品，你應該重視百姓的日常用物是否充足。
你不要花費很多金錢與時間去飼養那些珍禽奇獸，你應該好好照顧我們本地的牲畜。
我們英明的國王啊，因為你不在乎那些其他王國送給你的珍貴特殊的物產，所以所有的王國都尊崇你。
因為你喜愛並且珍視那些正直與有能力的人，所以我們王國才能夠安定與繁榮
你應該提醒自已，很多人因為沒有立刻改正自己的小錯誤，最後竟釀成大禍。
你應該要永遠記得，很多人在距離成功只有最後一步時竟停止前進，這個人前面的辛苦都白費了。
你如果記得這些金玉良言，我們王國中的人民就能夠安居樂業。
我們王國中的人民能夠安居樂業，你的後代就可以世代為王。
這句成語意思是指一些珍貴的飛禽與特別的走獸
這句成語意思是形容一個人做事情只差最後一點而未能完成，這個人的努力都白費了。
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。
你有過因為小疏忽而釀成大禍的經驗嗎?你有過這種因為最後的鬆懈而導致一件事情沒有完成的經驗嗎?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為尚書-周書-旅獒
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