He was in trouble because he had a very
good treasure. (懷璧其罪)
During the Spring and Autumn Period in
China, one day, the king of the Yu Kingdom called his younger brother into the
palace.
He said to his brother.
I heard that you recently got a great
treasure, a sacrificial vessel made of very fine jade.
Can you give me this jade?
Said his brother.
I don't want to give it to you because this
jade is too precious.
There was a displeased look on his face.
The encounter ended in an unhappy
atmosphere.
After his younger brother came home that
night, his younger brother said to himself.
There is an ancient proverb.
A good man has done nothing wrong, but
because he has a great treasure, he has caused others to covet, so he has
suffered a scourge.
This treasure will make my brother hate me
and make me suffer scourge. Isn't my life more precious than this jade. I'd
better give him this jade.
The next day, he took the jade to the
palace and gave it to the king.
The king happily accepted it.
A month later, the king of the Yu Kingdom
called his younger brother into the palace again.
He said to his brother.
I heard you have another great treasure, a
very sharp sword.
Can you give me this sword?
said his brother.
I don't want to give it to you because this
sword is too precious.
There was a displeased look on his face.
The encounter ended in an unhappy
atmosphere.
After his younger brother came home that
night, his younger brother said to himself.
My brother is so greedy, his lust has no
end.
If I continue to satisfy his demands, he
will one day take my life.
A few days later, his younger brother
staged a successful coup and his older brother was expelled from the Yu
Kingdom.
He took his brother's place. He became the
king of Yu Kingdom.
This idiom means that he has a great
treasure, he is coveted by others, so he suffers from evil.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Have you had a similar experience? Are you
a greedy person?
I hope this story will give you something
new to gain.
懷璧其罪(He was in trouble because he had a
very good treasure.)
中國的春秋時代，有一天，虞王國的國王把他的弟弟召進皇宮。
他對他的弟弟說。
我聽說你最近得到一件很棒的寶物，那是一塊質地非常好的玉石做成的祭祀的禮器。
你可以把這塊玉石送給我嗎?
他的弟弟說。
我不願意送給你，因為這塊玉石太珍貴了。
他的臉上露出不悅的表情。
這場碰面在不愉快的氣氛中結束。
他的弟弟當天晚上回到家後，他的弟弟心裡對自已說。
有一句古代的諺語。
一個善良的人雖然沒有做錯事，但因為他擁有一件很棒的寶物、他引起別人的覬覦，所以他遭遇了禍害。
這件寶物會讓我的哥哥恨我，會讓我遭遇到禍害，我的生命不比這塊玉石珍貴嗎。我還是把這塊玉石送給他吧。
第二天，他把這塊玉石拿到皇宮送給國王。
國王很開心地收下了。
過了一個月，虞王國的國王再度把他的弟弟召進皇宮。
他對他的弟弟說。
我聽說你還有一件很棒的寶物，那是一隻非常鋒利的劍。
你可以把這隻寶劍送給我嗎?
他的弟弟說。
我不願意送給你，因為這隻寶劍太珍貴了。
他的臉上露出不悅的表情。
這場碰面在不愉快的氣氛中結束。
他的弟弟當天晚上回到家後，他的弟弟心裡對自已說。
我的哥哥太貪心了，他的慾望沒有盡頭。
如果我繼續滿足他的索求，他有一天會連我的生命都取走。
幾天後，他的弟弟策動了一場成功的政變，他的哥哥被逐出虞王國。
他取代了他的哥哥的位置。他成了虞王國的國王。
這句成語的意思是他擁有一件很棒的寶物、他引起別人的覬覦，所以他遭遇了禍害。
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。
你是否有過類似的經驗呢?你是一個貪心的人嗎?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為左傳-桓公十年