Six stories every adult should read to learn how to be a good person!

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1. A piglet, a sheep, and a cow were kept in the same pen. Once, the shepherd caught the piglet, which cried out loudly and resisted fiercely. The sheep and dairy cows hated his howling, and said, \"He catches us often; we don’t make a fuss.\" The piglet replied, \"Catching you and catching me are two completely different things. If he catches you, it’s only to get your fur and milk, but if he catches me, it’s to take my life! It’s difficult for people in different positions and under different circumstances to understand each other’s feelings.\" ； Therefore, one should not take pleasure in others’ disappointments, setbacks, and pain, but rather should have a caring and understanding attitude. Be tolerant! http://bbs.cn.yimg.com/user_img/200611/02/zandanren_1162432159277399.jpg 2. Rely on oneself The little snail asked its mother: Why do we have to carry this hard and heavy shell from the moment we are born? 　　Mom: Because our bodies don’t have the support of bones, we can only crawl, and we can’t crawl fast. So we need the protection of this shell! 　　Little Snail: Sister Caterpillar has no bones and can’t crawl fast, so why doesn’t she need to carry this hard and heavy shell? 　　Mom: Because Sister Caterpillar can turn into a butterfly, and the sky will protect her. 　　Little Snail: But little Earthworm doesn’t have bones either, so he can’t move fast, and he won’t turn into a butterfly. Why doesn’t he carry around this hard and heavy shell? 　　Mom: Because little earthworm brother can burrow in the soil, and the earth will protect him. 　　The little snail began to cry: We are so pitiful; neither the sky nor the earth protects us. 　　Mom Snail comforted him, \"That’s why we have shells!\" 」 　　We rely not on heaven nor on earth; we rely on ourselves. http://bbs.cn.yimg.com/user_img/200611/02/zandanren_1162432192607683.jpg 3. Sharks and Fishes A experiment was once conducted in which the fiercest shark was placed in the same tank as a group of tropical fish, with the two separated by reinforced glass. At first, the shark kept hitting that invisible glass every day, but it was all in vain; it couldn’t get to the other side. The researchers added some crucian carp to the tank every day, so the shark never lacked prey. Yet it still wanted to get to the other side and taste that delicious food, so it continued to hit the glass day after day. It tried every corner, using all its strength each time, but it ended up covered in wounds; on several occasions its body was torn apart and it bled. For several days, whenever cracks appeared in the glass, the researchers would immediately add another layer of thicker glass. 　　Later on, the shark stopped crashing into that glass and paid no attention to those colorful tropical fish either; it seemed as though they were merely moving murals on the wall. It began to wait for the carp that appeared there every day, then used its agile instincts to hunt them, acting as if it had returned to its fierce and dominant state in the sea. But all of this was just an illusion. In the final stage of the experiment, the researchers removed the glass, yet the shark showed no reaction. It continued to swim in its usual area every day, ignoring those tropical fish completely. Even when the carp tried to escape to another place, it would immediately give up chasing them and refuse to go there at all. When the experiment was over, the researchers mocked it, calling it the weakest fish in the sea. 　　But those who have been through a heartbreak know why: it is afraid of pain. http://bbs.cn.yimg.com/user_img/200611/02/zandanren_116243227617717.jpg 4. Miracles In a remote town in France, there is said to be a particularly powerful spring from which miracles often occur, capable of curing various diseases. One day, a veteran who was missing one leg and relied on a crutch walked slowly along the streets of the town. The townspeople around him said with sympathy, \"Poor guy; is he going to pray to God for another leg??\" When the veteran heard this, he turned to them and said, \"I’m not praying to God for a new leg; I’m asking Him to help me so that even without a leg, I still know how to go on living.\" 」 　　Imagine this: Be grateful for what you have lost, and accept the fact of that loss. Whether life brings gains or losses, one must fill one’s life with brightness and splendor, stop crying over the past, and strive to live one’s own life. http://bbs.cn.yimg.com/user_img/200611/02/zandanren_1162432312494665.jpg 5. Fishing Rod A old man was fishing by the river, and a child came over to watch him. The old man was very skilled at fishing, so it didn’t take long before he caught a whole basket full of fish. Seeing that the child was adorable, the old man wanted to give him the entire basket of fish. The child shook his head, and the old man asked in surprise, “Why don’t you want it?” 」The child replied, \"I want the fishing rod in your hand.\" 」The old man asked, \"What do you need a fishing rod for?\" 」The child said, \"The fish in this basket will be eaten up in no time. If I had a fishing rod, I could fish by myself and never run out of fish to eat for the rest of my life.\" 」 　　I think you would definitely say: What a smart child. Wrong; if he only wants a fishing rod, he won’t be able to catch any fish at all. Because he doesn’t understand the skills of fishing; having just a fishing rod is useless, as what’s important in fishing isn’t the rod itself, but rather the fishing skills. 　　Too many people think they possess the fishing rod for life’s journey and are no longer afraid of the storms along the way; as a result, they inevitably fall in the mud. Just as children look at the elderly and think that as long as they have a fishing rod, they will have an endless supply of fish, employees look at their bosses and think that as long as they sit in the office, money will keep flowing in. http://bbs.cn.yimg.com/user_img/200611/02/zandanren_1162432339872552.jpg 6. Integrity My posts were obtained with great difficulty, after going through many hardships. Those who have read this, please appreciate the author’s hard work by giving it a boost – just a simple boost will take no more than 3 seconds of your time! One should be honest and upright in life. At the same time, by allowing more people to see this post and learn or gain some insights from it, that will achieve my goal. I am extremely grateful here, to the point of tears! http://bbs.cn.yimg.com/user_img/200611/02/zandanren_1162432398697982.jpg