Secret of happiness

A boy went to the wisest man in the world to learn about the secret of happiness.

When he reached his palace, the wise man told him that he didn't have time just then to explain the secret of happiness. He suggested that the boy look around the palace and return in two hours.

He then asked the boy to carry a teaspoon that help two drops of oil. "As you wander around, carry this soon without allowing the oil to spill." The boy began climbing and descending the many stairways, keeping his eyes fixed on the spoon.

When he returned, the wise man asked if he saw the beauty of his amazing palace?

The boy was embarrassed, and confessed that he observed nothing. His only concern had been not to spill the oil that the wise man had entrusted him.

"Then go back to observe the marvels of my world. You cannot trust a man if you don't know his house."

Relieved, the boy picked up the spoon and returned to his exploration. This time, he saw the beauty and the taste with which everything had been selected. Upon returning to the wise man, he related in detail, everything he had seen.

"But where are the drops of oil I entrusted you?"

Looking down at the spoon, the boy saw that the oil was gone.

" Well, there's only one advice I can give you."

"The secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world, and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon."

~~~Adapted from "The Alchemist"

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我一直在想，

那滴油，代表着什么。

在打出来，

并将它缩短的当儿，

骤然领悟，

在作者眼里，油象征了梦想。

然而我觉得，

我手中的油，是家人。

你呢？