「双语」改变自己，而不是世界 Change Yourself and not The World

改变自己，而不是世界

Long ago, people lived happily under the rule of a king. The people of the kingdom were very happy as they led a very prosperous life with an abundance of wealth and no misfortunes.

很久以前，人们在国王的统治下幸福地生活着。王国的人民非常幸福，他们过着非常富裕的生活，没有任何不幸。

Once, the king decided to go visiting places of historical importance and pilgrim centres at distant places. He decided to travel by foot to interact with his people. People of distant places were very happy to have a conversation with their king. They were proud that their king had a kind heart.

有一次，国王决定去参观历史上重要的地方和遥远的朝圣中心。他决定步行去和他的人民交流。远方的人们很高兴和他们的国王交谈。他们为他们的国王有一颗善良的心而自豪。

After several weeks of travel, the king returned to the palace. He was quite happy that he had visited many pilgrim centres and witnessed his people leading a prosperous life. However, he had one regret.

经过几周的旅行，国王回到了宫殿。他很高兴参观了许多朝圣中心，亲眼目睹了他的人民过着富裕的生活。然而，他有一个遗憾。

He had intolerable pain in his feet as it was his first trip by foot covering a long distance. He complained to his ministers that the roads weren’t comfortable and that they were very stony. He could not tolerate the pain. He said that he was very much worried about the people who had to walk along those roads as it would be painful for them too!

他的脚疼得无法忍受，因为这是他第一次徒步长途旅行。他向他的大臣们抱怨说，道路不舒服，而且石头很多。他无法忍受疼痛。他说他非常担心那些不得不走在路上的人，因为这对他们来说也会很痛苦!

Considering all this, he ordered his servants to cover the roads in the whole country with leather so that the people of his kingdom can walk comfortably.

考虑到这一切，他命令他的仆人用皮革铺满全国的道路，这样他的王国的人民就可以舒服地行走了。

The king’s ministers were stunned to hear his order as it would mean that thousands of cows would have to be slaughtered in order to get sufficient quantity of leather. And it would cost a huge amount of money also.

国王的大臣们听到他的命令都惊呆了，因为这意味着为了得到足够数量的皮革，必须宰杀数千头牛。而且这也要花很多钱。

Finally, a wise man from the ministry came to the king and said that he had another idea. The king asked what the alternative was. The minister said, “Instead of covering the roads with leather, why don’t you just have a piece of leather cut in appropriate shape to cover your feet?”

最后，一个部里的智者来见国王，说他有另一个主意。国王问他还有什么选择。牧师说:“与其用皮革铺路，不如用一块合适的皮革剪成合适的形状盖住你的脚。”

The king was very much surprised by his suggestion and applauded the wisdom of the minister. He ordered a pair of leather shoes for himself and requested all his countrymen also to wear shoes.

国王对他的建议感到非常惊讶，并称赞大臣的智慧。他为自己订了一双皮鞋，并要求所有的同胞也穿皮鞋。

Moral: Instead of trying to change the world, we should try to change ourselves.

寓意：与其试图改变世界，不如尝试改变自己。