PureInsight | November 4, 2007
[PureInsight.org] There was a
man named Dong Pu during the Ming dynasty, who was slow when he was
young. He could only remember a few lines even when he studied all day
long.
An elder in the neighborhood sympathized with him and told his father:
"Your son is not so smart, why force him to study? Why not let him care
for a herd of cattle!" Dong Pu felt deeply ashamed. He therefore had
someone draw a picture of a man herding cattle and put it nearby to
encourage himself.
Dong Pu thus studied hard. When he grew up, he became a successful candidate in the highest imperial examination.
Translated from:
http://www.zhengjian.org/zj/articles/2007/10/29/49079.html
