月亮对星星说:“小不点,你不用和我比了,我发出一点点光就能让人类看不见你。”“你才是小不点,我们在一起能比你亮一万倍!”星星们说完,就一起排成了“星星桥”,可亮了。月亮见了,也发出超级亮的光,星星们搭的“桥”发出的光都看不清了。
月亮傲慢地说:“看吧,我就说你没有我亮,我的名字里可有个‘亮’字呢!”星星不服地说:“名字里有个‘亮’字就不得了啊?要不是我们的出现,人类会看见你吗?”月亮说:“要不是我,人类连你的影子都看不见呢!”星星说:“哼,你凭什么是最亮的东西呢?我们去找太阳评评理去!”
于是它们找到了太阳,太阳对它们说:“ 你们都非常亮,但是你们都不是最亮的。如果你们俩非要争出个高低来,那你们俩谁能把整个宇宙照亮,谁就是最亮的。”
THE NORTH WIND AND THE SUN
A dispute arose between the North Wind and the Sun,each claiming that he was stronger than the other.At last they agreed to try their powers upon a traveler,to see which could soonest strip him of his cloak.The North Wind had the first try;and,gathering up all his force for the attack,he came whirling furiously down upon the man,andcaught up his cloak as though he would wrest it from him by one single effort:but the harder he blew,the more closely the man wrapped it round himself.Then came the turn of the Sun.At first he beamed gently upon the traveler,who soon unclasped his cloak and walked on with it hanging loosely about his shoulders:then he shone forth in his full strength,and the mall,before he had gone many steps,was glad to throw his cloak right off and complete his journey more lightly clad.
北方与太阳这篇寓言告诉了我们,劝说往往比强迫更为有效,待人处事不是给人压力、给人逼迫,就能成功,就能获胜,疾言厉色或者使用暴力,是无法令人心服口服的,反而是要给人温暖、安详、以尊重、爱语,让人心生欢喜、心悦诚服,才是胜利者。
北风觉得自己的力量非常强大,能轻易把人吹得瑟瑟发抖,甚至能把一棵大树连根拔起,他为此非常得意。太阳对此很不屑,觉得这根本不算什么。他们为此争论不休。争吵没有结果,北风和太阳决定比试一下,谁能使得行人脱下衣服,谁就胜利。
北风一开始就猛烈地刮,路上的行人紧紧裹住自己的衣服。北风刮得更猛了,行人为了抵御寒冷,便添加更多衣服。北风疲倦了,只能让位给太阳。太阳最初把温和的阳光洒向行人,行人脱掉了添加的衣服,太阳接着把强烈的阳光射向大地,行人开始汗流浃背,衣服越脱越少,最后脱完衣服跳到河里去洗澡。太阳赢了。
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