You endure small grievances because you
embrace great ideals(屈一伸萬)
In the Spring and Autumn Period of China,
there was a famous general in the Kingdom of Wu, whose name was Wu Zixu.
He is from Chu country.
Because the king of Chu Kingdom wanted to
kill him, he fled to Wu Kingdom.
One day, when he was walking on the road,
he saw a group of people in a big circle in front of him, so he walked over to
watch the fun. He wondered what happened.
He squeezed into the crowd and saw two very
burly men about to duel.
The faces of the two men were flushed, and
it could be seen that they were very angry.
The eyes of the two men looked directly at
each other, and the two were ready to fight.
But at this time, a woman suddenly came
out. The woman walked up to one of the men and said something to the man very
gently.
After the man listened to the woman, he
spoke to another man.
I confess to you that I am not going to
duel with you.
Then he turned away with the woman, and the
crowd dispersed.
He felt curious, and he followed the man
and woman. He walked dozens of meters with them, and he stepped forward to talk
to the man and the woman.
Excuse me. I'm curious. I want to ask you a
few questions.
Who is this lady?
What did this lady say to you? Why did you
regain your calm so quickly?
The man answered.
She is my wife.
She said to me.
Don't look at that man yet, look at my
face.
After I turned to look at her, she said to
me.
You can not be provoked by him today,
although you will feel wronged, but you must remember that only those who can
endure small humiliation can achieve great ideals.
You are not an impulsive and stupid person.
I know you are not an uninformed person.
After I heard these words, I regained my
sanity, and I was not angry anymore.
(Wu Zixu) At this time, look carefully at
the appearance of this man.
The man's facial features are very deep,
and his body is very strong. This man's face exudes a fearless look.
(Wu Zixu) I thought to myself, this man can
restrain his anger, he is a real warrior.
I want to be friends with him.
The two of them later became pretty good
friends.
The man's name is (Zhenzhu).
This idiom means that you endure small
grievances because you embrace great ideals.
Dear friends, what are your feelings or
thoughts after listening to this story?
Are you a man who can control his anger? If
you were his wife, how would you persuade him not to fight?
I hope this story will give you something
new to gain.
屈一伸萬(You endure small grievances because
you embrace great ideals
中國的春秋時代，吳王國有著名的將軍，他的名字叫做(伍子胥)。
他是楚國人。
因為楚王國的國王想要殺他，所以他逃亡到吳王國。
有一天，他走在路上，他看見前面有一群人圍成一大圈，他便走過去看熱鬧。他想知道發生了甚麼事。
他擠到人群中，看見有兩個很魁武的男子正要決鬥。
這兩個男人的臉色脹得通紅，可以看出他們都非常的生氣。
這兩個男人的眼睛相互直視，兩個人已經準備開打。
但是這時候，突然有一個婦女走出來，這個婦女走到其中一個男子的身旁，很溫柔的對這個男子說了一句話。
這個男子聽完這個婦女的話後，他對另一個男子說。
我向你認錯，我不跟你決鬥了。
然後他就跟那個婦女轉身離開，圍觀的群眾就散開。
他覺得很好奇，他就跟上這一男一女。他跟它們走了幾十公尺，他趨前去跟這一男一女說。
打擾一下。我很好奇。我想問你幾個問題。
這位女士是誰?
這位女士跟你說了什麼話?你為何能夠快速恢復平靜?
這個男子回答。
她是我的妻子。
她對我說。
你先不要看那個男子，你看看我的臉。
我轉頭看著她後，她對我說。
你今天可以不被他激怒，雖然你會覺得委屈，但你要記得，只有可以忍受小小的屈辱的人才可以成就偉大的理想。
你不是一個衝動而且愚笨的人。我知道你不是一個沒有見識的人。
我聽完這些話，我恢復清醒，我就不生氣了。
(伍子胥)這時候認真地看清楚這個男子的相貌。
這個男子五官輪廓很深遂，而且身材非常的強壯，這個人的臉上散發出一種毫不畏懼的神態。
(伍子胥)心裡想，這個男人可以收歛自己的怒氣，他是一個真正的勇士。
我想跟他成為朋友。
他們兩個人後來成為相當好的朋友。
這個男人的名字叫做(專諸)。
這句成語的意思是你忍受小小的委屈是因為你懷抱著偉大的理想。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的感受或有怎樣的想法呢。
你是一個可以克制自己的怒氣的人嗎?你如果是他的妻子，你會怎樣勸告他不要打架呢?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為吳越春秋-王僚使公子光傳
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