Disciples

Chapter 74

Original
Desire to repay kindness, desire to forget grievances;
Complaints are short, but gratitude is long.

Translation
If you receive favors from others, you must try your best to repay them, and if you have grievances with others, you must try your best to forget them.Complaints should be short-lived, but gratitude should be persisted for a long time.

allusion
In order to expand his power, Liu Bang attacked northern Henan.When passing through Yangwu County, a man named Zhang Cang defected to Liu Bang's army, and then crossed the Yellow River with the army to attack Nanyang.At this time, Zhang Cang violated the military law unintentionally. According to the circumstances, he should be sentenced to death.During the execution, Zhang Cang took off his clothes and lay naked on the torture tool.Liu Bang's general, Wang Ling, felt pity for him when he saw it, and felt that it was a pity to kill him, so he persuaded Liu Bang, "This person should be pardoned!" Liu Bang accepted Wang Ling's suggestion, and immediately sent Zhang Cang released.

Zhang Cang later became a high-ranking official, and was promoted from doctor censor to prime minister.However, there was not a day when he was not grateful to Wang Ling, treating him like his reborn father.After Wang Ling passed away, Zhang Cang took great care of Wang Ling's family.After fasting and bathing, the first person he visited was Mrs. Wang Ling, and he dared to leave only after watching Mrs. Wang Ling finish her meal.

(End of this chapter)