金石为开
只要心意真诚,专注到底,再坚硬的东西也挡不住你。
With true sincerity and focus, even metal and stone can be pierced.
汉朝有一位大将军,名叫李广,他力气很大,箭法也非常高明。
一天傍晚,李广打完仗回营,路过一片草地。天色昏暗,忽然看见前面草丛里伏着一只大老虎!他心里一惊,立刻拉满弓,对准老虎射了一箭。
第二天天亮,他带人去看那只老虎,走近一看,大家都吓了一跳——那不是老虎,是一块大石头,而李广的箭竟然深深地插进了石头里,怎么拔也拔不出来。
李广很惊讶,他又对着石头射了几箭,箭却一支支弹了回来。有人说:“昨天你把石头当成老虎,全部心思都放在它身上,所以箭才能射进去。”
后人由此说:“精诚所至,金石为开。”意思是:只要心意真诚,专心到底,再坚硬的东西也会为你打开。
In the Han dynasty there was a famous general named Li Guang, known for his strength and his skill with a bow.
One evening, on his way back to camp after battle, he passed through a meadow. In the dim light he thought he saw a huge tiger crouching in the grass. His heart leapt. He drew his bow to the full and shot.
The next morning he went with his men to find the tiger. When they looked closely, they were astonished — it wasn't a tiger at all, but a large rock. Yet Li Guang's arrow had buried itself deep inside the stone, and no one could pull it out.
Li Guang was amazed. He shot at the rock again, but every arrow now bounced off. Someone said, “Yesterday you truly believed it was a tiger. Your whole heart was on it, so the arrow went in.”
From this came the saying, “Where sincerity reaches, even gold and stone will open.” With a true, focused heart, no obstacle can stand in the way.
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