If you see that you have lost some sheep, you should immediately repair the holes in the sheepfold.(亡羊補牢)
If you see that you have lost some sheep, you should immediately repair the holes in the sheepfold.(亡羊補牢)
During the Warring States Period in China, there was a very wise minister in the Kingdom of Chu. His name was (Zhuang Xin). There is a story about him in the history books.
One day he said to the king
From what I have observed, some of the ministers you trust are unreliable and do not do their jobs well.
You must manage the Kingdom of Chu carefully, otherwise a great crisis may arise in the Kingdom of Chu.
The king replied angrily.
Why have you cursed the Kingdom of Chu? Is there something wrong with your mind? I think you are too old and your mind is not clear.
(Zhuang Xin) replied.
I have not cursed the Kingdom of Chu.
I love the Chu Kingdom very much and I hope it will be better.
The king did not heed Zhuang Xin's advice.
Five months after this incident, the Kingdom of Qin sent troops to attack the Kingdom of Chu.
The Chu Kingdom was defeated and its capital was occupied by the Qin army.
At that time, the king thought about (Zhuang Xin)'s previous advice to him, and the king said to (Zhuang Xin)
I really regret not listening to you.
The Chu Kingdom is now facing a major crisis. Is it too late for me to repent?
(Zhuang Xin) said to the king.
There was a man who raised a lot of sheep. One day, the man found a gap in his sheepfold, and some sheep had escaped through the gap.
The man did not waste time regretting his mistake; he immediately repaired the sheepfold.
We should be like this man. If we act now, I believe we can stop the situation from getting worse.
Although we have been defeated, I believe that as long as we manage the Kingdom of Chu carefully from now on, we will have the opportunity to restore our former glory.
This time, the king accepted (Zhuang Xin's) advice.
He changed himself and concentrated on ruling the country.
After a few years, the Chu Kingdom regained its former strength.
The direct translation of this idiom is that when you see that you have lost some sheep, you should immediately repair the holes in the sheepfold.
It is used to describe a person who has learnt a lesson after making a mistake and immediately corrects his mistake.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts do you have after listening to this story?
How do you react when you make a mistake? If you start to change now, do you think you have a chance to get better?
I hope this story can give you some new insights.
此圖片來自百度百科
亡羊補牢(If you see that you have lost some
sheep, you should immediately repair the holes in the sheepfold.)
在中國的戰國時代的楚王國有一個很有智慧的大臣，他的名字叫做(莊辛)。歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
有一天他對國王說。
根據我的觀察，你所信任的一些大臣們都很不可靠，他們沒有用心做好自己的工作。
你必須用心管理楚王國，不然楚王國有可能會發生重大危機。
國王很生氣地回答。
你為何咒詛楚王國呢?你的腦子有問題嗎?我認為你的年紀太大導致你的腦子不清楚了。
(莊辛)回答。
我並沒有詛咒楚王國。
我很熱愛楚王國，我希望楚王國變得更好。
國王沒有聽從莊辛的勸告。
這件事情發生的五個月後，秦王國派出軍隊攻打楚王國。
楚王國打了敗仗，楚王國的首都被秦王國的軍隊佔領。
這時候國王想到(莊辛)之前對他的勸戒，國王對(莊辛)說。
我很後悔當初沒有聽你的話。
楚王國現在遭遇到巨大的危機，我現在改變還來的及嗎?
(莊辛)對國王說。
有一個男人養了一大堆羊，有一天這個男人發現他的羊圈出現了一個缺口，而且已經有好幾隻羊從這個缺口逃出去。
這個男人沒有把時間放在懊悔自己的錯誤，他立刻把羊圈修好。
我們應該像這個男人一樣，我們如果立刻採取行動，我相信我們就可以阻止情況的繼續惡化。
我們雖然戰敗了，但我相信只要我們從今天開始用心管理楚王國，我們一定有機會可以恢復往日的光榮。
國王這一次接受了(莊辛)的勸戒。
他改變自已，專心治理國家。
楚王國在幾年之後恢復成為以往的強大。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是當看到自己失去了一些羊後就應該立刻把有破口的羊圈補好。
這句成語被用來形容一個人在犯錯後學到教訓，這個人立刻改正自己的錯誤。
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。
你犯錯後你會有怎樣的反應呢?你如果現在開始改變，你認為你會有機會會變得更好嗎?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為戰國策-楚策4
https://ctext.org/zhan-guo-ce/chu-si/zh