People expect religion to give them profit.
孔雀和朱诺
The Peacock and Juno
孔雀来到天后朱诺面前。向她诉说自己的不幸:我唱不出夜莺那么美妙、悠扬、打动人心的歌声,只要我开口,大家都会嘲笑我。朱诺安慰她说:“你虽然没有夜莺那么好的嗓子,但是你的外表和身材是出类拔萃的。你看你的脖子上闪耀着绿宝石的光辉。开屏时,你的羽毛更是五光十色、光彩照人。”“可是,我的羽毛也会因为我的嗓子黯然失色的。”“你们的命运是命运之神早已安排好的。他注定了你的美丽,夜莺动听的歌喉,渡鸦的吉兆,乌鸦的凶兆,老鹰的力量。所有的鸟儿都应该对神所赋予的东西感到满意才是啊!”
知足常乐吧,人不可能事事都争先的。
The Peacock made complaint to Juno that,while the nightingale pleased every ear with his song,he himself no sooner opened his mouth than he became a laughingstock to all who heard him. The Goddess,to console him,said,“But you far excel in beauty and in size. The splendor of the emerald shines in your neck and you unfold a tail gorgeous with painted plumage.”