Let’s talk about some of the beautiful things in life(止談風月)
During the Northern and Southern Dynasties
of China, there was a famous minister in the Nanliang Kingdom, his name was (Xu
Mian).
There is a story about him recorded in the
history books.
As an adult, he entered the service of the
central government.
The king thought highly of him and
appointed him to a very important position in the kingdom.
He also held many different positions
within the central government.
In 504 AD, he was responsible for selecting
talents to enter the central government system.
This is a very important job, as he must be
fair and impartial in his evaluation of personnel.
A good friend of his once said to him at a
private dinner he was hosting.
The two of us have a very good relationship
and have known each other for a long time.
I need to ask you for help with something.
Will you help me?
he asks.
What would you like me to do for you?
said his friend.
I want to work in the central government,
can you help me?
When he heard this, he smiled and said to
his friend.
It is rare that we are all together today,
and we should cherish the happy time we have now.
Let's talk about some of the nice things
and feelings in life.
After I go to work tomorrow, I will find
time to study those annoying staffing arrangements.
He politely declined his friend's request.
His fair behaviour won the respect of many.
He is also the king's confidential
secretary. He has to assist the King in liaising and coordinating the various
departments within the government.
He took his job very seriously. Because the
work was so hard, he even lived in the office. He worked in his office from
morning till night.
His desk in the office is often filled with
official documents. When he is dealing with these official documents every day,
many people often come to visit him.
He can talk to these visitors and comment
on the official documents at the same time.
He can do two things at once without making
any mistakes.
This idiom means let's talk about some of
the beautiful things in life.
Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
If you were him, how would you respond to
this friend's request? Can you do two things at once?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
止談風月(Let’s talk about
some of the beautiful things in life()
中國的南北王朝時代，南梁王國有一個著名的大臣，他的名字叫做(徐勉)。
歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
他成年後進入了中央政府工作。
國王很重視他而且讓他擔任王國中很重要的職位。
他在中央政府內也擔任了許多不同的職務。
西元504年，他擔任選拔人才進入中央政府的體系的工作。
這是一個很重要的工作，因為他必須公平而且公正地進行人員的考核。
有一次 他有一個好朋友在一場他所舉辦的私人晚宴中對他說。
我們兩個人的感情非常的好，而且也認識很久了。
我有一件事情想請你幫忙，你願意幫我的忙嗎?
他問。
你希望我幫你什麼忙呢?
他的朋友說。
我想要進入中央政府內工作，你可以幫我嗎?
他聽完這句話後，他微笑著對他的朋友說。
今天我們大家難得聚在一起，我們應該珍惜現在的愉快的時光。
讓我們聊一些生命中的美好事物與感受。
等我明天上班後，我會再找時間研究這些令人煩心的人事安排。
他很委婉地拒絕了他的朋友的請求。他公正的行為贏得了很多人的尊敬。
他同時又兼任國王的機要秘書，他必須協助國王聯絡與協調政府內的各個部門。
他非常的認真工作，由於工作太繁重，他乾脆住在辦公室內，他在他的辦公室內從早上工作到晚上。
他在辦公室中的辦公桌上，經常堆滿了公文，他每天處理這些公文的時候，常常又有很多人來拜訪他。
他可以同時與這些客人對談而且同時批示公文。
他可以同時做兩件事情而且不會發生錯誤。
這句成語的意思是我們聊一些生命中的美好事物吧。
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。
你如果是他，你會怎樣回應這個朋友的請求呢?你可以同時做兩件事情嗎?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
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