He was feeling depressed, frustrated and
lost.(悵然自失)
During the Chinese Jin Dynasty, there was a
famous minister named Yin Zhongkan. His story is recorded in history books.
He had a good friend named Wang Gong.
Wang Gong came from one of the most
powerful families in the Jin Dynasty and was a very straightforward and upright
man.
One day, Yin Zhongkan wrote a humorous and
interesting article.
After finishing it, he felt very proud of
it and wanted to show it to his friends.
He went to Wang Gong's home and met him in
his study. He said, "I recently read an interesting article that I want to
share with you."
He handed Wang Gong the article.
Wang Gong took it and began to read.
Once he had finished reading it, Wang Gong
didn't smile or express his opinion of its quality. He put the article on his
desk and placed a random object on top of it.
He opened up another topic, discussing
something he had wanted to talk to Yin Zhongkan about.
Yin Zhongkan was deeply frustrated by Wang
Gong's indifferent reaction to the article. He couldn't engage in the ensuing conversation,
feeling frustrated, depressed and lost.
This idiom literally means he felt
frustrated, depressed and lost.
Dear friend, what insights or thoughts have
you gained from this story?
Have you ever shared something you were
proud of with a friend, only for them to find it uninteresting? Do you think
Wang Gong's reaction would have been different if Yin Zhongkan had told him
that he had written the article?
I hope this story yields some new insights
for you.
悵然自失(He was feeling depressed, frustrated
and lost.)
中國的晉王朝時代有一個著名的大臣，他的名字叫做殷仲堪，歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
他有一個好朋友，這個好朋友的名字叫做王恭。
王恭的家族是晉王朝中最有勢力的一個家族，王恭是一個很直率很正直的人。
有一天，殷仲堪寫了一篇文章，這是一篇很詼諧又有趣的文章。
殷仲堪完成這篇文章後，他自己覺得很得意，他就想要把這篇文章展示給他的朋友們看。。
殷仲堪就到王恭他的家中，他與王恭在王恭的書房中見面，他對王恭說。
我最近讀到一篇很有趣的文章，我想要跟你分享。
他就把他所寫的這篇文章拿給王恭。
王恭接過這篇文章後，他就開始閱讀這篇文章，當王恭在看這篇文章的同時，殷仲堪忍不住的發出笑聲。
王恭把這篇文章看完了之後，他的臉上沒有露出笑容，他也沒有表示他覺得這邊文章寫得好不好，他把這篇文章放在他的桌上然後隨便拿一個東西壓著。
王恭另外開了一個話題，他開始跟殷仲堪開始討論一些他想要討論的事情。
王恭對這篇文章的冷漠反應讓殷仲堪感覺到非常的受挫，在接下來的對談中，殷仲堪一直沒有辦法投入，因為他感覺沮喪又鬱悶，他的內心感覺失落。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是他感覺沮喪又鬱悶，他的內心感覺失落。
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。
你曾經有過分享你覺得得意的事情給你的朋友，但你的朋友覺得你所分享的事情很無趣的經驗嗎?如果殷仲堪對王恭說這篇文章是自己寫的，你認為王恭的反應會不一樣嗎?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為世說新語-雅量-41條
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