A young man was walking by the lakeside when he suddenly saw a piece of gold glittering in the lake. He was so happy that he jumped into the 1 to look for it. But he couldn't get it however hard he tried. Being wet, dirty and tired, he had to go ashore (上岸) for a 2 . Unexpectedly, after the water became calm(平静的), the gold appeared(出现) again.
He jumped into it again, 3 once again the gold disappeared. So he had to go ashore again to sit beside the 4 . He thought, "Where is the gold coin in the water on earth? I have seen it obviously (明显地), but why all the attempts I made were not successful?" Driven by the desire(欲望to get the gold, he searched the water again and again, but in vain(徒劳), which made him really unwilling to 5 .
At that moment, his father came to 6 him. Seeing his son wet and dirty, he asked, "What happened? Why do you look so embarrassed? "
His son answered, "I see a piece of gold coin in the water clearly, but I can't get it!"
His father looked into the water and it seemed that a gold coin was on the peaceful water. Then he looked up at the tree nearby and said to his son, "You are7 . Look! It's not a gold coin but the reflection of the metal 8 on the tree."
Ordinary people are always busy pursuing(追求) illusory (虚幻的) things and all these just result from hoping for9 , which weakens(削弱) our ability to tell right from wrong. So we should choose the right 10 of life and learn to understand and thank everything, which will help us live a happy life.
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