寓言故事《Coin for Someone Needy》知足常乐 难能可贵

Coin for Someone Needy

那个需要硬币的人

Once upon a time, lived a Sage who used to go from one place to other. Once he was passing through a street of capital city of a kingdom. On his way he found a coin on side of road.

曾几何时，有一位四处游历的先哲。有一次他在一个王国首都的大街上走着走着，无意间在路边找到一枚硬币。

Sage picked it up and kept it. Sage used to live a simple life and had no use of that coin so he thought of giving it to someone in need.

先哲把它捡起收了起来。 由于一直过着简朴的生活，先哲并不需要那枚硬币，所以他想交给有需要的人。

He roamed through kingdom whole day but didn’t found even a single person who seemed unsatisfied or in need of money. At night he reached a rest area and spent his night there.

于是在王国里他四处走动，但没发现谁过得不如意或需要钱。晚上他就在休息的地方过夜。

Next morning he woke up and was doing his daily activities, King who was passing by that rest area saw him and ordered his soldiers to stop there.

第二天早上一觉醒来，他继续寻找要那些需要硬币的人。正好路过这里的国王看到了他，国王命令他的士兵停下。

King went to Sage and said, “I am going on war to win over another state so that my kingdom can be expanded. Please bless me to be victorious.”

然后国王走到先哲那里对他说：“我正在和另一个国家开战，只要打败他，我的王国就得以扩张了。请祝我旗开得胜吧。“

Sage took out the coin he was holding on and gave it to King.

先哲取出他的硬币并交给了国王。

King was confused at act of Sage and questioned, “Why did you gave me this coin?? What meaning of this??”

国王对先哲的举动感到困惑并问道，“你为什么给我硬币？这是什么意思？“

Sage smiled and replied, “O great King.!! Yesterday in morning while i was strolling in capital city, i found this coin on road side.

先哲微笑着答道：“伟大的国王，昨天早上我在首都漫步时发现了这枚硬币。”

I picked it up and decided to give it to someone needy.

我拿起它并决定把它交给需要的人。

Whole day i walked around meeting people in city. With whomever i communicated, found that they are living happily and seemed satisfied with whatever they have and because of that i still have this coin.

这些天我都在城里各处走动，和遇到的人们交流后，我发现他们生活愉快， 似乎对现在拥有的一切都感到满意，因此这枚硬币就没有机会送出去。

Today, When King of this kingdom is going on for war because of desire to gain more and not satisfied with what he already have.

今天，这个国家的君主有了野心，已经不满足于他已经拥有的一切，想要通过战争得到更多。

So i felt like person who needs this coin most is you, King of kingdom itself. that’s why i gave it to you.”

我觉得最需要这个硬币的人就是你，国王本人了。 这就是为什么我把它给你的原因。”

King realized his mistake. He thanked Sage for precious life lesson and decided not to go on war.

国王意识到他的错误。他感谢先哲给他上了生命中很宝贵的一课，并决定不再挑起战争。

Moral:

We all Desire to have more and because of that we waste chance of enjoying what we already have. In order to Live a Happy and Healthy Life, We should Learn to be Happy with what we have.

寓意：

我们都渴望得到更多，却忽略本已享有的一切。为了过上幸福而健康的生活， 我们应该学会知足常乐。

“祸莫大於不知足，咎莫大於欲得”，“一生奔忙只为饥，才得有食又思衣；凌罗绸缎身上穿，抬头又嫌房屋低”，古人早已看透这一切。因为贪婪永无止境，得到越多就会想要更多，金钱美色、利欲熏心，人性皆是如此。但人生苦短，有多少人活在当下，为自己活？又有多少人能珍惜眼前人、眼前事？

所以每天忙忙碌碌的人们，不妨停下脚步想想，除了为生计所迫，我们还应该追求的什么？

如果幸福就在眼前，不要等到失去的时候才后悔莫及，因为上天不会再借你五百年。

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