A meal is worth a thousand kilograms of
gold(一飯千金)
The name of the founding king of the Han
Dynasty in Chinese history was (Liu Bang), and the name of the most important
general who helped him found the Han Dynasty was (Han Xin).
(Han Xin)'s life story is very fascinating,
and his story is recorded in history books.
He was very poor in his youth. He liked to
play and didn't like to work. He had no goals in life, no professional skills,
and relied on his friends for support.
One day he didn't have anything to eat, so
he went fishing at the river, but he was very unlucky and didn't catch any fish
all morning.
At that time, there was a group of women
washing their clothes by the river. Han Xin chatted with them while he was
fishing.
From their conversation, the women learned
that Han Xin had not had a proper meal for several days. One of the women was
particularly kind, so she divided her lunch into two portions and gave one to
him.
After Han Xin tasted the sweetness, he came
back to fish the next day. The kind-hearted woman still shared half of her
lunch with Han Xin the next day.
This went on for more than a month. (Han
Xin) came to the river every day to fish, and the woman prepared a meal for him
every day.
One day a month later, after eating, Han
Xin said to the kind woman
I really appreciate you treating me to
lunch these days. When I have money in the future, I will definitely give you a
lot of money to repay you.
When the kind-hearted woman heard what he
had said, she spoke seriously to him.
I helped you today because I couldn't bear
to see you starve. My original intention was very pure, and I didn't expect
anything in return.
But there is one important thing I want to
tell you.
You are a young and strong man, but why
can't you take care of yourself? Why do you expect others to help you every
day? Do you want to live like this for the rest of your life?
These questions are very important and I
think you should reflect on your own behaviour and mentality.
After hearing this kindhearted woman's
words, Han Xin was deeply shocked.
That night, he reflected on his life and
realised that he had no goals or ideals. If he went on like this, he would lead
a mediocre and poor life.
He regretted his previous impracticality
and had a deep awakening and reflection. From the next day he changed his
behaviour and his attitude. He set himself a lofty goal and motivated himself
to change.
A few years later (Han Xin) became a famous
general, and he returned to his hometown and found this kind woman.
(Han Xin) gave her a thousand kilograms of
gold to thank her.
The literal translation of this saying is
that a meal is worth a thousand pounds of gold.
The "thousand kilograms of gold"
in this idiom means a lot of gold, not exactly a thousand kilograms of gold.
It is used to describe a person who uses a
large amount of money to repay someone who has done him or her a small favour.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Do you thank your family or others for
their kindness to you? Can you humbly accept criticism from others?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
一飯千金(A meal is worth a thousand kilograms
of gold)
中國歷史上的漢王朝開國國王的名字叫做(劉邦)，協助他創建漢王朝的最重要的將軍的名字是(韓信)。
(韓信)一生的故事非常的精采，歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
他年輕的時候非常的貧窮，他喜歡玩又不喜歡工作，他的生活沒有目標，他沒有專業技能，他依靠他的朋友的接濟過生活。
有一天他又沒有飯吃，他便去河邊釣魚，但是他運氣很不好，一個早上都沒有釣到魚。
當時河邊有一群從事洗衣服工作的婦人，韓信邊釣魚便跟這些婦人們聊天。
這些婦人從對話中，知道韓信已經好幾天沒有正常吃飯了，其中有一個婦人特別仁慈，這個仁慈的婦人就把自已帶的午餐分成兩份並且將其中一份給他吃。
韓信嘗到甜頭後，他隔天又到這裡釣魚，這個仁慈的婦人隔天仍舊把自已帶的午餐分一半給韓信。
這個情況就這樣持續了超過一個月，(韓信)每天都來這條河邊釣魚，這個婦人也每天為他準備一份食物。
一個月後的某一天，韓信吃完午餐後跟這個仁慈的婦人說。
我很謝謝你這一陣子都請我吃午餐。等我以後有錢了，我一定會給妳很多的錢來回報妳。
這個仁慈的婦人聽到他說的話後就很嚴肅的跟他說。
我今天幫忙你是因為我認為我不忍心看到你挨餓，我做這件事情的初衷很單純，我並非期待你的回報。
但有一件重要的事情，趁這個機會我想告訴你。
你是一個年輕力壯的男子但你為何不能養活自己呢?你為何每天期待別人的接濟呢?你要這樣過一輩子嗎?
這幾個問題很重要，我認為你要好好反思你自己的行為與心態。
韓信聽完這個仁慈的婦人的話後，他的內心受到很大的衝擊。
他那一天晚上，他反思自己的生活，他發現自己沒有目標與理想，他如果繼續這樣下去，那麼自己會平庸而且窮困地過完這一生。
他後悔自己以前的不切實際，他深刻的覺悟並且反省。從第二天，他改變自己的行為與心態，他立下一個遠大的目標並且激勵自己要改變自己。
幾年後，(韓信)成為一個著名的大將軍，他回到故鄉找到了這個仁慈的婦人。
(韓信)送了她一千斤的黃金來答謝她。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是一頓飯價值一千斤的黃金。
這句成語中的一千斤的黃金的意思是形容非常多的黃金，而並非真的是剛好一千斤的黃金。
這句成語被用來形容一個人用很多金錢來回報一個對自已有過小小的恩惠的人。
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。
你是否會感謝家人或是別人對你的恩惠呢?你是否可以虛心接受別人的指責嗎?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
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