牧人和丢失的公牛伊索寓言故事中的.牧人是聪明的,他懂得一个很重要的道理:牺牲。没有付出怎么能有回报呢?为了一头小牛,他愿意牺牲一只羊;为了自己性命,他愿意再舍弃一头大牛,可谓明智。所以当你面对挫折,力图挽回损失的时候,不必强求完璧归赵,只要努力使损失降到最低就可以满足了,否则你有可能会失去更多的东西。“赔了夫人又折兵”,岂不是得不偿失?
一位父亲有几个孩子,这些孩子时常发生口角。他丝毫没有办法来劝阻他们,只好让他们看看不合群所带来害处的例子。为了达到这个目的,有一天他叫他们替他拿一捆细柴来。当他们把柴带来时,他便先后地将那捆柴放在每一个孩子的手中,吩咐他们弄断这捆柴。他们一个个尽力去试,总是不能成功。
然后他解开那捆柴,一根根地放在他们手里,如此一来,他们便毫不费力地折断了。于是他就告诉他们说:「孩子们!如果你们大家团结一致,互相帮助,你们就像这捆柴一样,不能被你们的敌人折断;但如果你们自行,你们就将和这些散柴一般,不堪一折了。」
自从考上重点初中的实验班,有多少同学和家长都曾羡慕我,夸赞我。“考上了重点初中的'实验班,就等于保送上了重点高中。”每当学期末回家时,耳边听到的都是这样一些说法。但想不到最终落榜了!邻村和我在同一所重点初中落榜的还有一人,可她却已经离开了自以为无颜见面的亲人。
我就有脸见人吗?白天又黑夜,黑夜又白天,我躺在床上,一百遍一千遍的扪心自问:自己没有能考上大学,出去有脸见人吗?可好不容易将我养活了15年,弄得一身都是病的母亲该怎么办呢?还有父亲,那只知勤勤恳恳,劳苦了大半辈子的父亲呢?思前想后,竟不知如何才好。
又响起了敲门声,是父亲。
父亲像做错了什么似的,低着头轻轻地推开了门,走进来;在我床前踌躇了一会,坐下来,却什么也没有说出来。也许他觉得没有什么需要说的,或者是要说的早已说过了。父亲的沉默使我感到无形的压力。偶尔一瞥,我发现父亲眼里竟含着点点泪光。我害怕面对父亲那种目光,那样一种深切悲哀的目光。
“孩子,再长的阴雨天总有放晴的日子,你不能总这样苦着自己呀!”父亲说,声音有些发颤。之后,父亲便又沉默了。沉默的父亲便长久地呆在那里。
“你休息吧。”很久,很久,父亲缓缓的起身,却打了个趔趄。父亲晃了晃肩膀稳住身子,一颗苍白的头颅深深地低下了,不易察觉地叹了口气,慢慢地转身,走出屋子,将房门又轻轻地掩上。在父亲走出房门的瞬间,我发现父亲的腰背越发弯得低了。
我眼里涌满了泪水。
“我怎么了?怎么就那么狭隘呢?怎么就那么自私呢?我这样做,对得起谁呢?”这一刻,我忽然醒悟到,原来自己竟这般不懂事!
是的,再长的阴雨天也应该有放晴的日子。
明天,明天,我就对父亲说:天晴了,我要去复读。是可敬的父亲帮我重新找到了信心和勇气。
Country Garden and Me
On the way from Panyu City to Shunde City and approaching the conjunction point of both cities, a big advertisement board of the infamous Country Garden will catch your eyes. And on the board, a lovely girl gently holds a little white pigeon.
She looks at everybody with a sweet smile. Who is this girl? Let me tell you later. Country Garden is located at the Beijao town, Shunde City of Guangdong Province. Ten years ago when my Dad and Mom took me as a baby to Guangzhou, it was a wasteland here. But what does this piece of wasteland look like nowadays? Country Garden has been developed and enlarged rapidly on the ground of this land, and a great number of high-quality houses and apartments have been built up within the garden. Over the past decade, other nine country gardens with various unique designs have been erasing around the great city of Guangzhou. The construction and management of several gardens have engaged the devoted contributions from my Dad and Mom.
Country Garden has grown up together with me, and I am one of the witnesses of its growth and development.
Father had a family of sons who were perpetually quarrelling among themselves. When he failed to heal their disputes by his exhortations, he determined to give them a practical illustration of the evils of disunion; and for this purpose he one day told them to bring him a bundle of sticks. When they had done so, he placed the faggot into the hands of each of them in succession, and ordered them to break it in pieces. They each tried with all their strength, and were not able to do it.
He next unclosed the faggot, and took the sticks separately, one by one, and again put them into their hands, on which they broke them easily. He then
addressed them in these words: "My sons, if you are of one mind, and unite to assist each other, you will be as this faggot, uninjured by all the attempts of your enemies; but if you are divided among yourselves, you will be broken as easily as these sticks."
THE HERDSMAN AND THE LOST BULL
A Herdsman was tending his cattle when he missed a young Bull,one ofthe finest ofthe herd.He went at once to look for him,but,meeting with no success in his search.he made a vow that.if he should discover the thief,he would sacrifice a calf to Jupiter.Continuing his search,he entered a thicket,where he presently espied a lion devouring the lost Bull.Terrified with fear,he raised his hands to heaven and cried,“Great Jupiter,I vowed i would sacrifice a calf to thee if I should mdiscover the thief:but now a full-grown Bull I promise thee if only i myself escape unhurt from his clutches.”
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