Once in a village lived a young sculptor (雕刻师), who used to make very beautiful statues and by this he earned a good income.
He had a son who started making statues from his childhood, and his son could make good statues. Father would be happy with his son's work but every time he would point out one or other mistakes in his son's work,
Still his son never complained and continued to improve his work, following the advice of his father. Because of Son's continuous improvement, his work started becoming better than his father's. Then came a time when people started to pay more money for his statues than his father's.
Son got young and was earning better but his father continued to point out mistakes in his son's work. Now Son didn't like it. He couldn't accept his shortcoming and didn't work wholeheartedly.
Then one day, Son lost his patience and said, “You are pointing out my mistakes as if you were a big sculptor. But if that's the case then your statues would have sold at higher price than mine. I don't think I need your advice anymore. My statues are perfect.”
After that day, Father stopped giving any advice or pointing out any mistakes in his statues.
For some months Son was happy but then he realized that people didn't praise his work as they used to. The price of his statues also started to fall.
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Son couldn't understand the reason and he had to turn to his father_
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Son listened to his father,kept silent for a while and then asked, “What should I do now?”
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【答案】Paragragh 1
Son couldn’t understand the reason and he had to turn to his father. Though feeling embarrassed, he told him about his problem. Hearing what Son said, Father replied with a little smile, “When I showed flaws in your statues, you yourself would not feel satisfied with your own work and tried to improve yourself even more. But when you got satisfied with your own work and thought that your work was perfect, your growth stopped. Without determination of doing better, you can not succeed.”
Paragraph 2
Son listened to his father, kept silent for a while and then asked, “What should I do now?” Father replied, “Learn to be dissatisfied. Think that there is room for you to get better than your present work. This one thing will inspire you to be better always.” Son understood and hung his head in shame. After that, Son changed a lot. Determined to improve his work, he devoted all his time to studying statues. Also, he began to seek others' advice eagerly and willingly. Finally, he grew into a great sculptor.
