a father was worried about his son, who was sixteen years old but had no　courage at all. so the father decided to call on a buddhist monk to train his　boy.

      一位父亲为儿子担心。儿子16岁了，却没有一点勇气。于是，父亲决定去拜访一位禅师，请他训练儿子。

      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. ”

      禅师对男孩的父亲说：“你应该让他单独留在这里。不出3个月，我要让他成为一个真正的男子汉。不过，在这段时间，你不能来见他。”

      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个月后，男孩的父亲又来见禅师。禅师安排这个男孩和一位经验丰富的拳师进行拳击比赛。拳师每次一出手，男孩就倒在地上，但男孩又马上站起来；每次将他击倒，他就又站起来。几个回合后，禅师问道：“你认为自己的孩子怎么样？”

      “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.”

     “真丢人！”男孩的父亲说，“我绝没想到他这样不堪一击。我不需要他再留在这里了。”

     “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.”

     “很遗憾，你只看到了这一点。难道你没看到他每次倒下后并没有哭泣，而是重新站起来了吗？这才是你想要他拥有的那种勇气。”

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