Let's get out of here because there's no
fish to eat(彈鋏無魚)
(Tian Wen) was a famous nobleman in the Qi
Kingdom during the Warring States Period in China.
He took out the property of the family and
received many talented or moral guests.
He is as close as a friend to these guests,
and he treats each guest equally.
More than 3,000 guests of this type eat at
his home every day.
There is a story about him in the history
books.
One day, a man came to him, his name was (Feng
Xuan).
(Feng Xuan) said.
My family is poor, can I come to your house
as your guest?
he asks.
Do you have any interests or expertise?
(Feng Xuan) Answered.
I don't have any interests or expertise.
He said after thinking for a few minutes.
All right, come to my house and be my guest.
I will tell my butler to arrange it for
you.
His housekeeper arranged for him the worst
room with the most ordinary food.
After two weeks, his housekeeper said to
him.
He has lived here for two weeks,
From the second week onwards, (Feng Xuan)
held his sword and shouted loudly in his room every day.
my sword. my sword. Let's go home, the food
here is not good, there is no fish to eat here.
He wasn't angry, he told the housekeeper.
Starting today, you are going to upgrade
his food.
After another week, his butler said to him.
(Feng Xuan) is a greedy person. He has been
shouting loudly in his room with his sword every day recently. my sword. my
sword. Let's go home, there is no horse-drawn carriage to take when we want to
go out.
He was a little pissed, he said to the
housekeeper.
From today onwards, whenever he wants to go
out, you will arrange for him to be picked up by carriage.
On the fourth week, his housekeeper said to
him.
(Feng Xuan) is a very greedy person. He has
been shouting loudly in his room with his sword every day recently.
My sword. my sword. Let's go home, because
it's nice to live here but I don't have any money to give to my mom.
He felt anger, but he restrained his anger.
He said to the butler.
Starting today, you give his mother a fixed
amount of money every month, so that his mother can spend money.
From that day on, (Feng Xuan) never
complained again.
This idiom is used to describe the
hardships of a person's life who must rely on the help of others.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
If you were him, would you satisfy (Feng
Xuan) these requirements? Have you ever met such an insatiable person?
I hope this story will give you something
new to gain.
彈鋏無魚(Let's get out of here because there's
no fish to eat)
(田文)是中國戰國時代齊王國一個著名的貴族。
他把家中的財產拿出來接待很多有才能的或是道德水平很高的客人。
他與這些客人們就像朋友一樣親密，他用平等的態度對待每個客人。
每天在他家中吃飯的這類型的客人就超過3000人。
歷史書上記載過一個關於他的故事。
有一天，有一個人來找他，這個人的名字叫做(馮諼)。
(馮諼)說。
我的家境貧困，我可以到你家當你的客人嗎?
他問。
你有沒有甚麼興趣或是專長呢?
(馮諼)回答。
我沒有任何興趣或是專長。
他考慮了幾分鐘後說。
好的，你就到我家來當我的客人吧。
我會交代我的管家為你安排。
他的管家就為他安排了一間最不好的的房間，與最普通的食物。
過了兩個禮拜，他的管家對他說。
他住在這裡已經兩個禮拜了，
從第二個禮拜開始，(馮諼)每天都拿著他的劍在他的房間裡面大聲的喊叫。
我的劍啊。我的劍啊。我們回家吧，這邊的食物不好，這裡沒有魚可以吃。
他沒有生氣，他對管家說。
從今天開始，你要升級他的食物。
又過了一個禮拜，他的管家對他說。
(馮諼)是一個貪心的人，他最近每天都拿著他的劍在他的房間裡面大聲的喊叫。我的劍啊。我的劍啊。我們回家吧，這邊的要出門的時候沒有馬車可以搭。
他有點生氣，他對管家說。
從今天起，只要他要出門，你就為他安排馬車接送。
到了第四個禮拜，他的管家對他說。
(馮諼)是一個非常貪心的人，他最近每天都拿著他的劍在他的房間裡面大聲的喊叫。
我的劍啊。我的劍啊。我們回家吧，因為住在這邊雖然很好但我沒有錢可以給我的媽媽。
他感覺到憤怒，但他還是克制住自已的怒氣。
他對管家說。
從今天開始，你每個月給他媽媽固定的一筆金錢，讓他的媽媽有錢花。
從那一天開始，(馮諼)就再也沒有新的抱怨了。
這句成語被用來形容一個人的生活困苦，這個人必須倚靠別人的協助。
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。
你如果是他，你會滿足(馮諼)的這些要求嗎?你是否有遇過這種貪得無厭的人呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為戰國策-齊策4-齊人有馮諼者