哲理故事:人的欲望-(51-110818) 欲望, 哲理故事

sunny萝卜

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A man died and was on his way to another world, either the Heaven or the hell. He saw an extremely magnificent palace half way and the owner of the palace asked him to stay and live in the palace.

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The man said, “I have been working arduously during my life and now I just want to eat and sleep without any work.”

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The owner of the palace said, “If so, there is nowhere else better than here for you. There are a wealth of seafood and delicacies in my palace and you can eat whatever you want without anyone stopping you. Moreover, you can rest assured that nothing needs to be done by you.” Then, the man settled down in the palace.

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At the beginning, the man felt very happy at the rotation of eating and sleeping. But gradually, he felt a bit lonely and void. So he went to the owner and groaned, “It is very tedious to live by just eating and sleeping every day. Now I show no interest in this kind of life any more. Could you help me find a job?”

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The owner replied, “Sorry, there is no job here at all.”

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After another several months, the man could not bear the present life and went to the owner again, “I really could not stand this sort of life any more. If you do not offer me a job, I would prefer to go to the hell instead of living here.”

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The owner of the palace smiled contemptuously, “Do you think it is Heaven here? It is actually the hell!”


（中文作者: 选自<<小故事网>> 译者: 爱尔兰都柏林大学 赖小琪）

sunny萝卜

回复 43# Sunnyboyyu


    ？what?

Sunnyboyyu

Ready

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回复 40# 绝句


    have fun

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回复 25# xingyuqi001


    then,what's your Believe?

绝句

新人来了，I like this forum.

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回复 30# jiangye050104


   

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回复 29# suhongxiao


    My pleasure.

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回复 28# ellenhao123


    《围城》--One of my favorite sentences


so great of what you said.

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回复 27# veryenglish


    you can say something...haha

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回复 26# booker


    yeah,the man still has hope since he has realized that he needs to work.

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回复 25# xingyuqi001


    so what do u trust?

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回复 24# fangnan


    Yeah.There will be no value any more if you do nothing.

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回复 23# sunnyraintsk


    well done,keep on going.

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回复 22# lilo520


    Thanks for u like it.

jiangye050104

suhongxiao

thank you

ellenhao123

people outside want to come in while people inside want to go out---this is human nature.
And nothing is impossible for anyone. There is great potential in you!
And there is no one who is born to be lazy. Just balance your work and rest, your life and work, and you will have what you  wanted.

veryenglish

booker

better than he don't want to work