Ma Yuan(馬援)(14 BC -
49 AD)
His surname is (Ma), his parents gave him
the name (Yuan), and when he grew up, his friends called him (Wenyuan). His
birthplace is in Shaanxi Province, China.
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馬 |
It means horse. It is also one of the
Chinese surnames. |
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援 |
It means aid. It means climbing. |
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文 |
It means pattern. Meaning is what the
words mean. It is also one of the Chinese surnames. |
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淵 |
It means the abyss. |
Ma Yuan (14 BC - 49 AD)
His surname is (Ma), his parents gave him
the name (Yuan), and when he grew up his friends called him (Wenyuan). He was
born in Shaanxi Province, China.
It means horse. It is also one of the
Chinese family names.
It means help. It means climbing.
It means pattern. Meaning is what the words
mean. It is also one of the Chinese surnames.
It means abyss.
He was a famous general in China's Eastern
Han Dynasty.
There is a story about him in the history
books.
When he was young, he went to northern
China to work as a herdsman by himself. He learnt how to breed horses, cattle
and sheep. He took good care of these animals and became a rich man with
thousands of animals. .
Because of this experience, he developed a
very special talent.
He could tell whether a horse was good or
bad just by looking at it.
The founding king of the Han Dynasty knew
that he had this special talent and told him.
Can you teach me how to tell a good horse
from a bad one?
he said to the king.
I'd like to teach you, but it's a difficult
skill and I'd like to think about how to make it easier for you to learn.
After thinking for a while, he made a
bronze horse and gave it to the king.
He said to the king.
The horse is one of the most important
tools of mankind.
In peaceful times, owning a good horse is a
symbol of identity and status.
On the battlefield, the quality of the
horses can make the difference between victory and defeat.
In ancient China, there were several famous
experts who could tell the quality of a horse by its external characteristics
alone. The most famous was Bole of the Spring and Autumn Period.
The name of the teacher who guided me to
learn this method is (Zi'a), and the name of the first person to study and sort
this method is (Xihe Ziyu).
The method I have learnt is mainly to
identify whether a horse is good or bad based on some qualities of the horse.
As long as a horse has one or both of these
qualities, it is a good horse.
If a horse has many of these qualities, it
is a very good horse.
I thought it was hard to describe these
qualities in words, so I made this bronze horse.
This bronze horse is a perfect horse that
does not exist in this world.
This bronze horse has all the qualities
that a good horse can have.
When the king saw the bronze horse, he said
to him happily.
It's a great gift you've given me, and it's
very practical.
I will put this bronze horse in the palace
and let all the ministers see it openly and learn how to tell whether a horse
is good or bad.
Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Do you have this special ability? Do you
think a good horse is more valuable, or a person who knows how to tell a good
horse from a bad one is more valuable?
I hope this story can help you gain
something.
馬援(Ma Yuan )(西元前14年-西元49年)
他的姓是(馬)，他的父母給他取的名字是(援)，長大後朋友稱呼他的名字是(文淵)，他出生地位於在中國的陝西省。
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馬 |
意思是馬的意思。也是中國人的姓氏之一。 |
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援 |
意思是援助的意思。意思是攀援的意思。 |
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文 |
意思是花紋的意思。意思是文字的意思。也是中國人的姓氏之一。 |
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淵 |
意思是深淵的意思。 |
他是中國的東漢王朝一個著名的將軍。
歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
他年輕的時候曾經一個人到當時的中國北方經營放牧業，他學會了如何養馬養牛與養羊的技巧，他非常用心的照顧這些牲畜，他成為了一個擁有好幾千頭牲畜的富翁。
因為他有這個經歷，所以他培養出一個很特別的才能。
他能夠光從一匹馬的外在特徵就分辨出這一匹馬的好壞。
漢王朝的開國國王知道他有這項特長就對他說。
你可以教我如何分辨一匹馬的好壞的技巧嗎?
他對國王說。
我很樂意教你，但這項技巧比較困難，我想一下如何讓你可以比較容易學會。
他思考了一陣子後，他做了一匹銅馬，他把這匹銅馬送給國王。
他對國王說。
馬是人類最重要的一項工具之一。
如果在和平的時刻，擁有一匹好的馬是身分與地位的象徵。
如果在戰場上，馬匹的好壞可以影響一場戰爭的勝利或失敗。
中國古代有好幾個著名的可以具有光從一匹馬的外在特徵就分辨出這一匹馬的好壞的專家，其中最有名的是春秋時代的(伯樂)。
指導我學習這項方法的老師的名字叫做(子阿)，而最早研究並且整理出這套方法的人的名字叫做(西河子輿)。
我所學的這套方法，主要是根據一匹馬的身上的一些特點去辨別一匹馬是好是壞，
只要一匹馬擁有這些特點中的其中一項或兩項，那麼這匹馬就是一匹好馬。
如果一匹馬擁有的這些特點非常多項，那表示這匹馬非常好。
我認為這些特點很難用言語具體形容，因此我做了這匹銅馬。
這匹銅馬是一匹這個世界上並不存在的完美的馬。
這匹銅馬的身上具備的所有好的馬身上可能有的特點。
國王看到這匹銅馬後，國王很開心地對他說。
你送我這個禮物太好了，而且非常的實用。
我要把這匹銅馬放在皇宮中，而且我公開讓所有大臣看並且學習如何分辨一匹馬到底是好或是壞。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或是想法呢。
你是否會擁有那些特殊的技藝呢?你認為一匹好的馬比較珍貴，還是一個知道如何分辨馬的好壞的人比較珍貴呢?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一點收穫。
出處為後漢書-馬援傳
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