English Original
A man was terrified of his own shadow and loathed his own footprints. Desperate to escape them, he began to run.
The faster he ran, the more footprints he left behind. The more frantically he fled, the more closely his shadow seemed to chase him. Mistaking the cause, he believed he simply wasn't running fast enough and redoubled his efforts. In the end, he collapsed and died of exhaustion on the road.
He never realized that by stepping into the shade, his shadow would vanish. By standing still, no new footprints would be made. How foolish he was!
中文翻译
有一个人害怕自己的影子，讨厌自己的脚印，一心想摆脱它们，于是开始奔跑。
他跑得越快，留下的脚印就越多；他逃得越急，影子也追得越紧。他误以为是自己跑得不够快，于是更加拼命地跑。最终，他力竭倒地，死在了路上。
他始终不明白，走到阴凉处，影子自会消失；停下脚步，便不会再有新的脚印。这个人是多么愚蠢啊！