Obstacles Are Opportunities, Actually障礙，其實是機會

提要

It was the reign of King Evan. People lived happily under his reign. He was so conscious about keeping them happy and considered the people in his reign as his own family. He took the utmost care to fulfill every need of his fellowmen.

However, King Evan used to hear tantrums from his court men that people in his kingdom are often bullying others for various reasons. He decided to find out what makes his fellowmen feel displeased.

One day, he decided to take a round visit to examine what the people were concerned about him. He started his travel to visit the towns and cities in disguise. He could not see any men unhappy and this made the king so happy. It was halfway through the journey and he was delighted to see happy folks.

He decided to place a huge boulder in the mid of the road to test the people who pass by the road. His soldiers placed a huge boulder on the road and all of them got hidden in the nearby place to watch what happens next.

The boulder almost covers half of the road and caused a disturbance in vehicles. Many wealthy people in his reign came by the road; still, they simply walked around the boulder. Nobody really seemed to care about the boulder disturbing the movements of the vehicle.

There were some of the wealthiest people who pass by the road. Also, King's court men also saw the boulder and did nothing to move it away from the middle of the road. In addition, they bad-mouthed the king for not maintaining the road properly. These are the people who the king believed to be his loyal group and well-wishers!

The king was flabbergasted to hear these words. A fruit seller passed by the road with his loads of fruits. He stopped himself when he saw the huge boulder. Then he put aside his burden and tried to move the stone. After several attempts of pushing, lifting, and moving the boulder, he succeeded in removing the obstacle from the road.

He saw a huge bag placed under the boulder. He took the bag and was extremely surprised. The bag had a note saying, "Here is the gift for you! It has 1000 gold coins and it is for the one who removes this obstacle from the road!"

The fruit seller was so happy and he was also invited by the King for a feast and rewarded nicely. Every obstacle we face in our life has an opportunity!



解說

在伊凡國王的統治時期，人們在他的治理下過著幸福的生活。他將人民視為自己的家人，非常在意他們是否快樂，也竭盡全力滿足同胞的每個需求。

然而，伊凡國王經常聽到他的大臣們發脾氣，說他王國裡常有不同理由的霸凌行為。他決定要找出是什麼原因讓他的同胞不開心。

有一天，他決定巡迴走訪，看看人們對他的評價。他喬裝打扮後開始了他的旅行、訪問城鎮。沒瞧見任何不快樂的人，讓國王很欣慰。

他決定在路中央放一塊巨石，測試路過的人。他的士兵將巨石在路上放好，他們都在附近躲起來，看接下來會發生什麼事。

巨石幾乎覆蓋了一半的道路，對過往的車輛造成困擾。在這期間，有許多富人從路旁經過；儘管如此，他們只是繞著巨石走了一圈。似乎沒有人真正關心巨石會干擾車輛的運動。

有一些非常富有的人經過這條路，而且，國王的大臣們也看到了那塊巨石，卻完全沒有想把巨石從路中間移開的意思。不只如此，他們還酸言酸語地指責國王沒有好好維護道路。而這些人還被國王認為是他的忠臣和擁護者。

國王聽了這些話之後，大吃一驚。一個水果小販的人提著一大擔水果從路邊經過。當他看到那塊巨石時，停了下來。然後他放下重擔，試著搬動石頭。經過幾次推、抬和晃動巨石的嘗試後，他成功地清除這條道路上的障礙。

他看到巨石的下面，放著一個巨大的袋子。他拿起袋子後，大吃一驚。袋子上有一張紙條，上面寫著：「這是給你的禮物！裡面的1000枚金幣，要給清除路上障礙的人！」

水果小販高興極了，他還被國王請進皇宮款待、得到豐厚的獎勵。我們在生活中遇到的每個障礙，其實都是機會！