Yangzi’s neighbor lost a sheep; his neighbor not only led his relatives, but also asked Yangzi’s young servants to go together with them to pursue the lost sheep. Yangzi said:” Hey! You’ve just lost one sheep, why are so many people pursuing it?” The neighbor said:” Because there are many forked roads.”
When the neighbor had returned, Yangzi asked:” Did you find the sheep? ”The neighbor said:” The sheep has been lost.” Yangzi said :” Why was it lost?” The neighbor said:” Among the forked paths were still more forked paths; I did not know down which forked path the sheep had gone, and for this reason I came back..” Yangzi became morose and his facial expression changed; for a long time he did not speak, and he did not laugh once the whole day |
