The Turtle That Listened

A little boy had a turtle and one day he tried all means to lure the turtle to stick out its neck but failed. He tried hitting it with a stick as well as with his hand.

But no matter how hard he hit and knocked at it, the turtle refused to budge. The boy was very frustrated and was unhappy throughout the day.

The boy’s grandfather noticed this and smiled. He then placed the turtle on a gently warm heater and soon thereafter the turtle stuck out its head, limbs and tail.

The boy was overjoyed and his grandfather told him this, “If you want others to follow your wish, do not use force. Try to be considerate and caring instead. It is often more effective."

Frequently, we want others to heed our advice, change or act according to our own wishes. One will find that it is most ineffective when we use force or be harsh with our words.

Why not follow the moral of the story as the grandpa said, “If you want others to follow your wishes or to change, do not use force or criticism, try to give more care and warmth to others and you will see better results.”

Image Credit: Taronga Zoo

聽話的烏龜

有一個小男孩養了一隻烏龜，這天他想盡了辦法要讓這隻烏龜探出頭來，可卻怎麼樣也沒辦法。他試著用棍子敲牠，用手拍打牠，但任憑他怎麼敲，怎麼拍，烏龜都動也不動，氣得他整天嘟著小嘴，好不開心。
後來他的祖父看到了，笑了一笑，便幫他把烏龜給放到一個暖爐上面，不一會兒，這隻烏龜便因著溫度而漸漸地把頭、四肢、尾巴給伸出殼外。...

男孩開心地笑了。最後，祖父對小男孩說了一句話：「當你要別人照你的意思去做，去改變時，不要用攻擊的方式，而要給他關懷與溫暖，這樣的方法反而更有效。」

很多時候我們期待別人聽進自己的意見，或是要別人照自己的意思去做、去改變時，也常常會用一些比較激烈的手段與言語，然而，套一句故事的最後祖父所講的話：「當你要別人照你的意思去做，去改變時，不要用攻擊、批評的方式，而要給他關懷與溫暖，這樣的方法反而更有效。」

图片来源：Taronga Zoo

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