If King Yama predicts that a person will
die at 12 o'clock in the middle of the night, then it is impossible for that
person to be alive at 2 o'clock in the middle of the night. (閻王註定三更死，並不留人到四更。)
In the Yuan Dynasty in China, there was a
famous playwright called Wang Ye.
He wrote a play. The summary of the story
of this play is that there is a woman who knows Taoist magic. This woman is
called (Peach Blossom Girl). The story between her and another man named (Zhou
Qian) who is very familiar with Taoist magic.
A part of this story follows.
There is a small village where there are
three families. One of the three families is called Peng, the other one is
called Ren and the other one is called Shi.
These three families have very good
feelings for each other and they often communicate with each other.
The Ren family has a daughter named Peach
Blossom.
Mr Peng has no children. He is a 69 year
old man. He used to work at the house of a fortune teller called (Zhou Qian) in
this village.
One day, (Zhou Qian) helped Mr Peng tell
his fortune, and (Zhou Qian) predicted that Mr Peng would die within two days.
After hearing this prediction, Mr Peng's mental state became very depressed.
Mr Peng arrived at Mr Ren's house. He sadly
said to Mr Ren, "I am dying, so I have come to say goodbye to you.
Mr Ren was shocked when he heard this, and
he said to Mr Peng
If you are really going to die in two days,
you must make the best of it now.
I went to prepare some Chinese rice wine
and some dishes, and the two of us ate first.
While we were eating, we discussed how to
deal with the situation.
Mr Ren's daughter is called (Peach Blossom)
and she prepared a table of dishes for her father and Mr Peng.
When she saw Mr Peng's very worried
expression, she smiled and said to Mr Peng.
I can use the I Ching for divination. I can
help you confirm whether the results of Zhou Qian's divination are really
accurate.
Mr Peng told (Peach Blossom Girl) his
birthday. After Peach Blossom Girl used the I Ching to divine it, she told Mr
Peng.
Zhou Qian's divination is correct.
According to your fate, you will die in two days.
After hearing this, Mr. Peng's expression
became even more desperate.
(Peach Blossom Girl) said to Mr Peng with a
smile at this time.
Zhou Qian can only tell fortunes, but he
doesn't know how to help you change your destiny. I have a way to help you
change your destiny and prolong your life.
Mr. Peng didn't believe that this young
girl could help him change his destiny, but he had to believe it because he had
no other choice.
(Peach Blossom Girl) said to Mr Peng.
The fate of us humans is controlled by the
immortals in the sky, so I will teach you how to let the immortals in the sky
help you prolong your life. You must do what I say without any doubt.
Mr Peng said to Taohua, "I will do
what you ask me to do, according to your instructions.
On the third day after Zhou Qian had helped
Mr Peng tell his fortune, Zhou Qian ate a full meal at noon and said to his
wife
Three days ago, I helped Mr Peng, who works
in my shop, to have his fortune told. The result was that he will definitely
die at noon today.
I think of a saying: King Yama has a book
in which the birth and death dates of everyone in the world are recorded.
If King Yama predicts that a person will
die at 12 o'clock in the middle of the night, then it is impossible for that
person to be alive at 2 o'clock in the middle of the night.
Mr Peng has worked in my shop for more than
30 years. During these 30 years, his work attitude has been very serious and
responsible, so I should go to his home to offer my condolences to his family.
After saying these words to his wife, Zhou
Qian left the house and went to Mr Peng's house.
The literal translation of this proverb is
that if King Yama predicts that a person will die at 12 o'clock in the middle
of the night, then it is impossible for that person to be alive at 2 o'clock in
the middle of the night.
This proverb is used to describe a person who
is destined to die at a certain time.
Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
When was the last time you were at a
funeral? How long do you think you will live?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
閻王註定三更死，並不留人到四更。(If King Yama predicts
that a person will die at 12 o'clock in the middle of the night, then it is
impossible for that person to be alive at 2 o'clock in the middle of the night.)
中國的元王朝，有一個著名的劇作家，他的名字叫做王曄。
他寫過一齣戲劇，這齣戲劇的故事概要是有一個精通道家法術的女子，這個女子的名字是(桃花女)。她與另一個會很熟悉道家法術的名字叫做(周乾)的男子之間發生的故事。
這個故事的部分內容如下。
有一個小小的村莊，這個村莊中有三戶人家，這三戶人家中一戶姓彭，另一戶姓任還有一戶姓石。
這三戶人家彼此之間的感情非常的好，這三個家庭之間常常往來。
姓任這一戶人家中有一個女兒，這個女兒的名字叫做(桃花)。
彭先生中沒有小孩。他是一個69歲的老人。他在這個村莊中的一個名字叫做(周乾)的算命師家中工作。
有一天，(周乾)幫彭先生算命，(周乾)預言彭先生在兩天內就會死，聽到這個預言後，彭先生的精神狀態變得很沮喪。
彭先生到了任先生的家中，他悲傷的對任先生說我已經要死了，所以我來跟你告別。
任先生聽到這話後嚇了一跳，他便對彭先生說。
假設你兩天後真的會死那麼你要好好把握現在。
我去準備一些中國米酒與一些菜，我們兩個先吃飯。
我們邊吃飯邊討論要怎樣面對現在的這種情況。
任先生的女兒的名字叫做(桃花)，她為她的父親與彭先生準備了一桌菜餚。
她看到彭先生非常憂慮的表情，她就笑著對彭先生說。
我會用易經占卜。我可以幫你確認一下周乾為你算命的結果是否真的準確。
彭先生就對(桃花女)說了他的生日，桃花女用易經占卜後，她對彭先生說。
周乾算命的結果是對的，按照命定你兩天後就會死。
彭先生聽到這句話後，他的表情更絕望了。
(桃花女)這時候微笑著對彭先生說。
周乾只會算命，但是他不知道如何幫你改變你的命運。我有辦法可以幫你改變你的命運，讓你的壽命延長。
彭先生不相信這個年輕的女孩子可以幫自己改變命運，但是他也不得不相信，因為他沒有其他路可以走。
(桃花女)對彭先生說。
我們人類的命運是天上的仙人所控制，所以我會教你怎樣讓天上的仙人協助擬延長你的生命，你必須照著我說的話去做，不能夠有一絲的懷疑。
彭先生便對桃花說，我會完全按照你的指示去做你要我做的事。
周乾幫彭先生算命後的第三天，周乾中午吃飽飯，他對他的太太說。
我三天前幫在我的店裡工作的彭先生占卜，算命的結果是他今天中午一定會死。
我想到一句諺語，閻羅王有一本簿子，這本簿子上，記載了這個世上每一個人的出生與死亡的時間。
閻羅王如果預定一個人在半夜12點會死，那麼這個人不可能到了半夜兩點還活著。
彭先生在我的店中工作已經超過30年，這30年來他的工作態度很認真很盡責，因此我應該去一下他的家中對他的家屬表示哀悼。
周乾對他的太太說完這些話後就離開家中向彭先生的家走去。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是閻羅王如果預定一個人在半夜12點會死，那麼這個人不可能到了半夜兩點還活著。
這句成語被用來形容一個人命中註定會在某個特定的時間死去。
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。
你最近一次參加參加葬禮是什麼時後呢?你認為自己可以活到幾歲呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為元-王曄-桃花女破法戰周公
