A young man was walking by the lakeside when he suddenly saw a piece of gold glittering in the lake. He was so happy that he jumped into the1 to look for it. But he couldn't2 it however hard he tried. Being wet, dirty and tired, he had to go ashore (上岸) for a3 . Unexpectedly, after the water became4 , the gold appeared again.
He jumped into it again,5 once again the gold disappeared. So he had to go ashore again to sit beside the6 . He thought, "Where is the gold coin in the water on earth? I have seen it7 , but how come it is that all the attempts were made without any success?" Driven by the8 to get the gold, he searched the water again and again, but9 , which made him really unwilling to10 .
At that moment, his father came to11 him. Seeing his son wet and dirty, he asked, "What12 ? Why do you look so13 ? "
His son answered, "I see a piece of gold coin in the water clearly, but I can't get it14 !"
His father looked into the water and it seemed that a gold coin was on the peaceful water. Then he looked up at the tree nearby and said to his son, "You are15 . Look! It's not a gold coin but the reflection of the metal16 on the tree. "
Ordinary people are always busy17 illusory (虚幻的) things and all these just result from hoping for18 , which weakens our ability to19 right from wrong. So we should choose the right20 of life and learn to understand and thank everything, which will help us live a happy life.
