An old man living in Liqiu(黎丘丈人)
During the Warring States period in China,
the Prime Minister of the Qin Kingdom (Lü Buwei) compiled a series of books.
There is a story in these books.
There was a village in the north of Liang
State called Liqiu. There lived a mischievous ghost who often transformed
himself into a human being to play tricks on the local people.
One day, an old man from this village went
to the next town to drink with a friend who lived there. After midday, the old
man said to his friend, "I'm going home.
On his way home, the old man happened to
meet his son in the street. The son saw that the old man was drunk and took the
initiative to come over and help him walk.
After the old man and his son had walked
together for about ten minutes, the son suddenly pushed the old man hard and
the old man fell to the ground.
The old man's whole body was in great pain
from the violent collision. He sat on the ground and scolded his son.
Unexpectedly, the old man's son did not come to help him get up. Instead, the
old man's son ran away laughing.
The old man got up and slowly walked back
home. When he got home, he saw his son sitting happily in the living room,
eating snacks and reading a book. The old man was very angry and picked up a
stick to beat his son.
The old man's son was suddenly beaten by
his father with a stick. The old man's son shouted, "Dad, don't hit me.
Why are you hitting me?"
The old man said angrily.
I met you just now on my way home. Suddenly
you pushed me down and made me fall to the ground, and you laughed. Your
behaviour made me very angry, so I hit you.
The old man's son knelt on the ground and
said, after hearing his father's words.
I went to collect the rent this morning and
returned home before noon. My mother can be a witness and prove that I did not
go out in the afternoon.
I didn't push you, the person who pushed
you wasn't me.
Ah. I see. It must be that ghost in our
village who transformed himself into me and played a trick on you.
The old man was calmer now. As he thought
about what had happened, he realised that he had misunderstood his son.
The old man said angrily to his son.
That
ghost really made me fall. The next time I meet him, I will definitely
stab him with a knife.
About half a month after this incident, the
old man went to the next town to drink with his friends. After midday, the old
man told his friends that he was going home.
On his way home, the old man saw his son
walking towards him. His son said to the old man, "I was afraid you were
going to be tricked by the ghost again, so I came to take you home.
The old man said angrily to his son.
Don't lie to me, your real identity is a
ghost. You made me fall last time, I must take revenge.
After saying this, the old man took out the
knife hidden on his body and stabbed his son.
After the old man's son was stabbed, he
bled profusely and fell to the ground. The old man then realised that he had
done something very stupid. He was shocked to find that the person who had been
stabbed by his knife was actually his son.
The literal translation of this idiom is an
old man living in Liqiu.
It is used to describe a person who is
unable to clearly see the truth of a matter because he already has a certain
opinion in his mind.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Have you ever been so angry that you made a
decision that you regretted? Have you ever been unable to see the truth of a
matter clearly because you already had a certain opinion in your mind?
I hope this story will give you some new
insights.
黎丘丈人(An old man living in Liqiu)
中國的戰國時代，秦王國的宰相(呂不韋)主編了一套書。
這套書裡有一個故事。
梁王國的北方有一個鄉，這個鄉的名字叫做(黎丘)，這個地方住著一隻很淘氣的鬼，這隻鬼常常會變成人的模樣去捉弄當地的人。
有一天這個鄉中的一個老人到隔壁的鎮上去找一個住在那座鎮上的朋友喝酒，中午過後這個老人就對他的朋友說我要回家了。
老人回家的途中，恰巧在路上遇到他的兒子，他的兒子看到老人喝醉了就主動過來扶他一起走。
這個老人與他的兒子兩個人一起走大約十分鐘後，老人的兒子突然用力推了老人一下，老人就直接撲倒在地上。
老人全身因為這次猛烈的撞擊非常的疼痛，老人坐在地上罵他的兒子，沒想到老人的兒子沒有過來扶他站起來，老人的兒子竟然大笑著跑走。
老人從地上爬起來後就一個人慢慢的走回家，他回到家時，看到他的兒子坐在客廳中開心地吃著零食與看著書，老人非常的生氣就拿起棍子打兒子。
老人的兒子突然被他的父親用棍子打，老人的兒子大喊，爸爸你不要打我，爸爸你為何要打我呢。
老人生氣的說。
我剛才在回家的路上遇到你，你突然推倒我讓我跌倒在地上，你還哈哈大笑，你的行為讓我非常的憤怒，所以我打你。
老人的兒子聽到他的父親的話後就跪在地上說。
我今天早上去收房租，然後中午前就回到家了，媽媽可以做證人證明我下午沒有出門。
我沒有推你，那個推你的人不是我。
啊。我知道了，一定是我們鄉中那一個淘氣的鬼變成我的樣子然後作弄你。
老人這時候比較冷靜了，老人回想整件事情發生的經過，老人也發現自己誤會他的兒子了。
老人生氣的對他的兒子說。
這隻淘氣的鬼竟然害我跌倒，下次如果讓我遇到他，我一定要拿刀子捅他。
這件事情過了大概半個月，老人又到隔壁的鎮上找朋友喝酒，中午過後這個老人就對他的朋友說我要回家了。
老人回家的途中，看到他的兒子迎面向他走過來，他的兒子對老人說，我擔心你又被那知鬼作弄所以過來接你一起回家。
老人憤怒地對他的兒子說。
你不要騙我了，你的真實身分是鬼，你上次竟然害我跌倒，我一定要報仇。
說完這句話後這個老人拿出他身上藏著的刀子刺向他的兒子。
老人的兒子被刀子刺到之後流出大量的鮮血並且倒在地上，老人這個時候才發現自己做了一件極其愚蠢的事，老人才驚覺到被他的刀子刺傷的這個人真的是兒子。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是一個住在黎丘的老人。
這個成語被用形容一個人因為心中已經有特定的觀點而無法清楚辨察一件事情的真相。
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。
你曾經被氣憤沖昏了頭而做出令自己後悔的決定嗎?你曾經因為自己心中已經有特定的觀點而無法清楚辨察一件事情的真相的經驗嗎?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為呂氏春秋-慎行論-卷22-疑似