You can't see how big the sky is through a tube, and you can't measure how big the ocean is with a gourd.(蠡測管窺)
In the Han Dynasty of China, there was a
humorous, funny and upright official named (Dongfang Shuo).
He lived from 154 BC to 93 BC.
He was about the same age as the seventh
king of the Han Dynasty (Liu Che), and many stories about the two of them are
recorded in history books.
The Han Dynasty became very powerful under
the leadership of (Liu Che), and there were many very talented people in the
central government at that time.
(Dongfang Shuo) put forward some innovative
proposals to the king. He hoped to gain the attention of the king and hold a
more important position, but the king did not adopt his opinions.
He was a little depressed because of it.
He wrote a short essay in the first person
describing his inner feelings.
The focus of the third paragraph of this
short essay is as follows.
I paused and continued talking to my
friend.
Although the current situation is different
from before, I have not been taken seriously, but I still seek to improve my
moral level, and I also motivate myself to continue to take actions every day
to improve my soul.
A person who is committed to perfecting his
own character will not stop himself because of others' ridicule.
A person who is committed to perfecting his
own character, sticks to the path of justice and does not only consider his own
interests like most people.
The current Han Dynasty is very peaceful
and the economy is very prosperous.
In this stable era, because there is
already a fixed personnel system, those who are truly talented may not
necessarily be given important positions by the king.
A virtuous man does not behave like most
other men in this day and age.
A person with outstanding moral character
will not specifically pursue money and status, this person can enjoy a lonely
life alone.
This person has few friends and few
entertainments, but this person feels content on the inside.
You can't see how big the sky is through a
tube, and you can't measure how big the sea is with a gourd.
Because your realm is not high enough, you
will mistakenly think that it is because my moral character is not good enough
that I cannot take on those more important positions.
This idiom is used to describe a person who
is shallow and narrow-minded. .
Dear friend, what kind of inspiration or
thought do you have after hearing this story?
Can you enjoy alone time alone? Do you
think more money and power can make you truly satisfied?
I hope this story can give you some new
harvest.
蠡測管窺(You can't see how big the sky is through a tube, and you can't measure how big the ocean is with a gourd.)
中國的漢王朝有一個幽默又風趣又正直的官員，他的名字是(東方朔)。
他生活的年代是西元前154年到西元前93年。
他與漢王朝的第七任國王(劉徹)的年齡相近，歷史書上記載了很多關於他們兩個人的故事。
漢王朝在(劉徹)的領導下變得非常的強盛，當時的中央政府中有許多非常有才能的人。
(東方朔)向國王提出了一些革新的方案，他希望可以獲得國王的重視，他希望可以擔任更重要的職位，但是國王沒有採納他的意見。
他因此有點鬱悶。
他以第一人稱寫了一篇短文，描繪自已的內心感受。
這篇短文的第三段的重點如下。
我停頓的一下，繼續向我的朋友說。
雖然因為現在的情勢與以前不同，所以導致我沒有被重視，但是我仍然追求提高自己的道德水平，我也激勵自已、每天都要持續的付諸行動去完善自已的心靈。
一個致力於完善自已的品德的人，不會因為別人的嘲笑就停止自已的腳步。
一個致力於完善自已的品德的人，堅持走正義的道路而不像大多數人只會考慮自已的利益。
現在的漢王朝非常的和平而且經濟非常的繁榮。
在這個穩定的時代因為已經有了一套固定的人事體系，所以那些真正有才華的人不一定可以被國王並且賦予重要的職位。
在這個時代中，一個品德超脫的人的表現與其他大多數人並不相同。
一個品德超脫的人並不會特地去追求金錢與地位，這個人能夠享受一個人的孤獨生活。
這個人的朋友與應酬都很少，但這個人的內心感覺很滿足。
你無法透過一個管子看到天空有多大，你無法用一個水瓢測量海水有多多。
因為你的境界不夠高，所以你才會誤以為是因為我的品德不夠好所以沒有辦法承擔那些更重要的職位。
這句成語被用來形容一個人的見識又淺薄又偏狹。。
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。
你是否可以享受一個人的獨處時光呢?你認為更多的金錢與權力就可以讓你得到真正的滿足嗎?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為漢書-東方朔傳
