Water makes waves when it encounters
resistance, and people are motivated to fight when they encounter stimulation.(水不激不躍人不激不奮)
In the late Ming Dynasty of China, there
was a famous writer named (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 was a mid-level official in his
hometown.
One day he quit his job because he got
drunk and argued with his boss.
He said to himself on the first day after
he resigned.
I remember a saying that water makes waves
when it encounters resistance, and people are motivated to fight when they
encounter stimulation.
I have been living in my hometown for 30
years and I have not achieved anything.
I should leave my hometown, maybe I will
have better development in other places.
But where should I go?
He began to think and later decided to go
to the capital of the Tang dynasty.
Because the capital has the most resources,
it also has the most opportunities.
After he had decided, he said happily to
himself.
I believe I can realise my ideals in the
capital, and I am sure I can use my talents in the capital.
He left his hometown and set off for the
capital.
A few weeks after leaving home, he had
reached a city not far from the capital.
The name of this town is Xinfeng.
The city of Xinfeng is located in the
modern province of Shaanxi in China.
The city was founded in the early years of
the Han Dynasty. All the houses and planning in the city were copied from a
city called Feng in Jiangsu Province.
This city has a very large population and
is very lively, with many hotels and shops. It is a city with very developed
economic activities.
It was already evening when Ma Zhou arrived
in the city and he decided to stay in the city for one night.
The literal translation of this saying is
that water makes waves when it encounters resistance, and people are motivated
to fight when they encounter stimulation. This saying is used to describe a
person's strong fighting spirit after encountering difficulties or blows.
Dear friend, how do you feel or what do you
think after listening to this story?
How do you usually react when you encounter
difficulties and blows? Do you dare to go alone to a strange city to look for
opportunities?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
水不激不躍人不激不奮(Water makes waves when it
encounters resistance, and people are motivated to fight when they encounter
stimulation.)
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。
他在他的故鄉擔任一個中級官員。
有一天，因為他喝醉了之後與他的上司對罵，所以他辭去了工作。
在他辭職後的第一天，他對自己說。
我記得有一句諺語，水遇到阻力才會產生波浪，人遇到刺激才會激發鬥志。
我在我的故鄉住了30年，我到現在都沒有成就。
我應該離開我的故鄉，或許我在其他的地方會有更好的發展。
但是我要去那邊呢?
他就開始思考，他後來決定要去唐王朝的首都。
因為首都中的各種資源最多，所以首都的的機會也最多。
他決定好了之後，他很開心的對自己說。
我相信我可以在首都實現我的理想，我確信我可以在首都中發揮我的才能。
他就離開他的家鄉，他開始向首都前進。
他離開他的家好幾禮拜後，他已經走到距離首都不遠的一座城市。
這座城市的名字叫做新豐。
新豐這座城市在目前中國的陝西省。
這座城市建立於漢王朝初年，城市內的所有房屋與規畫都是仿造江蘇省一座名字叫做豐的城市。
這座城市的人口非常的多而且非常的熱鬧，有許多的旅館，有許多的商店。這是一座經濟活動非常發達的城市。
馬周抵達這座城市時已經傍晚了，他決定要在這座城市中住一晚。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是水遇到阻力才會產生波浪，人遇到刺激才會激發鬥志。這句成語被用來形容一個人遇到困境或是打擊後，這個人產生了強烈的鬥志。
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。
你遇到困難與打擊後，你通常會有怎樣的反應呢?你敢一個人到一座陌生的城市中去找尋機會嗎?
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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