A hungry person suddenly has rice to eat, a
thirsty person suddenly has water to drink(饑時飯渴時漿)
In the late Ming Dynasty of China, there
was a famous writer called (Feng Menglong).
He wrote a collection of short stories.
There is a story in this book that is set
in the Tang Dynasty.
The protagonist of this story is called (Ma
Zhou).
This story describes his legendary life,
his journey from a poor commoner to a prominent official.
Ma Zhou is a man of rich knowledge and high
ideals.
He left his hometown to go to the capital
of the Tang Dynasty, Chang'an. .
He hopes to find an opportunity to develop
his talents in the capital.
Through the introduction of a hotel owner,
he moved into the house of a widow surnamed Wang after arriving in Chang'an
City.
Later, through the introduction of the
widow surnamed Wang, he met a general surnamed Chang.
The name of this general named Chang is
Chang He. He has a very important position in the central government.
After talking to Ma Zhou, he confirmed that
Ma Zhou was indeed a very knowledgeable person, so he hired Ma Zhou as his
staff officer.
After Chang He officially appointed Ma Zhou
as his staff officer, Chang He said to Ma Zhou
There is one thing that has been bothering
me for several days. I'd like you to give me some advice.
Ma Zhou replied.
No problem. What are you worried about?
Chang He said.
Recently there has been a severe drought in
the Tang Dynasty. The King is very worried about the situation, and he has
asked us ministers who hold important positions to propose some plans to deal
with the drought.
Unlike other officials, my speciality is
fighting. So I don't know how to come up with concrete solutions. I have been
thinking about this for several days. I would like you to give me some advice.
After hearing this, Ma Zhou smiled and
replied.
I happen to have done some special research
on the subject. Please give me a few hours.
In response to the King's request, I have
written down some plans for you on how to deal with the drought.
When the time comes, you can see which ones
you think are suitable, and we can present the plans you think are suitable to
the king.
When Chang He heard his answer, he said
happily to Ma Zhou
Great, I feel like a hungry person suddenly
has rice to eat and a thirsty person suddenly has water to drink.
When I heard your words, I felt as if all
my stress had suddenly disappeared.
A few hours later, Ma Zhou handed Chang He
a completed planning document.
It contained a total of 20 plans for
dealing with the drought.
After reading the plan, Chang He said
happily to Ma Zhou.
I think your plan is very good. I don't
think there's anything in it that needs to be changed.
I have decided to take your plan and submit
it to the king.
The literal translation of this proverb is
that a hungry person suddenly has rice to eat, and a thirsty person suddenly
has water to drink.
This proverb is used to describe a person who
suddenly gets what he needs most at the moment when he needs it most.
Dear friend, how do you feel or what do you
think after listening to this story?
Have you ever had the feeling of a sudden
release of stress? Have you ever felt worried and anxious about the pressures
of work?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
饑時飯渴時漿(A hungry person suddenly has rice
to eat, a thirsty person suddenly has water to drink)
中國的明王朝末年，有一個著名的文學家，他的名字叫做(馮夢龍)。
他寫過一本短篇小說集。
這本書中有一個故事，故事的背景在唐王朝。
這個故事主角是名字叫做(馬周)。
這個故事寫他傳奇的一生，他從一個貧窮的平民最後成為一個顯赫的官員的過程。
馬周是一個知識很豐富的人，他有很崇高的理想。
他離開家鄉要去唐王朝的首都，唐王朝的首都是長安市。。
他希望可以在首都中找到機會發揮他的才能。
因為一個飯店的老闆的介紹，所以他到了長安市後住進了一個王姓的寡婦的家中。
後來又因為這個王姓寡婦的介紹，他認識了一個姓常的將軍。
這個姓常的將軍的名字叫做常何。他在中央政府內擔任很重要的職務。
他與馬周交談後，他確認了馬周的確是一個很有學問的人，他就聘任了馬周擔任他的參謀。
常何正式聘任馬周擔任他的參謀之後，常何對馬周說。
有一件事情，我已經苦惱了好幾天。我想請你提供我一些意見。
馬周回答。
沒問題，請問你是為了什麼事情在苦惱呢?
常何說。
最近唐王朝的境內發生的嚴重的旱災，國王對這個情況感到非常的憂心，因國王要求我們這些擔任重要職位的大臣提出一些如何應對旱災的方案給他。
我不像其他文官一樣，我的專長是打仗。所以我不知道該如何提出一些具體的方案，我為了這件事情已經煩惱了好幾天，我想請你提供我一些意見。
馬周聽完之後就笑著回答。
我剛好針對這個問題有過專門的研究，你給我幾個小時的時間。
針對國王的要求，我寫下一些應該如何應對旱災的方案給你。
你到時候再看看有那些你覺得適合的，我們可以把你也覺得適合的方案呈交給國王。
常何聽到他的回答後，他開心的對馬周說。
太好了，我現在的感覺就像是一個飢餓的人突然有白飯可以吃、一個口渴的人突然有水可以喝一樣。
聽到你的話我覺得我的壓力好像突然之間全部消失了。
幾個小時之後，馬周交給常何一份很完成的企畫書。
這份企劃書中總共包含了多達20個如何應對旱災的方案。
常何看完這份企劃書後，他開心的對馬周說。
我覺得你這份企劃書寫得太好了，這份企劃書中我認為完全沒有需要改動的地方。
我決定就拿你的這份企劃書去呈交給國王，
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是一個飢餓的人突然有白飯可以吃、一個口渴的人突然有水可以喝。
這句成語被用來形容一個人在最迫切需要一個東西的時刻突然得到這件自己最需要的東西。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的感受或有怎樣的想法呢。
你曾經有過這種壓力突然間釋放的感受嗎?你曾經為了你的工作上的壓力而煩惱焦慮嗎?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為明-馮夢龍-喻世明言-第五卷-窮馬周遭際賣䭔媼
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