4/29/2023

Doing two things at once (一身兩役)


 

In the time of the Northern and Southern Dynasties in China, there was an important minister in the Kingdom of Nanliang, and his name was (Zhang Chong).

History books record a story about him.

 

His father was an important official in the central government, and his father lived in the capital while he and his mother lived in their hometown.

 

He doesn't like to study. He hangs out with his friends every day.

One day he went hunting with his friends and they had a great day.

 

On the way home that afternoon, he and his friends passed a pier.

He heard his name being called and turned to see his father standing on the edge of the pier.

 

He hadn't seen his father for a long time, so he got off his horse and respectfully walked up to his father.

 

He was very disturbed in his heart and didn't dare to look at his father directly.

Before his father took office in the capital a few years ago, he had always encouraged him to study hard, but for the past few years, he had been playing every day.

 

His father's face was angry, but his voice was calm.

His father said to him

With an eagle in your left arm and a dog in your right, wouldn't you be overwhelmed with two things at once?

 

He felt very ashamed in his heart.

 

He knelt down before his father and said to him.

I know I was wrong, I am 29 years old this year, I am still having fun every day instead of studying seriously to enrich my knowledge and virtue.

 

I will correct my mistakes from today, please believe me, I will make my own changes.

 

A year later, when his father returned to his hometown and saw him again, his father saw that he had really changed, and his father said to him sincerely, "You made mistakes, but you are willing to change.

You have made mistakes, but you are willing to change immediately, I am so proud of you.

 

The meaning of this idiom is used to describe a person doing two things at the same time.

 

Dear friend, what kind of inspiration or thought do you have after listening to this story?

Have you ever regretted a mistake you have made? What actions have you taken to change after you regretted?

I hope this story can give you a new harvest.

 



                                       此圖片來自百度百科




一身兩役(Doing two things at once)

 

中國的南北王朝時代,南梁王國有一個重要的大臣,他的名字叫做(張充)

歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。

 

他的父親是中央政府的重要官員,他的父親住在首都而他與他的母親住在家鄉。

 

他不喜歡念書他每天都跟他的朋友到處遊玩。

有一天他與他的朋友們一起去打獵,他們度過了開心的一天。

 

當天下午他與他的朋友們返家途中,他們經過了一個碼頭。

他聽到有人叫他的名字,他轉頭一看,他看見他的父親站在碼頭邊。

 

他很久沒有看到他的父親了,他趕緊下馬,並且恭敬的走到他的父親面前。

 

他的內心很忐忑,他不敢直視他的父親。

他的父親幾年前到首都就職前,曾經再三勉勵他要好好念書,但他這幾年來每天都在玩。

 

他的父親的表情很憤怒,但是他的父親的聲音很平靜。

他的父親對他說。

你的左臂托著一隻鹰,右手牽著一隻狗,你同時做兩件事情,你難道不會忙不過來嗎?

 

他的內心感到非常的羞愧。

 

他跪在他的父親面前。他對她的父親說。

我知道自已錯了,我今年已經29歲了,我還在每天玩樂而沒有認真地念書充實自已的知識與德行。

 

我從今天開始就會改正我的錯誤,請你相信我,我會推動自己的改變。

 

一年後,他的父親再次回到故鄉並再見到他的時候,他的父親看見他的確改變了自已,他的父親地對他說。

你雖然犯了錯但你願意立刻改變自已,我很為你感到驕傲。

 

這句成語的意思是被用來形容一個人同時做兩件事情。

 

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。

你是否曾經為了你犯的錯而懊悔呢?你在懊悔之後有做出那些行動去改變呢?

我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。

 

出處為梁書-21-列傳15-張充

https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E6%A2%81%E6%9B%B8/%E5%8D%B721#%E5%BC%A0%E5%85%85

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