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正直的人

9/1/2019

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列子很穷,经常忍饥受渴。

​有人和国王汇报列子,说他是一个优秀出众的人但一贫如洗。如果别人听说他,会认为国王不识贤德。

​国王立即准备了三车食物运给列子。
​列子从房子里出来,恭敬地拜了使者并拒绝了赠予。

当他回去的时候,他的妻子沮丧而怨恨,说,“我听过说有才能的人的家人通常都被照顾得很好。但是你的家人这么一贫如洗,而且国王慷慨赠予来帮助,而你拒绝了。我怎么跟我们饿肚子的孩子们解释呢?”

列子对妻子 笑道,“亲爱的,国王只是因为有人在他面前说我好话才知道我,所以国王才送东西给我们。我拒绝他的赠予是因为他不真的了解我。这么想,如果将来有人在国王面前说我坏话,他会对我们怎么样?而且,如果我们接受他的礼物那么当他有难的时候,我们若不能牺牲生命来帮助他是为忘恩负义。另一方面,以死帮助一位恶君主又算什么德行?”

后来,国王真的遇难被杀。

* * * * *

我们都应该学习和效仿列子的美德和正直。为了不欠恶人而看着你所爱的人贫穷挨饿很不容易。

拥有美德很不容易,因为一个人必须要牺牲很多。
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