Steer a boat dexterously

　　Once Yan Yuan asked his mentor Confucius why those who are good at swimming or diving can learn how to steer a boat very quickly.

　　Confucius said, "It is because those who are good at swimming do not fear water when they are in it. Those who are good at diving regard abysms（深遠） just as land and hills. They can handle any dangerous situation with ease. This kind of people is undaunted（勇敢的） at any place. In gambling, when person chips in his tiles he sometimes wins. When he chips in his sliver hook, his mind is in dread. When he chips in his gold, he feels dizzy and has fear in his mind. This is because he values worldly possessions too much Thus, those who think too much of worldly possessions must have clumsy thoughts."

　　有一次，顏淵問老師孔子為什么善于游泳和善于潛水的人可以很快學好駕船的技術(shù)。

　　孔子說：“這是因為善于游泳的人雖然身在水中卻不把水看得可怕，善于潛水的人把深淵也只看成丘陵陸地，他們面對各種危險情形，都應付自如。這樣的人無論在什么地方都會自然無畏。同樣一個人，在賭博時，用瓦片下注往往可以巧中，用銀鉤下注就心存畏懼，用黃金下注就會頭腦發(fā)昏，這是因為他看重身外之物而有所顧惜、心懷畏懼。”

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