The story of the cow The story of the cow

A story about cows. A story about cows.

A long time ago, there was an intelligent and experienced teacher who wanted to teach one of his students the secret of a happy and successful life. Considering that most people will face many unnecessary obstacles and difficulties in the process of seeking happiness, he thinks that the first lesson to be given to students is to explain why so many people live an ordinary and ordinary life.

In order to teach these important courses, he decided to take his students on a long trip and visit one of the poorest mountain villages in the province. Along the way, poverty and desolation enveloped the whole village, and local residents seemed to have long been accustomed to fate. After walking for a while, they reached the suburb of town. In a place in the middle of nowhere, two people saw the oldest and shortest house they had ever seen in their life. This small shack, which may collapse at any time, is located on the edge of the whole village. There is no doubt that its owner must be the poorest family here. It is a miracle that the outer wall of the shack still stands there, because it is dilapidated and may collapse at any time. When teachers and students walked into the house, they were immediately stunned by the narrow space in front of them: in less than 14 square meter, there was such a family of eight. Father, mother, four children, and grandparents, all of them are trying their best to make more room for each other under such cramped conditions. The two guests couldn't help looking around, wondering if there was anything valuable in such a bad environment. The result is of course-no.

But when they walked out of the house, they found that they were wrong. Incredibly, this family has the most unusual property-something particularly unusual in this case, that is a cow. Although this cow is nothing, it is the center of the family's daily life and activities. "Feed the cow", "Make sure the cow has enough water to drink", "Tie the cow tightly", "Don't forget to feed the cow" and "milk the cow" … Although the milk produced by this cow is not enough to feed the family, it plays an unusual role in this family. Moreover, this cow seems to have a more important value: it is the only property that keeps this family from falling into extreme poverty. In such a desolate and barren place, having such high-value assets can win the respect of neighbors.

Therefore, in the midst of filth and chaos, during this short visit, they witnessed an almost completely hopeless life, but the young man was not fully aware of the reasons for the tragic situation of this family. Why did they fall to such a state? What makes them endure everything without thinking about improvement?

The next morning, the teacher walked slowly to the cow and suddenly pulled out a dagger from the scabbard he carried with him. His students are confused. When the teacher raised his arm, he was stunned by what was going to happen. He saw an incredible scene: his teacher quickly stabbed the dagger in his hand into the cow's throat. The fatal wound made the poor animal slowly collapse to the ground. For a year, students have been troubled by doubts.

One afternoon a year later, his teacher suddenly suggested going to that small village again to see how the family was doing. This proposal reminds the students of that vivid memory. Even after so long, he still didn't understand the teacher. When he was lost in thought again, he thought about his role in the fate of that poor family. What will they become? Have they withstood the severe blow? Have they started a new life? Do you still have the face to face the teacher after doing such a thing? Despite all kinds of pessimistic thoughts, he followed his teacher's advice and embarked on a journey with trepidation. He thinks this trip may bring a glimmer of light to the complex that got into trouble a year ago.

After many days of travel, the two men arrived at the original village, but they couldn't find the shabby house. The surrounding scene is still the same as before, except that the shack where they spent the night a year ago disappeared. Instead, it is a brand-new and beautiful house, built in the same location. They stopped and looked at the building from all directions before they were sure that this was the place they were looking for.

After a while, a happy man opened the door. At first, the students did not recognize him. When he realized that it was the man who was with them a year ago, he couldn't hide his surprised expression. There is no doubt that the same person is standing in front of him, but he is completely different from before. He is dressed in clean clothes, neatly built, with a bright smile on his face and full of vitality in his eyes. There is no doubt that his life has changed greatly. The young man could hardly believe his eyes. How is that possible? What happened in this year? He rushed forward to greet the man and couldn't wait to ask him what kind of good luck he and his family had.

"Shortly after the tragedy, we realized that unless we do something else, the situation will get worse and worse. Without that cow, our life fell into a trough, but we still have to eat and support our children. So, we opened up a small clearing behind the house, planted some seeds and planted vegetables. In the first few months after the tragedy, we survived by them. " "After a while, we found that this small garden harvested more food than we needed. If we can sell the rest to our neighbors, we can buy more seeds. So we did, and soon, we not only had enough food to be self-sufficient, but also took the extra vegetables to the market in the town. " The young man was stunned by the story told by the host. Finally, he finally understood the course that his beloved teacher wanted to teach. It suddenly dawned on me that the death of Niu was actually not the end of his imagined family life, but the beginning of their new life full of opportunities.

The students stood there, lost in thought. He was infected by the teacher's words and began to understand the real meaning. "Each of us has his own cow in his life", and we walk around with a heavy burden constructed by our prejudice, evasion, fear and excuses. Unfortunately, all these limitations of self-deception bind us to a mediocre life. "There is no doubt that that day was the beginning of his new life without cows.