一位父親為兒子擔(dān)心。兒子16歲了，卻沒(méi)有一點(diǎn)勇氣。于是，父親決定去拜訪一位禪師，請(qǐng)他訓(xùn)練兒子。
The Buddhist monk said to the boy’s father, “You should leave your son alone here. I’ll make him into a real man within three months. However, you can’t come to see him during this period. ”
禪師對(duì)男孩的父親說(shuō)：“你應(yīng)該讓他單獨(dú)留在這里。不出3個(gè)月，我要讓他成為一個(gè)真正的男子漢。不過(guò)，在這段時(shí)間，你不能來(lái)見(jiàn)他。”
Three months later, the boy’s father returned. The Buddhist monk arranged a boxing match between the boy and an experienced boxer. Each time the fighter struck the boy, he fell down, but at once the boy stood up; and each time a punch knocked him down, the boy stood up again. Several times later, the Buddhist monk asked, “What do you think of your child?”
3個(gè)月后，男孩的父親又來(lái)見(jiàn)禪師。禪師安排這個(gè)男孩和一位經(jīng)驗(yàn)豐富的拳師進(jìn)行拳擊比賽。拳師每次一出手，男孩就倒在地上，但男孩又馬上站起來(lái)；每次將他擊倒，他就又站起來(lái)。幾個(gè)回合后，禪師問(wèn)道：“你認(rèn)為自己的孩子怎么樣？”
“What a shame!” the boy’s father said. “I never thought he would be so easily knocked down. I needn’t have him left here any longer.”
“真丟人！”男孩的父親說(shuō)，“我絕沒(méi)想到他這樣不堪一擊。我不需要他再留在這里了。”
“I’m sorry that that’s all you see. Don’t you see that each time he falls down; he stands up again instead of crying? That’s the kind of courage you wanted him to have.”
“很遺憾，你只看到了這一點(diǎn)。難道你沒(méi)看到他每次倒下后并沒(méi)有哭泣，而是重新站起來(lái)了嗎？這才是你想要他擁有的那種勇氣。”
