The Wise Old Man And The Jokes (Don't Moan About Things You Not Doing Anything About)
智者与笑话(别抱怨那些你无所作为的事情)
A wise man once faced a group of people who were complaining about the same issues over and over again.
有一天,一位智者面对一群不断抱怨同样问题的人们.
One day, instead of listening to the complaints, he told them a joke and everyone cracked up laughing.
一天,他没有再听这些抱怨,而是给他们讲了一个笑话,大家都哈哈大笑起来.
Then, the man repeated the joke.
然后,智者重复了一遍这个笑话.
A few people smiled.
几个人微笑了一下.
Finally, the man repeated the joke a third time
but no one reacted.
最后,智者第三次重复了这个笑话
但没有人反应.
The man smiled and said, You won't laugh at the same joke more than once.
智者微笑着说:你们不会对同一个笑话笑三次.
So what are you getting from continuing to complain about the same problem?
那么,继续抱怨同样的问题,你们能得到什么呢?
Moral Of The Story:You're not going to get anywhere if you keep complaining about the same problem but do nothing to fix it.
故事的寓意:如果你一再抱怨同样的问题却不去解决它,你是不会有任何进展的.
Don't waste your time complaining, expecting other people to continue to react to your complaints.
不要浪费时间抱怨,指望别人对你的抱怨继续做出反应.
Instead, take action to make a change.
相反,采取行动去改变现状.
