国王的公路

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Once a king had a great highway built for members of his kingdom. After it was completed, but before it was opened to the public, the king decided to have a contest. He invited as many as desired to participate. Their challenge was to see who could travel the highway best.

On the day of the contest, the people came. Some of them had fine chariots1; some had fine clothing, fine hairdos, or great food. Some young men came in their track clothes and ran along the highway. People traveled the highway all day, but each one, when he arrived at the end, complained to the king that there was a large pile of rocks and debris2 left in the road at one spot, and this got in their way and hindered3 their travel.

At the end of the day, a lone traveler crossed the finish line and wearily walked over to the king. He was tired and dirty, but he addressed the king with great respect and handed him a bag of gold. He explained, "I stopped along the way to clear away a pile of rocks and debris that was blocking the road. This bag of gold was under it all, and I want you to return it to its rightful owner."

The king replied, "You are the rightful owner."

The traveler replied, "Oh no, this is not mine, I've never known such money."

"Oh, yes," said the king, "you've earned the gold, for you won my contest. He who travels the road best is he who makes the road smoother for those who will follow."

May we all adhere to the wisdom of this story and make other people's travels as smooth as we can.

从前,一位国王为自己的子民修建了一条很长的公路。公路竣工之后,在向公众开放之前,国王打算举办一场比赛。他邀请了所有想参加比赛的人,比赛的内容就是看谁能最好地在公路上行进。

比赛当天,参赛的人都来了。其中一些人乘着豪华的轿车,有一些穿着精美的服装并做了漂亮的发型,还有的带了美味的食物,有一些年轻人身穿宽松的运动服,沿着公路向前跑。公路上一整天都是人来人往,但是当每个人到达终点的时候,都会对国王抱怨说,有一处很大的石堆和碎土堆在路上,挡住了他们的路,阻碍了他们前进。

这天就要结束的时候,有一个参赛者独自通过了终点。他疲惫地走向国王,看起来又脏又累。他虔诚地向国王致敬,然后递给国王一袋金子。他解释说:“我在途中停下来清理掉了一堆挡在路中的石头和碎土,这袋金子就在那堆东西下面,我想请您把它还给他真正的主人。”

国王回答说:“你就是它真正的主人。”

那名参赛者说:“噢,我不是,这不是我的,我从来没见过这么多钱。”

“这就是你的,”国王说,“这些金子归你了,因为你在我的比赛中获胜了。在公路上走得最好的人就是给那些后来者扫除障碍的人。”

希望我们都能领会并坚信这个故事中的道理,并尽我们最大可能扫除别人前进道路上的障碍。

注释

①chariot n.(古代的)双轮战车或赛车

②debris n.碎片;垃圾;瓦砾堆;废墟

③hinder vt.阻止,阻碍,妨碍vi.阻碍;成为障碍