适时舍得的智慧
<p>舍得舍得，能舍便有得。学会取舍实属一门智慧。文中的大师误把辣椒当水果，旁人劝告终不进耳。为了不浪费那两卢比，而执意要吃掉一篮子辣椒，可想而知后果如何。有些时候，既然“舍”不会有“得”，而又一味地追求“得”，终将落个两手空空。</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="master">master</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="India">India</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="communications">communications</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="airplanes">airplanes</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="now">now</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="master">master</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="foot">foot</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="before">before</span>; <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Persia">Persia</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="plenty">plenty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="basket">basket</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="basket">basket</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="red">red</span>, <span word="long">long</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cheapest">cheapest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shop">shop</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>, "<span word="How">How</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="kilo">kilo</span>?" <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shopkeeper">shopkeeper</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="rupees">rupees</span>." <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="rupees">rupees</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>; <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="dirt">dirt</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="kilogram">kilogram</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="ate">ate</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>: <span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="God">God</span>! <span word="His">His</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="watered">watered</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span> <span word="watered">watered</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="burned">burned</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="burning">burning</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="burning">burning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="red">red</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="coughed">coughed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="choked">choked</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gasped">gasped</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="breath">breath</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="jumped">jumped</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span>, "<span word="Ah">Ah</span>! <span word="Ah">Ah</span>! <span word="Ah">Ah</span>!"</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span>! <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="shook">shook</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="You">You</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="crazy">crazy</span>, <span word="man">man</span>. <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="chilies">chilies</span>! <span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span>; <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span>! <span word="People">People</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="condiment">condiment</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="taste">taste</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="handful">handful</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>; <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span>!" <span word="So">So</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stupid">stupid</span> <span word="master">master</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="No">No</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="stop">stop</span>! <span word="I">I</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="money">money</span>!"</p>
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