I grabbed a book, Idiom Story. Although the story inside is familiar, I still can't get tired of reading it. After reading the story "The mantis catches cicada, and the yellowbird comes last", it reminds me a lot:
The king of Wu has always been bossy, and it is difficult to convince him. On one occasion, the King of Wu was ready to attack the State of Chu. He summoned his ministers and announced that he would attack Chu. However, ministers all know that Wu's current strength is not strong enough, and it is imperative to enrich the country and strengthen the people, but no one has the courage to convince the king of Wu. One of them was very uneasy and tried his best to persuade the king of Wu. The opportunity has finally come. One day, the king of Wu was walking in the garden and saw a servant staring at the branches with a slingshot in his hand. This is very strange. When the servant asked, he replied, "I just saw a cicada drinking dew, and I didn't realize that a mantis was bowing its head to prey on it." Mantis didn't think a yellowbird was aiming at himself, and yellowbird didn't think the slingshot in my hand would kill it. ...
After reading this article, I was not only moved by the patriotic heart of this clever waiter, but also impressed by his clever use of innuendo to illustrate the cleverness of the king of Wu. More importantly, I learned a truth from it: we should not only pay attention to the immediate interests, but also consider the hidden dangers behind them.
In fact, in our real life, things like "mantis catching cicada" often appear.
In order to make a lot of money, some unscrupulous merchants in society profit from it and make fake and shoddy goods to deceive consumers, but they don't know that their relatives are also suffering; Some people want to cheat in the street with people's sympathy, but they don't know that they have lost their dignity as human beings; Some people catch wild animals and chop down trees indiscriminately, but they don't know that they are destroying their living environment. ...
This shows that in real life, it is very important to consider not only the immediate interests, but also the hidden dangers behind them. Only by understanding this truth can our living space be full of true feelings, trust and love!