中国成语故事：山木与雁
<p><span word="Zhuangzi">Zhuangzi</span> <span word="sighed">sighed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forest">forest</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="escaped">escaped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="destiny">destiny</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="chopped">chopped</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="uselessness">uselessness</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="uselessness">uselessness</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="span">span</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>."</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="zhuangzi">zhuangzi</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="goose">goose</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="utter">utter</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fete">fete</span> <span word="Zhuangzi">Zhuangzi</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="disciples">disciples</span>1. <span word="Seeing">Seeing</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disciples">disciples</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>, "<span word="Master">Master</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forest">forest</span> <span word="survived">survived</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="uselessness">uselessness</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goose">goose</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="disability">disability</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="capricious">capricious</span> <span word="world">world</span>?"</p><p>"<span word="Choose">Choose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="usefulness">usefulness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="uselessness">uselessness</span>! <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="threshold">threshold</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="accordance">accordance</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="cumbered">cumbered</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="something">something</span>." <span word="Zhuangzi">Zhuangzi</span> <span word="answered">answered</span>.</p><p>庄子对着山中一棵因大而无用而免遭砍伐的大叔叹息说：“这棵树恰巧由其不成材而享有天年。”</p><p>晚间，庄子的友人杀掉家中那只不会叫的雁来款待庄子师徒。见此情景，学生们问道:“老师，山里的大树因无用而活下来，家养的雁却由于不会而丧失性命，我们将采取什么态度来对待这繁复无序的人世?”</p><p>庄子回答说：“还是选择有用和无用之间吧!有用无用之间的分寸太难把握，而且也不符合人生的规律，因而人活着难免有拖累。”</p>
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