He sat under the tree every day and waited for the rabbit to come.(守株待兔)
There was a famous thinker in China's Warring States period, his name was (Han Fei).
He believed that in order to govern a country well, it was necessary not only to treat people kindly, but also to have clear laws and regulations. His ideas had a profound influence on successive Chinese rulers.
He wrote a book, and in the book he told a story.
There was a farmer in the Song Kingdom who worked hard in the fields every day.
One day, while he was ploughing, he suddenly heard a loud noise coming from next to his field.
The farmer turned his head and looked around to find out what was causing the loud noise.
About ten minutes later, he found a dead rabbit lying under a tree next to his field.
thought the farmer.
That stupid rabbit must not have been paying attention to what was going on in front of it when it ran and bumped into the tree.
The poor rabbit's neck was broken by the violent impact and it died under the tree.
The farmer took the dead rabbit to the market to sell. The fur and meat of a dead rabbit are very valuable, so the farmer got a good price.
The next morning the farmer said to himself as he went out to plough his field as usual.
Why should I work so hard?
Yesterday I sold a rabbit and made a lot of money, but today another rabbit might hit that tree and die.
All I have to do is sit by the tree and wait for another stupid rabbit to come and hit the tree.
From that day on, the farmer stopped farming and sat by the tree.
As the days passed, the farmer's land became barren and his life fell into poverty, but the farmer still did not wake up. He still sat under the tree every day, waiting for another stupid rabbit to appear.
The direct translation of this idiom is that he sits under the tree every day waiting for the rabbit to appear.
This proverb is used to describe a person who does not work hard. This person will only fantasise about the appearance of the god of luck every day. This person does not work hard but expects good results.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts do you get after listening to this story?
Are you limited by your past successes? Do you think a person's success is due to luck or hard work?
I hope this story can give you some new insights.
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守株待兔(He sat under the tree every day and
waited for the rabbit to come.)
中國的戰國時代有一個著名的思想家，他的名字叫做(韓非)。
他認為要管理好一個國家除了要用仁慈的心去對待百姓之外還要加上明確的法律與制度規發。他的想法深刻地影響了中國歷代的統治者。
他寫了一本書，這本書中記載了一個故事。
宋王國有一個農夫，這位農夫每天都很辛勤地耕作。
有一天，他在耕作的時候突然聽到他的田地旁傳來一聲巨大的聲響。
這個農夫轉頭四處張望，他想要找出來造成這個巨大的聲響的原因。
大約十分鐘後，他發現在他的田地的旁邊的一棵樹下躺著一隻死掉的兔子。
這個農夫心想。
這隻傻兔子啊，牠一定是在奔跑的時候沒有注意到前方的狀況所以牠撞上了這顆樹。
這隻可憐的兔子的頸椎在猛烈的撞擊下折斷了，所以牠死在這棵樹下。
這個農夫把這隻死掉的兔子拿去市場賣掉，一隻死掉的兔子的皮毛與肉都很值錢所以農夫賣了一個很好的價格。
隔天上午這個農夫照他以往的習慣來到他的田地要耕作時，他的心中這樣對自己說。
我為何要那麼努力地工作呢?
我昨天賣掉一隻兔子所以賺了很多錢，今天說不定會有另一隻兔子撞到那一棵樹並且死掉。
我只要坐在那棵樹旁等另外一隻愚蠢的兔子來撞到樹就好了啊。
從那一天開始，這個農夫就不再耕作了，他坐在那一棵樹的旁邊。
日子一天天的過去，那個農夫的農地變的荒蕪而他的生活陷入貧困，但這個農夫仍然沒有覺醒，他仍舊每天坐在樹下等另外一隻因為愚蠢的兔子出現。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是他每天坐在樹下等待兔子的出現。
這個成語被用形容一個人不努力工作，這個人只會每天妄想著幸運之神出現，這個人不努力工作但他期待可以得到好的結果。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或是想法呢。
你是否被自已曾經的成功經驗限制呢?你認為一個人的成功是因為他幸運還是因為他努力工作呢?
希望這故事能讓你產生一點新的收穫。
出處為韓非子-五蠹
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2025/02/10更新