Unparalleled in the world (天下無雙)
(Wei Wuji) was a famous nobleman of the Wei
Kingdom during the Warring States Period in China.
He faked the orders of the king of the Wei
Kingdom and took the military power of the Wei Kingdom's army.
He took this Wei Kingdom's army to assist
the Zhao Kingdom in repelling the Qin Kingdom.
After this battle, in order to avoid being
killed by the king of the Wei Kingdom, he stayed in the Zhao Kingdom.
During his time in the Zhao Kingdom, he
still maintained his personality that he liked to make friends.
One day, he heard that in the capital of
Zhao Kingdom, there were two people with high moral level and very capable
people, one of them worked in a hotel and the other in a casino.
He sent his servants several times to
invite these two people to his house for dinner. But both of them refused.
He thought of a way to approach the two
men.
He put on civilian clothes, he walked to
the hotel and casino where the two men worked, and he found a chance to meet
the two men.
Both men later became very good friends
with him.
His brother-in-law was the Prime Minister
of the Zhao Kingdom, and his brother-in-law was also a famous nobleman who made
many friends.
His brother-in-law told his sister after
hearing that he had become good friends with the two men.
Your brother is very famous.
People say that the whole of China can't
find another person who can compare with him.
But I heard your brother befriends a guy
who works in a hotel and a guy who works in a casino. I think the two friends
he made reflect that he is a very low-level man.
His sister heard his brother-in-law's words
and went to see him.
His sister told him.
Your brother-in-law said that you are
friends with the lowest-ranking people in society, and you should correct your
behavior.
He said to his sister.
I used to respect my brother-in-law very
much, so I was willing to risk my life to help Zhao Kingdom.
But when he criticized me like this today,
I realized that he was as vulgar as most people.
He made so many friends, and he invited so
many people to dinner just to show that he was rich, and he didn't pay
attention to whether his friends were morally high-level and capable.
I am very disappointed in him.
When his sister got home, she relayed his
words to his brother-in-law.
After his brother-in-law heard what he
said, his brother-in-law went to his house to find him in person.
His brother-in-law told him.
I am ashamed to hear your criticism of me.
A few years ago, I made friends on the same
principles as yours, prioritizing whether a person is morally high and
competent.
But in the past few years, I have gone
astray, and I have gradually become more and more concerned about whether a
person has money and status. I was fascinated by those external conditions.
I want to thank you and say sorry to you, I
hope you can forgive me.
This idiom means that the whole world can't
find a second person who can match him.
This idiom means unparalleled in the world.
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Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Would you especially want to be friends
with someone just because he is rich? How would you respond if you were his
brother-in-law?
I hope this story will give you something
new to gain.
天下無雙(Unparalleled in the world)
(魏無忌)是中國戰國時代魏王國一個著名的貴族。
他假造魏王國的國王的命令，取得了魏王國的軍隊的兵權。
他帶著這隻魏王國的軍隊協助趙王國擊退秦王國。
這場戰役後，他為了避免被魏王國的國王所殺，他就留在趙王國。
他在趙王國的時期，他仍然保持著他喜歡交朋友的個性。
有一天，他聽說趙王國的首都中，住著兩個道德水平很高又很有能力的人，這兩個人一個人在酒店工作，另一個人在賭場工作。
他就派了家丁好幾次地去邀請這兩個人來他家吃飯。但是這兩個人都拒絕了。
他想到一個接近這兩個人的方法。
他穿上平民的衣服，他走路到這兩個人工作的酒店與賭場中，他找機會認識了這兩個人。
這兩個人後來都與他成為了非常好的朋友。
他的姊夫是趙王國的首相，他的姊夫也是一個很著名的交了很多朋友的貴族。
他的姊夫聽到他與這兩個人成為好朋友的消息後就對他的姊姊說。
你的弟弟名聲非常的響亮。
人們都說整個中國找不到另一個可以與他相比較的人。
但是我聽說你弟弟竟然與一個在酒店上班的人和一個和賭場上班的人成為好朋友。我認為他交的這兩個朋友反映出他是一個水準很低的人。
他的姊姊聽到他的姊夫的話就去見他。
他的姊姊對他說。
你的姊夫說你與那些社會中身份最低下的人當朋友，你應該要修正自已的行為。
他對他的姐姐說。
以前我很尊敬姊夫，所以我願意冒著生命危險來幫助趙王國。
但是他今天這樣批評我，我這才發覺他跟大部分的人一樣庸俗。
他交那麼多朋友，他請那麼多人吃飯只是為了顯示自己很有錢，他不重視自已的朋友是否道德水平高尚並且有能力。
我對他非常的失望。
他的姐姐回到家後，把他的話轉告給他的姐夫。
他的姊夫聽到他所說的這段語後，他的姊夫親自到他家找他。
他的姊夫對他說。
我聽到你對我的批評，我感覺到很羞愧。
幾年前，我交朋友的原則跟你一樣，優先考慮一個人是否道德水平高尚與有能力。
但是這幾年來我已經走偏了，我漸漸地愈來愈看重一個人是否有錢有地位。我被那些外在的條件所迷惑了。
我要謝謝你並對你說對不起，我希望你能夠原諒我。
這句成語的意思是全世界都找不出第二個可以與他匹配的人。
這句成語的意思是天下無雙。
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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。
你會因為一個人很有錢就特別想與他成為朋友嗎?你如果是他的姊夫你會如何回應呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為史記-魏公子列傳