介绍:
1. A man who has gone out of his town comes back and finds that his house is on fire. It was one of the most beautiful houses in the town, and the man loved the house the most! Many were ready to give a double price for the house, but he had never agreed for any price and now it is just burning before his eyes.
2. And thousands of people have gathered, but nothing can be done, the fire has spread so far that even if you try to put it out, nothing will be saved. So he became very sad. His son comes running and whispers something in his ear, “Don’t be worried. I soldit yesterday and at a very good price. The offer was so good, I could not wait for you. Forgive me.”
3. The father said, “Thank God, it’snot ours now!” Then he became relaxed and stood as a silent watcher, just like other watchers. Then the second son comes running, and he says to the father, “What are you doing? The house is on fire and you are only watching it burn?” The father said,“Don’t you know? Your brother has sold it.”
4. He said, “We have taken only advance amount, not settled fully. I doubt that the man is going to purchase it now.” Tears which had disappeared came back to the father’s eyes, his heart started to beat fast. And then the third son comes, and he says, “That man is a man of his word. I have just come from him. He said, ‘It doesn’t matter whether the house is burnt or not, it is mine. And I am going to pay the price that I have settled for.’ Neither you knew, nor Iknew that the house would catch on fire.” Then all just stood and watched the house burn without a worry.
5. This is a very complicated human nature to describe. Even though the man here loved his house which he lost, he became relaxed knowing it was not his anymore. He never wanted to give it away but, as soon as it started to lose its beauty, he didn’t mind letting it go for a profit. Sorrow and Happiness followed after eachson came with their advice. But, most important thing to understand is, how his feeling changed. How the ratio of loss to profit change his feelings towards a house, which he loved the most. This is how in present time we have come to give a priority to our relations and friendship - based on loss to profit ratio.
一个离开小镇的人回来后发现他的房子着火了。那是镇上最漂亮的房子之一，这个人最爱这所房子了！很多人准备出双倍的价钱买下这所房子，但他从来没有同意过任何价格，现在房子就在他眼前燃烧。
而成千上万的人聚集在这里，却无能为力，火势已经蔓延得很远了，即使想去扑灭它，也挽救不了什么。于是他变得非常悲伤。他的儿子跑过来，在他耳边说了几句话：“别担心。我昨天把它卖掉了，而且是以一个非常好的价格。出价太高了，我不能等你。请原谅我。”
父亲说：“感谢上帝，它现在不属于我们了！”然后他变得很放松，像其他旁观者一样，站在一旁默默地看着。这时，第二个儿子跑过来，他对父亲说：“你在干什么？房子着火了，你却只是干看着？”父亲说：“你不知道吗？你哥哥已经把它卖了。”
他说：“我们只拿了预付款，没有完全结算。我怀疑那个人现在会不会购买它。”已经消失的眼泪又回到了父亲的眼中，他的心开始快速跳动。这时，第三个儿子来了，他说：“那个人是个说话算数的人。我刚刚从他那里过来。他说：‘房子烧不烧都无所谓，它是我的。而且我将支付我所定的价格。你和我都不知道，房子会着火。’”然后所有的人都只是站着，看着房子被烧，没有一点担心。
这个故事描述了一种非常复杂的人性。尽管这个人很爱他失去的房子，但他知道这房子不再属于他了，就变得释怀。他从来没有想过要把它卖出去，但是，一旦它开始失去它的美丽，他就不介意把它卖出去换取利润。在每个儿子提出建议后，悲伤和快乐接踵而来。但是，最重要的是要了解，他的感觉是如何改变的。得失的比例如何改变了他对他最爱的房子的感情。这就是为何当下我们开始计较我们的关系和友谊——根据得失的比例。
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