生于忧患，死于安乐
<p>有这样一个有趣而另人深思的实验，把一只青蛙冷不防扔进滚烫的油锅里，青蛙能出人意料地一跃而出，逃离险境。然后又把同一只青蛙放在逐渐加热的水锅里，这次它感到舒服惬意，以致意识到危险来临时却欲跃乏力，最终葬身锅底。由这个实验我们可以看出，青蛙对眼前的危险反映敏感，对还没有到来的危险反映迟钝。由此我想到了人，其实人在这方面也是如此，正如孟子所说的：“生于忧患，死于安乐。”</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>-<span word="provoking">provoking</span> <span word="experiment">experiment</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="frog">frog</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="accidentally">accidentally</span> <span word="thrown">thrown</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="pot">pot</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="frog">frog</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="danger">danger</span> <span word="unexpectedly">unexpectedly</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="frog">frog</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gradually">gradually</span> <span word="heated">heated</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="pot">pot</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="danger">danger</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="coming">coming</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="weak">weak</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="died">died</span>. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="experiment">experiment</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="frogs">frogs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sensitive">sensitive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="danger">danger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="danger">danger</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="respect">respect</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="Mencius">Mencius</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span>, <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span>."</p><p>人生旅途中，逆境催人警醒，激人奋进，而安逸优越的环境却消磨人的意志，使人耽于安乐，尽享舒适，常常一事无成。有的人甚至在安逸之时沉溺酒色，自我毁灭。这与青蛙临难时的奋起一跃和温水中的卧以待毙是何其相似。</p>
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