Use only one net(網開一面)
The founding king of China's Shang Dynasty was called (Zi Lu). He also had another name (Shang Tang). There is a story about him recorded in history books.
He was the leader of the Shang tribe.
After uniting several tribes in the Yellow River basin at that time, he led the people he led to defeat the Xia Dynasty and establish the Shang Dynasty.
One day, while inspecting the capital of the Shang Dynasty, he saw a farmer setting a bird trap.
The farmer took out four huge nets and set them up on the east, south, west and north sides of a forest.
After the farmer had set up the four nets, he looked up to the sky and said.
I pray that I will have a good harvest today. I hope to catch all the birds in this forest.
After listening to the farmer's prayer, Shang Tang went up to the farmer.
He said to the farmer
I have just seen you set up four huge nets and heard your prayers.
I think we should treat those we want to catch with kindness and generosity.
I think you should take down three nets and leave only one.
I suggest you pray like this.
All the birds in this forest can fly to the left or to the right.
There is a net on one side of the forest and the birds are advised not to fly to the side with the net.
If some birds really don't want to live, they can fly into this big net I've made.
After Shang Tang had said these words, he said to the farmer
We should exercise moderation in hunting prey so that the whole ecosystem can develop sustainably.
Shang Tang treated the people of the Shang Dynasty with a compassionate heart, and he treated all non-human creatures with the same heart. Shang Tang won the respect and love of all the people of the Shang Dynasty.
The literal translation of this saying is to use only one net.
It is used to describe a person who treats the people and things around him with a compassionate heart.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts do you get after listening to this story?
Do you think many of us today think the same way as this hunter? How can we change ourselves to jointly maintain ecological sustainability?
I hope this story can bring you some new insights.
網開一面(Use only one net)
中國的商朝的開國君王名字叫做(子履)，他還有一個名字叫做(商湯)，歷史書上記載了一個關於他的故事。
他是商部落的首領。
他統一當時位於黃河流域的好幾個部落後，他帶領他所領導的人民們打敗夏王朝，他成立了商王朝。
有一天他到商王朝的首都內巡視，他看到有一個農夫正在架設一個捕鳥的陷阱。
這個農夫拿出了四張巨大的網子，農夫將這四張巨大的網子架設在一片樹林的東邊、南邊、西邊與北邊。
這個農夫把這四張網子架設好後就抬起頭對天空說。
我祈禱我今天可以有很豐厚的收穫，我希望把這片樹林中的所有飛鳥全部抓光。
商湯聽完這個農夫的祈禱後他就走到這個農夫的面前。
他對這個農夫說。
我剛才看到你裝置了四張巨大的網子也聽到你的祈禱。
我認為我們應該要用仁慈與寬厚的心來對待那些我們想要捕捉的。
我認為你應該撤下三張網子然後只留下一張網子。
我建議你應該這樣祈禱。
這個樹林中的所有鳥兒可以向左邊飛也可以向右邊飛。
這片樹林中有一面有一張網子，鳥兒們最好不要飛到有網子的這一側。
萬一有些鳥真的不想活了，那麼這些鳥可以飛到這個我所架設的這一張巨大的網子中。
商湯說完這些話後對這個農夫說。
我們在捕捉獵物時應該保持節制，這樣整個生態系才會永續地發展。
商湯用慈悲的心對待商王朝的人民，他用同樣的心對待那些人類以外的所有生物，商湯贏得了所有商王朝的百姓的尊敬與喜愛。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是只用一張網子。
這句成語被用來形容一個人用慈悲的心去對待自已周遭的人事物。
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。
你覺得我們現代許多人的想法是否跟這位獵人一樣呢?我們要怎樣改變自已去共同維護生態的永續性呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為史記-殷本紀
https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E5%8F%B2%E8%A8%98/%E5%8D%B7003