A dragon and a pig (一龍一豬)
During the Tang Dynasty in China, there was
a famous official who was also a famous writer. His name is (Han Yu).
He wrote a poem to his son encouraging him
to study hard.
The gist of the first stanza of the poem is
as follows
It takes a lot of tools and a long time for
a carpenter to turn a piece of wood into a useful object.
Only by reading many books and constantly
enriching oneself can one become a mature person who can contribute to society.
If you do not read, your mind will be
empty.
If a person reads seriously, he will
definitely gain a lot.
We are all equally gifted, and those who
are particularly bright and those who are particularly stupid are a minority.
But why do we all have different
achievements when we grow up?
I think the most important key is whether
we read seriously.
There are two children who were born in the
same year.
These two children grew up together and
played together every day. Except for their looks, the two children had almost
no difference in other conditions.
But after the two children graduate from
primary school, and when the two children reach the age of 20, the difference
between them will become larger and larger over time.
When these two young people grow up to be
30 years old, we can probably deduce what these two young people will achieve
in this life.
The difference in the final achievements of
these two people may be very great.
One of them may look like a dragon who can
fly into the sky.
The other may be like a pig living in the
mud on the ground.
The direct translation of this saying is
that one of these two people is like a dragon flying in the sky and the other
is like a pig on the ground.
It is used to describe the great gulf
between two people.
Dear friend, what kind of inspiration or
thought do you have after hearing this story?
Did you study hard when you were young?
Have you thought about what kind of person you will be in ten years?
I hope this story can give you a new
harvest.
一龍一豬(A dragon and a pig)
中國的唐王朝時代，有一位著名的官員，他也是一個著名的文學家。他的名字是(韓愈)。
他寫過一首詩給他的兒子，他在這首詩中勉勵他的兒子要用功讀書。
這首詩的第一段的大意如下
一位木匠要用很多工具與花很多時間，才能將一塊木材被製作成為一個有用的物品。
一個人讀很多書並且不斷地充實自已，才能讓自己成為一個成熟而且對社會有貢獻的人。
如果一個人不讀書那麼這個人的腦子將會是空洞無物。
如果一個人認真讀書那麼這個人一定會得到許多的收穫。
我們每個人的天資都差不多，那些特別聰明與特別愚蠢的人只是少數。
但為何我們每個人長大之後會有各種不同的成就呢?
我認為是否認真讀書就是最重要的關鍵。
有兩個小孩同年生。
這兩個小孩一起長大，他們每天一起玩耍，這兩個小孩，除了長相不同之外，其他的條件幾乎都沒有差別。
但是等到這兩個小孩小學畢業後，等到這兩個小孩成年到20歲的時候，他們的差異隨著時間就會愈來愈大。
當這兩個年輕人長大到30歲的年紀之後，我們大概就可以推論出這兩個年輕人這一生會達到怎樣的成就了。
這兩個人最後的人生成就的差別有可能非常的大。
其中一個可能會像是一隻可以飛上天空的龍一樣。
另一個人則可能是像一隻只會在地上的爛泥巴裡面生活的豬一樣。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是這兩個人一個像是飛在天空的龍，另一個像是地上的豬。
這句成語被用來形容兩個人的差距非常的大。
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。
你年輕的時候是否有認真的讀書呢?你想過自己十年後會成為怎樣的人呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為唐-韓愈-符讀書城南
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