He used his hands to pull up the rice seedlings. He thought this would help the rice seedlings and make them grow faster.(揠苗助長)
He used his hands to pull up the rice seedlings. He thought this would help the rice seedlings and make them grow faster.(揠苗助長)
During the Warring States period in China, there was a famous Confucian scholar named (Meng Ke).
He wrote a story in his book.
There was a farmer in the Song Kingdom. After planting rice seeds in the spring, the farmer worked hard to water and fertilise the rice every day.
A month later, the farmer felt that the rice seedlings in his field were growing slower than others. This made him worry.
One day, he thought of a way to help his rice seedlings grow faster.
He spent a whole day raising each rice seedling in his rice field by a few centimetres.
He thought to himself, "I am too clever. This action of mine can help my rice seedlings grow quickly.
When he came home that night, he had a happy smile on his face.
The farmer's child asked him why he looked so happy.
He proudly told his family what he had done that day.
When his children heard this, they immediately ran to the farmland to see the rice seedlings in the field.
As a result, his children saw that all the rice seedlings in his rice field had withered because they had been forcibly removed from the land.
The literal translation of this saying is that he used his hands to pull up the rice seedlings. He thought this would help the rice seedlings and make them grow faster.
The meaning of this saying is to describe a person who wants to get quick results and takes some action, but the action leads to the opposite result of what he expected.
Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts do you have after listening to this story?
Do you have a goal that you hope to achieve? Are you taking slow but sure steps, or are you hoping for quick results?
I hope this story can give you some new insights.
揠苗助長(He used his hands to pull up the rice
seedlings. He thought this would help the rice seedlings and make them grow
faster.)
中國的戰國時代有一個著名的名字叫做(孟軻)的儒家學者。
他在他的書中寫了一個故事。
宋王國有一個農夫，這位農夫在春天撥下稻種之後，每天辛苦澆水與施肥。
一個月後，這位農夫覺得自已田裡面的水稻苗成長的比別人慢。這件事情讓他很焦慮。
有一天，他想到一個可以幫助他的水稻苗生長得快一點的方法。
他花了一整天的時間把他的稻田中的每根水稻苗都拉高了幾公分。
他心裡想，我太聰明了，我這個行動可以幫助我的水稻苗快速成長。
當天晚上當他回到家的時候，他的臉上露出開心的笑容。
這位農夫的孩子問他為何看起來那麼開心。
他很得意地把他白天的行為告訴了他的家人。
他的孩子聽完他的話後，立刻跑到農田裡去看田裡的稻苗。
結果他的孩子看見他的稻田中的所有的水稻苗因為被人為強制的拉離土地，所以這些水稻苗都枯萎了。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是他用手去拉高稻苗他認為這樣可以幫助稻苗使稻苗的生長速度變快
這句成語的意思是形容，一個人想要快速達成效果而採取一些行動，但反而因為這行動而導致與他所預期的相反的結果。
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。
你有希望達成的目標嗎?你是採取一步步緩慢但確實的行動、還是只希望能快速達到成效呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為孟子-公孫丑上