There were two men who lived next to each other. One of them was a teacher and the other was an insurance agent（ 保险代理人）. Both of them had planted many different plants in their gardens. The teacher seldom watered his plants and didn't pay a lot of attention to them. But his neighbor was very careful with his plants and watered them often.
The teacher's plants were small, but still okay, while the insurance agent's plants were much bigger and greener. One night, there was heavy rain and wind because of a storm. The next morning, both of the neighbors came out to check on their gardens. The insurance agent saw that his plants were totally damaged（破坏）. But the teacher's plants were not damaged at all but stood firmly.
The insurance agent was surprised. He went to ask the teacher for help. "We both grew the same plants and I cared for my plants better than you did. How could your plants still be okay? "
The teacher smiled and said, "Because you gave your plants too much attention. You made it too easy for them to grow. I gave my plants just a little bit of water, so their roots had to grow deeper to absorb（吸收） more water. That is why my plants didn't die. "
