面臨危機，你會怎麼選擇？
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村子裡發生了一場饑荒，只有四個人倖存下來。在他們又餓又累的時候，他們逃到了一間觀音廟裡，尋求觀音菩薩的幫助。觀音菩薩拿出了米和種子，告訴他們：一個人可以選擇一樣帶走，這些東西可以幫助他們度過饑荒。
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村民甲想了想，覺得先止住飢餓比較重要，於是選擇拿走米；村民乙則是認為米遲早會吃完，若是拿了種子，就可以有源源不絕的食物了，所以拿走了種子；村民丙也拿了米，而村民丁則選了種子。
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一段時間後，把米吃完的甲餓死了；而乙則比甲還快被餓死，因為在新的植物還沒長出來之前，他根本沒有任何東西吃；至於丙和丁，則都存活了下來。因為他們選擇合作，一邊種植丁的種子，一邊吃丙的米，當米吃完了，新的又長了出來，所以他們平安度過了這次的饑荒。
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人在面臨選擇的時候，不能什麼都不管，只考慮眼前，也不能一味高瞻遠矚，不考慮現實。當選擇的時刻來臨，如何兼顧「現在」和「將來」，才會是最好的選擇。
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#故事、#團結的力量、#合作、#分享rnrnWhat would you choose in the face of a crisis?
There was a famine in the village and only four villagers survived. Feeling hungry and tired, all four of them escaped to a Guanyin temple and asked Guanyin Bodhisattva for help. Guanyin Bodhisattva took out rice and seedlings and told them that each person can only choose to take one item away so as to help them tide over the famine.
After thinking for a while, Villager A decided to take the rice as he thought it was more important to curb his existing hunger. On the other hand, Villager B decided to take the seedlings as he was of view that the rice would run out in due time but by planting the seedlings he would have a constant supply of food. Villager C also took the rice while Villager D took the seedlings.
After some time has passed, Villager A finished the rice and he ended up dying of hunger. Villager B died earlier than Villager A as he didn’t have anything to eat while waiting for the seedlings to grow whereas Villager C and D survived. Both Villager C and D was able to survive the famine as they decided to collaborate with each other by eating the rice that Villager C took while planting the seedlings that Villager D had. Once they had exhausted the rice, they had a new supply from the seedlings that were grown. Hence they managed to tide over the crisis.
When making choices, one should not just consider the present need or situation but also think about the long run as well. The best choice would be the one that takes into consideration both the present and the future need or situation.
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