Use your spear to pierce your shield(自相矛盾)
During the Warring States period in China, a famous thinker (Han Fei) wrote a story.
There was a merchant in the Kingdom of Chu. He took the goods he wanted to sell to a market and hawked them.
The merchant's goods were a shield and a spear.
The merchant picked up the shield and showed it to the crowd.
He said.
The first item I want to sell is this shield. The quality of this shield is very good. This shield is very hard. I guarantee that even a very sharp spear cannot pierce this shield.
This is a very valuable item, and the price is only 50 gold coins.
After putting down the shield, the merchant picked up the spear and showed it to the crowd. .
He said.
The second item I want to sell is this spear. This spear is of very good quality and very sharp.
I guarantee that even the strongest shield will not be able to stop this spear.
This is a very valuable item, and the price is only 50 gold coins.
At this point, someone in the crowd asked the merchant.
I think this shield is very strong, and I think this spear is very sharp. But I have a question.
If you pierce the shield with your spear, what do you think will happen?
The merchant could not answer.
(Han Fei) expressed his conclusion at the end of the story.
A shield that cannot be pierced and a spear that can pierce anything are a contradiction in terms.
The literal translation of this saying is 'use your spear to pierce your shield'.
This saying is used to describe a person's words or actions that are inconsistent or contradictory.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts do you have after listening to this story?
Do you think your words and actions are consistent? Have you ever bought something and regretted it?
I hope this story can give you some new insights.
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自相矛盾(Use your spear to pierce your shield)
中國的戰國時代，著名的思想家(韓非)，他寫了一個故事。
楚王國有一個商人，這個商人帶著他要銷售的商品到了一個市集中叫賣。
這個商人的商品是一面盾牌與一隻長矛。
這個商人拿起這面盾牌並把它展示給圍觀的群眾看。
他說。
我要銷售的第一個商品是這面盾牌，這面盾牌的質量非常好，這面盾牌非常堅硬，我保證就算是非常尖銳的長矛都沒有辦法刺破這面盾牌。
這是一個非常珍貴的商品，價格只要50個金幣。
這個商人放下這個盾牌後、他拿起了長矛並把它展示給圍觀的群眾看。。
他說。
我要銷售的第二個商品是這隻長矛，這隻長矛的質量非常好，這隻長矛非常尖銳。
我保證就算是非常堅硬的盾牌都沒有辦法抵擋這隻長矛。
這是一個非常珍貴的商品，價格只要50個金幣。
這時候群眾中有一個人問這個商人。
我相信這面盾牌非常堅硬，我也相信這把長矛非常銳利。但是我想問一個問題。
若你用你的這隻長矛刺你的這塊盾牌，你認為結果會如何呢?
這個商人無法回答。
(韓非)在故事最後，發表他的結論。
不能被刺穿的盾牌和能刺破所有東西的長矛，這兩者是矛盾的。
這一句成語直接翻譯的意思是用你的矛去刺你的盾吧。
這一句成語被用來形容一個人的言語或行事前後無法呼應，這個人的言語或行事前後互相牴觸。
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。
你認為你自已的言行與行為是否前後一致呢?你曾經買過那些令你覺得後悔的商品呢?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為韓非子-難1
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