(1) Looking for jewelry
Once upon a time, there was a very poor village. Because the land is barren, crops can't grow. The villagers are very upset and don't know how to earn more money.
There is a Chishui River near the village, which flows around the village. No one knows where its source is, where it flows, and how many years it has been like this. There is an old man with a long white beard in the village, who is the oldest person in the village. He often said: "The predecessors said that Chishui River was formed by the tears shed by my daughter-in-law when she ran to the moon, and she left a necklace. After many years, the necklace was scattered and turned into a piece of black jewelry; Whoever can catch it will make a fortune. "
There are several young people in the village who are good at water. Hearing this, they all made up their minds to go to Chishui River to find jewelry. On this day, Zhang San, Li Si and Wang Wu made an appointment to come to Chishui River together. When they jumped down, they touched it. Zhang San took a deep breath, felt east and felt west. Suddenly, his hand touched something hard. He felt very happy and thought, this must be jewelry. He stepped on the water and floated to the surface. When he saw it, it was round and shiny black. In fact, it's just a screw, but he is too focused on jewelry to think about anything else at all. So he ran home with a screw in his hand and shouted, "I found the jewelry!" " I found the jewels! "Li Si and Wang Wu touch a mussel shell, and one touches pebbles and broken tiles. Just like Zhang San, everyone thought they got jewelry and took it home happily.
When the villagers heard the news, they came to watch. Everyone said admiringly, "We finally got the jewels, and now we should get rich!" Only one person, Wang Xiang, saw that it was just worthless rubbish, covered his mouth with his sleeve and smiled. When the villagers saw him smile, they were all very angry: "Elephant King is really ungrateful and dares to laugh at us for wanting to get rich!" " So everyone got up and attacked them and drove the elephant out of the village.
The villagers are really stupid. They regard rubbish as fake gems. But sometimes, people who are obsessed with money will do such stupid things.
(2) Cows and cucumbers
Once upon a time, there was a couple who always worried about the future. The more they think about it, the more worried they are. Therefore, they often toss and turn in bed all night, unable to sleep, and worried every day.
One day, they were worried that they couldn't make more money. The husband said to his wife, "If I have money now, I will buy some cows."
"Then, we can have a lot of milk." The wife took it and said, "I can make butter and cheese with milk, or I can send some milk to my sister."
"For your sister?" The husband said unhappily, "How can you give away our family's things!"
"I just gave her a little more milk." The wife explained.
"Excess milk can be sold in the market," said the husband. "I don't allow you to have the idea of sending milk again! In order not to let you send milk to your sister behind my back, I will smash all the pots and pans at home! " As he spoke, he began to smash.
At this time, one of their neighbors visited and saw this situation and asked curiously why. Knowing the situation, the neighbor picked up the broom and ran out of the house, waving wildly in the air.
"What are you doing?" The couple asked incredulously.
"I want to drive your cow away!" The neighbor said, "They ate our cucumbers."
"Eat your cucumber?" The couple were very angry. "But there is no place for your company commander cucumber!" "
"I will have a piece of land," said the neighbor. "When I have land, I will plant cucumbers, too." As he spoke, he continued to wave his broom.
At this time, the couple realized their neighbors' intentions and couldn't help blushing.
Some researchers say that 90% of the things we are worried about will not happen in the future, so we should base ourselves on the present and do more useful practical things; It is foolish and sad to worry about what will not happen.