译文:
Philosophical Story: a Gift of Predicament
One day, lion, who contains “the king of the forest” call, comes to God, “I’m very grateful that you bestow such a heavy physique and power strength on me that I am qualified to be the ruler of the whole forest.”
On hearing that, God smiles, “well, it’s not your purpose of seeing me today! It seems like you have some trouble!”
Lion roars lightly and says, “God, you know me well! I come here today for something, which is, capable as I am, I’m always startled and awaken when cock crows everyday. God! I beg you. Please bestow upon me the power that I can be fine with cock’s crowing.
God laugh, “go to find elephant, who will give you a satisfactory reply.”
Lion excitedly runs to the lake and looks for elephant. Before the appearance of elephant, he hears elephant’s stamping on feet and making put-put’s noise.
Lion speeds up and runs towards elephant, only to find elephant’s stamping on his feet angrily.
Lion asks elephant, “why are you so angry?”
Elephant shakes his big ears heavily and shouts, “there’s a little flipping mosquito, always trying to go into my ears. It makes me so itching.”
Lion walks away and meantime looks at elephant who is still stamping on his feet. Lion thinks that, “God want me to see what elephant encounters with, who means to tell me that everyone will meet with troubles. And he cannot help everyone. If so, I could only rely on myself. Anyway, if cock ever crows afterwards, I regard it as cock’s reminding me that I should get up. Considering that way, don’t I benefit from cock’s crowing?”
Warm reminder: a barrier, is a piece of new information for you to know. If you want, any obstacle, could be a great opportunity to surpass your limits. On life’s journey, no matter how smoothly we’re going, once we encounter with some difficulties, we complain that Gob treat us unfairly. And then we beg God will bestow more strength upon us to help us out. However, God actually is the most just one, like how he treats lion and elephant. And every trouble has its positive value.