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In the days of ancient China, there was a farmer who has a
hunter neighbor with his careless fierce dogs. The dogs often jump the fence
and chase the farmer’s sheep. The farmer asked the hunter to keep the dogs but
he didn't care.
One day, the dogs were jumping the fence and attacked some
sheep so badly injured. The farmer lost his patience, then he went to town to
consultation to a judge.
Judge said, “I could punish the hunter and order to confine
the dogs to be chained. But, you will lose a friend and gain an enemy. Which one
you choose, a friend or enemy of your neighbor?” the farmer prefers to have a
friend and the judge tell the solution.
The farmer went home and took his best three ships to give
it to the hunter’s children. The hunter’s children are very welcome that they have
sheep as toy and pet and play with sheep. To keep the children’s sheep, the
hunter keeps the dogs into cage. Since that, the dogs never interfere the farmer’s
sheep.
In addition to the gratitude, the hunter often give the
farmer the prey that he got. In return, the farmer sends the hunter lambs and
homemade cheese. In a short time, the neighbors become good friends.
As ancient Chinese idiom says, “The best way to beat and
influence people is with virtue, goodness and compassion.”
It is almost same with American expression that says, “A
person can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.”
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