He stopped and dared not go further(裹足不前)
During the Warring States period in China,
there was a famous official in the Kingdom of Qin, his name was Li Si.
History books record a story about him.
237 BC. The king of Qin Kingdom issued a
new decree.
All people who are not from Qin Kingdom
must leave Qin Kingdom within the time limit.
So Li Si wrote a letter to the king of Qin.
The third paragraph of the letter reads as
follows
If the land of a kingdom is flat and wide
enough to grow crops, then the grain of the kingdom will suffice.
If a kingdom's territory is large and
suitable for people to live in, then the kingdom's population will be large.
If a kingdom's weapons are excellent and
suitable for soldiers to fight with, then the kingdom's national power will be
strong.
A huge mountain is made up of countless
piles of dirt.
A huge sea is formed by the accumulation of
countless rivers.
If you want to make the Qin Kingdom a great
kingdom, if you want to be a great king, you should learn from the mountains
and the seas, and you should not reject those intellectuals from other kingdoms
who come to the Qin Kingdom.
Borders are man-made, and the land has no
borders.
We should allow intellectuals from other
kingdoms to come and go freely. If we do this, these intellectuals will help
make the Qin Kingdom richer and the system more sound.
With the new order you are about to issue,
the intellectuals of all kingdoms will no longer dare to come to the Qin
Kingdom.
These intellectuals will go to other
kingdoms, these intellectuals will contribute their wisdom to other kingdoms.
These intellectuals are far more valuable
than treasures, so let me give you some advice.
You must reconsider whether to issue this
decree.
This decree will have a huge impact on the
future of the Qin Kingdom. If this decree is implemented, I believe it will
definitely cause great damage and crisis to the national strength of the Qin
Kingdom.
(This idiom is used to describe a person
who stands still and does not dare to go on).
Dear friend, what kind of inspiration or
thought do you have after hearing this story?
Have you ever made a decision you regret?
Is your country able to attract many bright intellectuals from other countries?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
裹足不前(He stopped and dared not go further)
中國的戰國時代，秦王國有一個著名的官員，他的名字叫做李斯。
歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
西元前237年。秦王國的國王頒布了一條新的法令。
所有的非秦王國的人民，必須在期限內離開秦王國。
因為這個原因，所以李斯寫了一封信給秦王國的國王。
這封信的第三段大意如下。
一個王國的土地如果平廣適合種植作物，那麼這個王國的糧食就會充足。
一個王國的疆域如果廣大適合人民生活，那麼這個王國的人口就會很多。
一個王國的武器如果精良適合士兵征戰，那麼這個王國的國力就會強大。
一座巨大的山是由數不清的泥土所堆疊而成。
一片廣闊的海是由數不清的河流所積累而成。
你如果要讓秦王國成為一個偉大的王國，你如果期許自已成為一個偉大的國王，你就應該跟山與海學習，你不應該拒絕這些其他王國的知識份子來到秦王國。
國境有人為的、土地是沒有邊界的。
我們應該讓各個王國的知識份子可以自由地進出秦王國，如果我們這樣做，這些知識份子會幫助秦王國變得更加的富裕、體制變得更加的健全。
你要頒布的這條新命令會讓所有各個王國中的聰明的知識份子從此停下腳步而不敢再來秦王國。
這些知識份子會轉向去別的王國，這些知識份子會將他們的智慧貢獻給其他王國。
這些聰明的知識份子遠比珍貴的物品更有價值，因此我提出我的建言。
你必須要再重新審視你是否要頒布的這一條命令啊。
這條法令將對秦王國的未來會造成巨大的影響，這條法令如果執行，那麼我認為一定會對秦王國的國力造成巨大的損害與危機啊。
這一句成語被用來形容一個人停下腳步不敢繼續前進)。
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。
你是否做過令你後悔的決策呢?你的國家是否能夠吸引很多其他國家的聰明的知識份子嗎?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處維李斯-諫逐客書
https://fanti.dugushici.com/ancient_proses/71625
