题目内容
Greed-the cause of a miserable life
Once there were two neighbors,and one was poor while the other was rich. The rich farmer had many farms and servants. But he was not happy as he always wanted to have more wealth. The poor farmer worked hard all day on his farm and only got enough crops to support his family. However,at the end of the day he came home,played with his children,and shared his happiness with his family.
The rich farmer was curious about his neighbor's happy life and asked his housekeeper what his secret was. The housekeeper told him, “It is his (满足) with whatever comes out of his hard work that gives rise to his pleasant and peaceful life." The rich farmer could not believe it. The housekeeper said he would do an experiment to prove it.
The next day the housekeeper buried one gold coin on the farm of the poor farmer. When the poor farmer dug up the coin,he took it away and kept it in a secret place in his house. The housekeeper did the same thing on the second day. Again it was a surprise for the poor farmer. He also kept it. This continued for 99 days until the poor farmer found 99 gold coins.
Afterward the farmer went mad looking for a 100th gold coin. But he didn't know that the housekeeper had stopped burying gold coins. He kept on digging all over his farm and totally ignored the farming by which he usually supported his family. He kept on counting the 99 gold coins all day and became very miserable about not getting the 100th. And he often got angry with his children and abused his wife.
When the rich farmer saw what had happened,he realized how greed made people's life miserable. If we are content with what we have,we can lead a peaceful life.
1. adj. very unhappy (in Paragraph 4)
2. n. a strong wish to have more money,things,or power than you need .(in the last paragraph)
1.miserable 2.greed