What do you mean by "suspicious neighbor stealing axe"? This is a story. You should know. Tell me what this means!

Doubt: doubt; Axe: Axe. Suspected that his neighbor had stolen his axe. It shows that he is careless about people and things without investigation and evidence.

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Liezi Fu Shuo by Zheng Yukou in the Warring States Period: "A man with a dead axe is called a neighbor's son, who steals the axe according to his steps; Color, stealing axes; Words, stealing axes; Attitude towards action, doing nothing without stealing an axe. I slapped his valley and got his axe. He will see his neighbor's son again every day, and his attitude is not like stealing an axe. "

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A man with a useless axe means that he is a neighbor's son. Color, stealing axes; Words, stealing axes; The attitude of action is to do nothing without stealing an axe.

Suddenly, he dug up his valley and got his axe. He saw his neighbor's son again and again, and his attitude was no different from that of the axe thief.

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Once upon a time, a countryman lost an axe. He suspected that his neighbor's son had stolen it. Observing the way this man walks, he looks like a thief stealing an axe. Look at the man's face and expression, it's like stealing an axe; Listen to his words and deeds, more like an axe thief. That man behaves like an axe thief.

Soon after, (the man who lost the axe) found his axe while turning over the grain. When he saw his neighbor's son the next day, he didn't think his behavior was like stealing an axe.

Meaning: This fable shows that subjective prejudice is an obstacle to understanding objective truth. People who observe the world with prejudice will inevitably distort the true colors of objective things.