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Pandora's box

author:Zhou Guoping
Pandora's box

Looking for a short-sighted young woman

On a summer evening, a beautiful young woman committed suicide by throwing herself into the river and was rescued by the white-bearded Gonggong who was rowing in the river.

"You are young, why are you looking for short-sightedness?" Gong Gong asked.

"I was married for two years, my husband abandoned me, and then the child died of illness. You say, what fun do I have in being alive?" The young woman cried.

"How did you live two years ago?" Gong Gong asked again.

The young woman's eyes lit up: "At that time I was free and carefree..."

"Did you have a husband and children back then?"

"Of course not."

"Well, you've just been sent back two years by the ship of fate. Now you are free and carefree again. Please come ashore. ”

As soon as the words fell, the young woman was already on the shore, and the gonggong did not know where to go. The young woman had a dream, she rubbed her eyes, thought about it, and left. She didn't look for anything short-sighted.

Pandora's box

Pandora's box

Zeus learns that Prometheus has stolen the heavenly fire from the humans, and is furious and decides to punish the humans. He ordered the woman Pandora to be sent to earth and asked her to carry a sealed box as a dowry.

I believe that what happens on the wedding night is very common. Driven by curiosity, Pandora opened the box, found it empty, and closed it again.

Men, however, have many legends about it. They said that when Pandora opened the box that day, many things flew out of the box, and she quickly closed it, and there was only one thing left in the box. They agreed that what was left was hope. As for what flew out of the box, they are still arguing.

Some say: All that flies out of the box are calamities, and they are scattered all over the world, and fortunately they hope to remain in our hands so that we can endure this unfortunate life.

Some say: All that flies out of the box is happiness, they run away, and the hope that remains in our hands is only an empty and deceptive illusion.

Zeus heard the pessimistic discussion of the men in heaven and smiled triumphantly, his punishment had been carried out as he wished.

Naïve Pandora couldn't understand the men's arguments, and she thought to herself: Men are so annoying, they say so many esoteric things about my empty box, no one even thinks of buying some jewelry and cosmetics to enrich it.

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Choice

A farmer rescued his wife from a flood, but his children drowned.

Afterwards, there was a lot of talk. Some say he did it right, because a child can have one more child, but his wife cannot die and be resurrected. Some say he did something wrong because the wife could marry another, but the child could not die and be resurrected.

I listened to people's discussions and wondered: If I can only save one person, should I save my wife or save my children?

So I went to visit the farmer and asked him what he was thinking.

He replied, "I didn't think anything of it. The flood came, my wife was by my side, and I grabbed her and swam down the nearby hillside. When I returned, the child had been swept away by the flood. ”

On the way home, I pondered the words of the peasants and said to myself: Isn't this most of the so-called major choices in life?

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A woman from beginning to end

"Sir, my life is really bitter, and I have completely failed in this life. I envy you, and if possible, I would really like to exchange my life with you. ”

"The wife is always the good of the family."

"What do you mean by that?"

"I heard you and your wife are doing well."

"We are no better than you civilized, the orders of your parents, the words of the matchmaker, so that you can live a lifetime and do not want to divorce." Why don't I get along with her?"

"Life is a woman from beginning to end, you may as well do your best to dress her up and guide her, but no matter what she finally becomes, you love her!" 」

Pandora's box

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