He's as important to me as my hands(左右手)
The name of the founding king of the Han
Dynasty in Chinese history was (Liu Bang). And the name of the most important
general who assisted him in founding the Han Dynasty was (Han Xin).
The story of (Han Xin)'s life is very
wonderful, and one of his stories is recorded in history.
In the last years of the Qin Dynasty, there
were many resistance forces in China. Among these resistance forces, the two
biggest forces are (Xiang Yu) and (Liu Bang).
(Han Xin) first joined (Xiang Yu)'s army.
He had put forward his suggestions many times, but (Xiang Yu) did not adopt his
opinions. So later he switched to the (Liu Bang) camp.
He was not taken seriously in (Liu Bang's)
army either.
He was very discouraged, and one morning,
he left (Liu Bang's) army.
But at this time, there was a person who
changed his destiny. This person and (Liu Bang) had been good friends for many
years, and his name was (Xiao He).
(Xiao He) is (Liu Bang)'s most important
staff officer.
(Liu Bang) once said to the people around
him, (Xiao He) is like my hands, if I don't have (Xiao He), then I become a
disabled person.
(Xiao He) has keen observation and
judgment.
He was able to discern who the real talent
was and put those talents where they fit best.
He thinks (Han Xin) is a military genius,
and he thinks Han Xin will be a great general.
When (Xiao He) learned that (Han Xin) had
left (Liu Bang)'s army, (Xiao He) immediately rode a horse to catch up with him
and keep him.
He was very moved, because his ability was
recognized by (Xiao He), so he followed (Xiao He) back to (Liu Bang)'s army.
This idiom is used to describe that one
person is as important to another person as the other person's hands.
Dear friend, what are your feelings or
thoughts after hearing this story?
How many jobs have you changed? Can your
current job give full play to your abilities?
I hope this story can give you some new
harvest.
左右手(He's as important to me as my hands)
中國歷史上的漢王朝開國國王的名字叫做(劉邦)。而協助他創建漢王朝的最重要的將軍的名字是(韓信)。
(韓信)一生的故事非常的精采，歷史上記載了一個他的故事。
秦王朝的末年，中國境內有很多反抗勢力。這些反抗勢力中，最大的兩股力量是(項羽)與(劉邦)。
(韓信)先投身(項羽)的軍隊，他曾經多次提出他的建議，但是(項羽)沒有採納他的意見。所以後來他改投入(劉邦)的陣營。
他在(劉邦)的軍隊中也沒有受到重視。
他很灰心，有一天的早晨，他離開了(劉邦)的軍隊。
但這時候，有一個人改變了他的命運，這個人與(劉邦)是多年的好友，這個人的名字叫做(蕭何)。
(蕭何)是(劉邦)最重要的參謀。
(劉邦)曾經對周圍的人說，(蕭何)就如同我的雙手，如果我沒有(蕭何)，那麼我就變成了一個殘疾人。
(蕭何)具有敏銳的觀察力與判斷力。
他能夠分辨出誰是真正的人才，並且把這些人才放在最適合的位置上。
他認為(韓信)是一個軍事天才，他認為韓信會成為一個偉大的將軍。
當(蕭何)得知(韓信)離開(劉邦)的軍隊後，(蕭何)立刻親自騎馬去追上他並且挽留他。
他很感動，因為他的能力被(蕭何)所認可，所以他又跟隨(蕭何)回到(劉邦)的軍隊。
這一句成語被用來形容一個人對另一個人而言，就如同另一個人的雙手一般的重要。
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。
你換過幾個工作呢?你現在的工作，可以完全發揮你的能力嗎?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為史記-淮陰侯列傳