AHAPPYMANOnedayinspring,WangLiangbincalledhisservanttohim.春天里的一天,王亮宾把他的仆人叫到跟前."Howmanypoundsofsnailsdidyoubuy?""你买了多少磅蜗牛?""200pounds,sir.""200磅,主人.""Didyoubuybirds?""鸟也买了吗?""Yes,sir,over60.""是的,有60多只.""Didyouhaveenoughmoney?""钱够吗?""Yes,sir.""够,主人."Wangneverspentmuchmoneyonhimself.Hewasfrugalandlivedsimply.Hespentmostofhismoneybuyinganimalstosetfree.王从来不在自己身上多花一分钱.他的生活非常朴素简单.他几乎把所有的钱都用来买动物放生.Onhisbirthday,hisstudentswantedtogivehimaparty.Whenhefoundout,hetoldthem,"Ifyourespectme,usethemoneyforthepartytobuyanimalstosetfree.Thatwouldbethebestpossiblebirthdaygiftyoucouldgetme."一次逢王的生日,他的学生想给他祝寿.他发现后对他们说："如果你们真的尊重我,就用准备生日宴会的钱买动物放生吧.这是你们可以给我的最好的生日礼物."Hisstudentsweretouched,anddidashesaid.Allinall,thatyearhereleasedtwiceasmanyanimalsasusual.他的学生被感动了,于是他们按照先生的话做了.因此那一年王先生放生的动物是往年的两倍.Afewyearslater,oneofhisneighborshadawaterbuffalothatwastoooldtowork.Hewasgoingtosellittoabutcher.Thebuffalomusthaveknownwhatwasup,becauseitgotawayfromitsmasterandranstraighttoWangLiangbin.Itkneltdowninfrontofhim,beggingforitslife.几年以后,王先生的一个邻居想要把他的水牛卖给屠夫,因为它已经老得干不了活了.那头水牛似乎已经知道将要发生什么了,它从主人那里逃走,径直跑到王先生面前.它在王先生跟前跪下,向他求救.Wanggottogetherenoughmoneytobuyit,andtookcareofitfortherestofitslife.王先生东拼西凑,把那头牛买了下来,然后悉心照顾它,直到它死去.Childrenlearnveryquicklyfromtheirparents,evenwithoutbeingtold.Wangwasalwayskindtoothers,sohischildrenlearnedtobekind,too.Wangalwaysdidallhisworkcarefully,sohischildrendidtheirschoolworkcarefully.Theyobeyedtheirfatherandmother,andhissonworkedsohardthathewonaveryhighpositioninthegovernment,bringinghonorandglorytothewholefamily.身教胜于言教,王先生的孩子们总是很快就学会像父母一样去做人.王先生总是与人为善,因此他的孩子们也学会了善待他人.王先生工作起来一丝不苟,因此他的孩子们学习也很认真仔细.孩子们都遵从父母的教诲,特别是王先生的儿子,他工作非常努力,在政府里做到非常高的职位,为整个家庭带来了荣耀.WangLiangbinlivedalong,peaceful,happylife,anddiedwithoutanypainordiscomfort.Whenhedied,helookedascalmandsettledasamonksittingdowntomeditate.王亮宾活了很久,他度过了平安快乐的一生,在他去世时,没有任何的痛苦和不适,他看上去是那样的平静安详,就像高僧禅定一样.