Once upon a time, the beach was inhabited by bats, thorns and water birds. Every day, they would get up early and stand on the rocks by the sea together, looking at the passing boats and chatting about the sky, and their lives were very peaceful. They watched as many ships carried cargo from that side of the sea to this side of the sea, and from this side of the sea to the other side of the sea. They don't understand why people do this. One day they heard two businessmen talking.
"How's business going lately?"
"It's not bad, the grain on the other side of the sea has been bumper, and the country here has not had a good harvest this year." That way, I'm busy. But also made some money. What about you?"
"I'm still the same, shipping the gems from this side to the country over there, and nothing changes much every year."
Three good friends were inspired.
Bat said to water birds and thorns, "It's boring to live the same life every day." Why don't we get some goods and sell them to the other side of the sea, so that we can not only make some pocket money, but also increase our knowledge. ”
Listening to the bat's proposal, Thorn and Waterbird thought that this idea was really good. Just do it! They immediately began their preparations. The bat borrowed a large sum of money for his companions, Thorn brought a lot of cloth, and the water bird bought a lot of copper.
On a sunny morning, they got on a big boat and set off. The sea is calm and the waves are calm, and the three partners sit on the bow of the boat, imagining the beautiful life of the future, and feeling very happy. But after a while, the weather suddenly changed, and a storm blew on the sea. Suddenly, the waves were raging, and their ship was overturned! The three partners clutched a broken mast and trembled together, and it took them adrift back to shore, but all the cargo on board was swept into the seabed by the waves. From then on, the water bird never stayed on the shore anymore, and he always kept diving to the bottom of the sea, trying to get the lost copper back. And the bat borrowed so much money, and it couldn't pay it back. He was afraid that others would force him into debt, and he no longer dared to show his face during the day, and only at night did he sneak out in search of food. Thorns, he was looking everywhere for lost fabrics, even the clothes of the travelers. As soon as someone walked past him, he would grab someone's clothes and see if they were made of his own cloth.
This story tells us: Before taking action, we must clearly consider the consequences, we must not blindly be optimistic, and act hastily, but when we encounter failure, we must correct our mentality, draw lessons from it, and be more serious and cautious when encountering such things in the future.