Chinese/English Philosophical Story series 5 The disadvantage is the advantage of a malnutrition

2021/06/07

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There is a teenager who thinks his biggest disadvantage is cowardice, for this he is very inferiority, no friends, often feel that he has no hope for his future.

One day, the boy summoned up the courage to see a psychiatrist. After the doctor stammered, the doctor held his hand and said with a smile, " How is this a disadvantage? It is clearly an advantage! You are only very cautious, and prudent people are always reliable and have little trouble."

When the teenager heard the psychologist say so, he had some doubts: " Then, courage becomes a disadvantage?' The doctor shook his head: " No, prudence is an advantage, and bravery is another advantage. But usually people pay more attention to the advantage of bravery. It's like silver, people focus more on gold."

After listening to the young heart is quite relieved, eyebrows some stretch.

The doctor asked the boy again: "Do you like wordy people?" The teenager said: "Don't like it." "The doctor said," But if you have read Balzac's novel, you will find that the great writer is long-winded, he often speaks for a room, a small scenery, mother and law. But if you eliminate that, it is not Balzac 's novel. Can you say that it must be Balzac' s shortcomings?"

The teenager smiled.

The doctor asked, "Do you hate drunkard?" The teenager said, "Of course." The doctor said, "Isn't Li Bai an alcoholic?" The teenager interrupted the doctor: " No! Like Tao Yuanming, he is a poet who loves drinking, 'Li Bai fights a hundred poems'." The doctor applauded and smiled, " Yes! I agree with your view, you mean that —— shortcomings show different colors in different people: some alcoholics are just an alcoholic, and Li Bai is a poet who lives in wine."

The doctor then said: " The so-called shortcomings are at most just an advantage of malnutrition. If you are a warrior, cowardice is obviously a disadvantage; if you are a driver, cowardice is certainly an advantage. Rather than trying to overcome cowardice, you should try to increase your knowledge and talent. When you have more knowledge and broad vision, it is difficult even if you want to be a coward."

Edited by Baoyang from Shanghai Beihaimandarin

                                                                                              


                                                                                              缺点是个营养不良的优点


      

      有个少年认为自己最大的缺点是胆小,为此他很自卑,没有朋友,常常觉得自己的前途没有一点希望。

      一天,少年鼓起勇气去看心理医生。医生听了他结结巴巴的诉说后,握住他的手,笑着说:“这怎么是缺点呢?分明是个优点嘛!你只不过非常谨慎罢了,而谨慎的人总是很可靠,很少出乱子的。”少年听到心理医生这么说,就有些疑惑了:“那么,勇敢反倒成为缺点了?’医生摇摇头:“不,谨慎是优点,而勇敢是另外一种优点。只不过平时人们更重视勇敢这种优点罢了,就好像白银与黄金相比,人们更注重黄金。”

       少年听后内心颇为宽慰,眉头有些舒展。

       医生又问少年:“你喜欢罗嗦的人吗?”少年说:“不喜欢。”医生说:“但是你若看过巴尔扎克的小说,就会发现这位伟大的作家很罗嗦,他常为一间屋子、一个小景色,婆婆妈妈地讲个不休。但是若剔除了这些,那就不是巴尔扎克的小说了,你能说那一定是巴尔扎克的缺点吗?”

       少年笑了。

       医生又问:“你讨厌酒鬼吗?”少年说:“当然。”医生说:“李白难道不是酒鬼吗?”少年打断了医生的话:“不是!他和陶渊明一样,是爱喝酒的诗人,‘李白斗酒诗百篇’呢!”医生鼓掌笑道:“对!我赞同你的观点,你的意思是说——缺点在不同的人身上,会呈现不同的色彩:有的酒鬼,仅仅是个酒鬼,而李白则是一个栖身于酒中的诗仙。”

      医生接着说:“所谓的缺点,至多不过是个营养不良的优点。如果你是位战士,胆小显然是缺点;如果你是司机,胆小肯定是优点。你与其想办法克服胆小,还不如想办法增长自己的学识、才干,当你拥有较多见识、较宽阔视野的时候,即使你想做个懦夫,也很困难了。”