Don't you forget your past hardships(毋忘在莒)
During the Spring and Autumn Period in
China, there was a famous minister in the Kingdom of Qi whose name was (Bao
Shuya).
One day, the king of Qi Kingdom ate and
drank with him and important ministers in the other two kingdoms.
The four drank too much, the king told him
happily.
You should toast me and you should say
something good to the three of us.
He picked up a glass of wine and said to
the king.
I toast you.
I wish you can always remember those days
when you fled to the Kingdom of Ju a few years ago to avoid being killed.
I wish you can always remember your hard
life at that time.
He finished the glass of wine.
He picked up another glass of wine and said
to another minister named (Guan Zhong).
I toast you.
I wish you can always remember the days
when you were detained in the Kingdom of Lu a few years ago and were about to
be escorted back to the Kingdom of Qi.
I wish you can always remember how you felt
when you thought you were going to be executed.
He finished the glass of wine.
He picked up another glass of wine and said
to another minister named (Ning Qi).
I toast you.
I wish you can always remember those days
when you just left your hometown and came to Qi Kingdom a few years ago.
I wish you can always remember the mood you
were full of worry and hope for the future at that time.
He finished the glass of wine.
When the king heard these words, he got up
and left his seat.
The king stood in front of him respectfully
and saluted him.
Said the king.
I appreciate your blessings to us.
The three of us must always remember what
you just said so that our kingdom can continue to prosper.
This idiom means that you should not forget
your past hardships.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Is your current situation a high or low
point in your life? How do you think it would benefit a person to remember
previous hardships?
I hope this story will give you something
new to gain.
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毋忘在莒(Don't you forget your past hardships)
中國的春秋時代，齊王國有一位著名的大臣，他的名字是(鮑叔牙)。
有一天，齊王國的國王與他與另外兩個王國中重要的大臣吃飯喝酒。
四個人喝酒喝得多了，國王很開心地對他說。
你應該向我敬酒，你應該對我們三個人說些祝福的話。
他拿起一杯酒對著國王說。
我向你敬酒。
我祝福你可以永遠記得你幾年前為了避免被殺所以逃亡到莒王國的那些日子。
我祝福你可以永遠記得你當時那種困苦的生活。
他喝完這一杯酒。
他又拿起一杯酒對著另一個名字叫做(管仲)的大臣說。
我向你敬酒。
我祝福你可以永遠記得你幾年前被拘禁在魯王國準備被押解回齊王國的那些日子。
我祝福你可以永遠記得你當時以為你會被處死時的心情。
他喝完這一杯酒。
他又拿起一杯酒對著另一個名字叫做(寧戚)的大臣說。
我向你敬酒。
我祝福你可以永遠記得你幾年前剛離開故鄉來到齊王國時的那些日子。
我祝福你可以永遠記得你當時對未來充滿憂又懷抱希望的心情。
他喝完這一杯酒。
國王聽到這幾句話後就站起來離開自已的座位。
國王很恭敬的站在他的前面對他行禮。
國王說。
我很感謝你給我們的祝福。
我們三個人必須時刻記得你剛剛說的這些話，我們的王國才能持續興盛繁榮。
這句成語的意思是你不要忘記你昔日的困苦。
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。
你現在的情況是人生的高峰或是低谷呢?你認為記得以前的困苦對一個人會有怎樣的好處呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
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