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Sharpen the knife and chop the wood by mistake



Explanation

Ittakestimetosharpentheknife,butitdoesnotdelaycuttingwood.Metaphoricalpreparationbeforehandcanspeedupthework.

Source

Twowoodcutters,AdeandAcai,wentupthemountaintochopwoodtogether.

Sharpen the knife and chop the wood by mistake

Youmustgotobedearlyandgetupearlywhenyougoupthemountaintocutwood.Adethought,"Ifyoucutonemorebundle,youwillgetanextraincome.Ihavetogetupearliertomorrowandarrivebeforedawn."Afterreturninghome,Acaihurryedtosharpentheknifeandpreparedtosharpentheknifethenextday.Thestonebeltgoesupthemountain.

Thenextday,AdbieAcaiwenttothemountainfirst.Heworkedwithallhisstrengthfromthebeginning,andhedarednotrestforamoment.AlthoughAhCaiwentupthemountainlater,hecutwoodfasterthanyesterday,andafterawhile,hecaughtupwithAd'sprogress.Atnoon,ACaistoppedtosharpenhisknife.HesuggestedtoAde:"Whydon'tyoutakeabreaktoo.Grindtheaxefirst,anditwon'tbetoolatetocontinuecutting.Thekidsinthefamilyareclamoringtoeatwildhawthorn,wecanalsopicksomebackbytheway."

AderejectedAhCaiandthought:"Idon'twanttowastetime.Whileyouareresting,Icanhurryupandchopafewmorebundlesoffirewood."

SoonThedayisoveragain.Adeonlychoppedsixbundlesoffirewood,andACai,inadditiontotheninebundlesoffirewoodhechopped,alsopickedsomewildhawthornstomakethechildrenhappy.

Adewaspuzzled.Hecouldn'tfigureoutwhyheworkedsohard,buthedidn'tcutasmuchasAcai.

Onthethirdday,AdetriedtocutdownthetreewhileobservingthesituationofAcai'swork.Hecouldn'tseethesecretofAcai,buthecutquickly.Finally,Adecouldnolongerhelpasking:"Ihavebeenworkingveryhard,andthereisnotimetorest.Whydoyoucutmoreandfasterthanme?"

AcaiKanHesmiledandsaid,"Inadditiontoskillandstrength,whatismoreimportantistheaxeinourhands.Ioftensharpenmyknife.Theknifeissharp,andofcourseIcutmorefirewood;andyouneversharpentheknife,althoughitcostsImayhavemorestrengththanme,buttheaxeisgettingblunt,andofcourselessfirewoodischopped."

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