Those who persist in action often succeed; those who keep moving forward often reach their destination.(為者常成行者常至)
Those who persist in action often succeed;
those who keep moving forward often reach their destination.(為者常成行者常至)
Yan Ying was an outstanding statesman of
the Qi Kingdom during China's Spring and Autumn period. He was short in stature
and of ordinary appearance, but possessed great wisdom.
History records a story about him.
He lived from approximately 578 to 500 BC
and served as an important minister in the central government of the Qi Kingdom
for over 50 years, assisting three kings of Qi.
Yan Ying was intelligent and extremely
upright. When he saw that the king's decisions or ideas were flawed, he would
skilfully remind the king of this, thus earning the king's trust and respect.
At that time, there was another minister in
the Qi Kingdom named Liang Qiu Ju. Liang Qiu Ju was very loyal to the king and
was therefore favoured by him.
One day, while chatting with Yan Ying,
Liang Qiu Ju said:
'You are so wise. You have helped the king
to make our Qi Kingdom powerful. I respect and admire you greatly.' I've always
hoped to achieve what you have, so I've set you as an example and am constantly
learning from you.
Recently, however, I've realised that while
I'm improving every day, so are you. It seems I'll never reach your level in
this lifetime.
Yan Ying smiled and replied to Liang Qiu
Ju.
'I've heard an ancient proverb full of wisdom:
'Those who persevere often succeed, and
those who keep moving forward often reach their destination.'
I'm not smarter than you; I'm just an
ordinary human being like you. But I believe that, as long as I'm willing and
can persevere and keep moving forward, there's nothing I can't achieve in life.
This is my belief."
I believe that if you keep moving forward,
you will definitely achieve the same things that I have.
This proverb translates as follows: Those
who persevere often succeed, and those who keep moving forward often reach
their destination.
Dear friend, what have you learnt from this
story, and what inspiration have you gained?
Who is your role model in life? Do you have
a long-term goal to work towards?
I hope this story gives you some new
insights.
為者常成行者常至(Those who persist in action often
succeed; those who keep moving forward often reach their destination.)
(晏嬰)是中國的春秋時代的齊王國的一位傑出的政治家，他的身材很矮小，他的長相很普通，但是他很有智慧。
歷史書上記載過一個關於他的故事。
晏嬰生活的年代大約是西元前578年到西元前500年，他在齊王國的中央政府內擔任重要的大臣的時間超過50年，他總共輔佐過三任的齊王國的國王。
晏嬰聰明又非常正直，當他看到國王的決策或想法有錯誤時，他總是能夠用很技巧的方式來提醒國王，因此他受到國王的信任與重視。
當時的齊王國還有一個大臣，這個大臣的名字(梁丘據)，梁丘據對國王很忠誠，因此受到國王的喜愛。
有一天，(梁丘據)跟晏嬰在聊天的時候，梁丘據說。
你是如此的有智慧，你輔佐國王讓我們的齊王國變的強大，我很尊敬你並且很景仰你。
我一直很希望有一天能夠達到跟你一樣的成就，所以我把你當作我的目標，我不停地向你學習。
我最近發現，在我每天進步的時候，你也正在每天不停地進步，看來，我這輩子永遠無法達成跟你一樣的人生高度了。
晏嬰微笑著回答梁丘據。
我聽過一句古老的充滿智慧的格言。
堅持行動的人常能成功，不斷前行的人常能抵達目的地。
我並沒有比你更聰明，我跟你一樣，都是一個平凡的人類，但是我相信只要我願意，只要我能夠持續努力而不中斷，只要我能夠持續前進而不休止，那麼我的人生中一定沒有辦不到的事，這是我的信念。
我相信只要你持續前進，你一定也會達成跟我一樣的高度與成就
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是堅持行動的人常能成功，不斷前行的人常能抵達目的地。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有什麼樣的或有什麼樣的啟發呢。
你的人生典範是誰呢?你是否有長久持續努力的目標呢?
我希望這個故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為晏子春秋-卷6
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