Buy Pork Liver(買豬肝)
During the Eastern Han Dynasty in China,
there was a famous man with high moral standards. His name was Min Gong. There
is a story about him in the history books.
He had a quiet personality and lived a very
frugal life. He believes that a person's spiritual cultivation is more
important than physical satisfaction. He can rationally distinguish and examine
his various desires, and he is not controlled by material things and money.
He had a good friend called Zhou Dang. Both
of them were very knowledgeable and scholarly. Zhou Dang often went to his
house to talk to him.
When he talked with Zhou Dang, they only
drank boiled water and ate some boiled beans. Although material things were
scarce, neither of them cared.
One day. When Zhou Dang came to see him, he
brought him a bag of fresh garlic.
After receiving the bag of garlic, he said
to Zhou Dang with a smile
Next time you come to see me, please don't
bring any gifts. I usually just eat beans and drink boiled water.
I think cooking this garlic is too much trouble.
Although he is very poor, he has a noble
character.
The mayor of the town where he lives
respects him very much.
As he got older, he felt that his physical
strength was getting weaker and he wanted to get more food.
So when he went to the market, he
specifically went to the pork stall to buy a small piece of pork liver.
He bought small quantities and spent
little, and he was old and walked slowly, so the pork seller looked down on
him.
He often waited outside the pork stall for
a long time. The owner of the pork stall always gave priority to serving other
customers, and his attitude when serving him was also very bad.
But he didn't care. He waited with a smile
and never lost his temper.
This matter was later brought to the
attention of the mayor of the town where he lived. The mayor was very angry and
ordered an official in charge of the market to hold a meeting for all the
vendors in the market.
The market official said to all the vendors
Min Gong was a man of noble character. He
was relatively poor, so he only bought a few things. From now on, when you see
him come to the market to buy, you must greet him first and serve him first.
You must not look down on him.
If any of you disrespect him, the Mayor
will punish you severely.
The owner of the pork stall also attended
the meeting.
The pork stall owner changed his service
attitude and became very polite to Min Gong.
The literal translation of this idiom is to
buy pork liver.
This idiom can be used to describe a person
living in poverty.
Dear friends, what are your feelings or
thoughts after listening to this story?
Do you get angry when people look down on
you? Do you look down on the poor?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
買豬肝(Buy Pork Liver)
中國的東漢時代有一個著名的道德水平很高的人，他的名字叫做閔貢。歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
他的個性很安靜而且他的生活非常的儉樸。他認為一個人的精神修養比肉體飽足更重要，他能夠理性地分辨與檢視自己的各種慾望，他不被物質與金錢所控制。
他有一個名字叫做(周黨)的好朋友，他們兩個人的學問與知識都很豐富，周黨有常常到他的家中找他聊天。
他與周黨聊天的時候只喝白開水與吃一點水煮的豆子，雖然物質很匱乏，但是他們兩個人都不在意。
有一天。周黨來找他的時候帶了一袋新鮮的大蒜給他。
他拿到這袋大蒜之後笑著對周黨說。
下次來找我的時候千萬不在再帶禮物來了，我平常都只吃豆子喝白開水。
烹調這些大蒜我覺得太麻煩了。
他雖然很窮，但是因為他的品德很高尚。
他所居住的城市的市長很尊敬他。
他年老之後，他覺得自己的體力愈來愈差，他想要多補充一點營養。
所以他到市場的時候就會特別繞到豬肉攤去買一小塊豬肝。
他買的分量很少而且消費的金額很低，他的年紀又老走路又慢，所以賣豬肉的老闆就瞧不起他。
他常常在豬肉攤前面等很久，豬肉攤的老闆都優先為其他的顧客服務，豬肉攤的老闆在服務他的時候的態度也很惡劣。
但是他不以為意，他微笑的等待，他都不會發脾氣。
這件事情後來被他所居住的城市的市長知道了，這個市長覺得非常的生氣，市長就下令要求一個管理市場的官員針對市場中的所有攤商召開了一場會議。
這個管理市場的官員對所有的攤商說。
閔貢是一個品德很高尚的人，他比較窮，所以他買東西都只買一點點。從今天開始，你們所有人只要看到他來到市場買東西，一定要優先的招呼他，並且要優先的服務他，不可以瞧不起他。
如果你們之間有人不尊敬他，那麼市長將會嚴厲的懲罰這個人。
那個豬肉攤的老闆也參加這了這場會議。
這個豬肉攤的老闆改變了他的服務態度，他變得對閔貢非常有禮貌。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是買豬肝。
這句成語可以被用來形容一個人生活貧困。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的感受或有怎樣的想法呢。
你會因為別人瞧不起你而生氣嗎?你會瞧不起那些貧窮的人嗎?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為東漢觀記-傳12-閔貢傳