Change Yourself and not The World 改变你自己,而不是改变世界

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1、ChangeYourselfandnotTheWorld要改变你自己，而不是让世界改变Longago,peoplelivedhappilyundertheruleofaking.Thepeopleofthekingdomwereveryhappyastheyledaveryprosperouslifewithanabundanceofwealthandnomisfortunes.很久很久以前，人们在国王的统治下过着快乐的生活，生活富足，安居乐业。Once,thekingdecidedtogovisitingplacesofhist

2、oricalimportanceatdistantplaces.Hedecidedtotravelbyfoottointeractwithhispeople.Peopleofdistantplaceswereveryhappytohaveaconversationwiththeirking.Theywereproudthattheirkinghadakindheart.一次，国王决定去参观一下远方的名胜古迹。他决定徒步旅行，顺便与他的子民有所交流。有这样一个和蔼可亲的国王，百姓们非常骄傲。Afterseveralweeksoftr

3、avel,thekingreturnedtothepalace.Hewasquitehappythathehadvisitedmanyplacesandwitnessedhispeopleleadingaprosperouslife.However,hehadoneregret.旅行几周过后，国王返回了宫中，他非常高兴，参观了很多地方，亲眼看见他的子民过着幸福的生活。然而却有一个遗憾萦绕在他心头。Hehadintolerablepaininhisfeetasitwashisfirsttripbyfootcoveringalongd

4、istance.Hecomplainedtohisministersthattheroadsweren’tcomfortableandthattheywereverystony.Hecouldnottoleratethepain.Hesaidthathewasverymuchworriedaboutthepeoplewhohadtowalkalongthoseroadsasitwouldbepainfulforthemtoo!徒步长途旅行的过程中，他的脚一直非常疼痛。他向大臣们抱怨说路让人很不舒服，石头太多了，疼痛难忍。他非常担心

5、他的子民走在这样的路上也要承受一样的疼痛。Consideringallthis,heorderedhisservantstocovertheroadsinthewholecountrywithleathersothatthepeopleofhiskingdomcanwalkcomfortably.于是国王命令他的仆人们用皮革盖住所有的路，这样，人们走上去就舒服了。Theking’sministerswerestunnedtohearhisorderasitwouldmeanthatthousandsofcowswouldhavet

6、obeslaughteredinordertoget，sufficientquantityofleather.Anditwouldcostahugeamountofmoneyalso.大臣们听到这个命令很是震惊。这就意味着要杀掉成百上千头牛来获得足够的皮革，同时会花掉一大笔钱。Finally,awisemanfromtheministrycametothekingandsaidthathehadanotheridea.Thekingaskedwhatthealternativewas.Theministersaid,“Instea

7、dofcoveringtheroadswithleather,whydon’tyoujusthaveapieceofleathercutinappropriateshapetocoveryourfeet?”Thekingwasverymuchsurprisedbyhissuggestionandapplaudedthewisdomoftheminister.Heorderedapairofleathershoesforhimselfandrequestedallhiscountrymenalsotowearshoes.最后，一个智

8、慧的大臣来到国王面前，表达了另外一种想法。他说：“与其要用皮革盖住路面，倒不如用一块合适的皮革来包住你的脚啊！”国王惊讶于他的建议，拍手称赞。于是下达指令给自己制作一双皮鞋，并要求所有的农村人都穿鞋。