Chiseling Away the Pain | 凿壁移痛

English Original

A villager suffered from a painful sore on his foot that bled and oozed pus. Unable to bear the agony, he moaned incessantly.

He urged his family, "Quick! Chisel a hole in the wall!"

Once the hole was made, he hastily stretched his afflicted foot through it into his neighbor's house.

His family asked, "What is this for?"

He replied, "Let the pain go to my neighbor. This way, no matter how much it hurts, it no longer concerns me!"


中文翻译

村子里有个人,脚上生了个疮,流血流脓,痛得难以忍受,不停地呻吟。

他对家人说:“快!在墙上凿个洞!”

洞凿好后,他急忙把生疮的脚伸进了邻居家里。

家人问他:“你这是做什么?”

他回答说:“让这痛到邻居家去吧!这样,不管多痛,都跟我没关系了!”

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