Chinese Idiom Stories 5: A slow sparrow should make an early start(笨鸟先飞)

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There was a man called Yueyangzi; he had a virtuous wife. One day, Yueyangzi picked up a piece of gold. He happily gave it to his wife. However, his wife told him,” The man with a noble aspiration is strict with himself. Taking that picked up things home damages his reputation.” Yueyangzi was deeply ashamed of it and returned the gold back. Then his wife suggested to him,” You are not smart like a slow sparrow; you need an early start. You should go out to study.” And so Yueyangzi did.

But after one year, Yueyangzi came back because he missed his wife. His wife took him to the side of the loom , and said,” This cloth was woven inch by inch, it became a roll after days and months multiplying. If I cut it off right now, it will come to naught. Studying is the same as weaving, you can’t give up in the halfway.” Yueyangzi was deeply moved to go out to study again. He didn’t return for 7 years.

I want to use this idiom to describe me. I’m not smart enough, but I am willing to pay more efforts.

This idiom comes from Western Han. There was a man called Yueyangzi, he had a virtuous wife. One day, Yueyangzi picked up a piece of gold. He happily gave it to his wife. However, his wife told him,” The man who having a noble aspiration is strict to himself. Taking that picked up things home damages his reputation.” Yueyangzi was deeply ashamed of it and returned the gold back. Then his wife suggested him,” You are not smart like a slow sparrow, you need an early start. You should go out to study.” And Yueyangzi followed.

But after one year, Yueyangzi came back because he missed his wife. His wife took him to the side of loom , and said,” This cloth was woven inch by inch, it became a roll after days and months multiplying. If I cut it off right now, it will come to naught. Studying is the same as weaving, it can’t give up in the halfway.” Yueyangzi was deeply moved and go out to study again. He never returned in 7 years.

There is original：
东汉时，乐羊子的妻子是一位贤德的女子。一次，乐羊子拾到了一块金子，高兴地拿回来交给妻子。妻子说：“有志气的人会严格要求自己，把捡来的东西拿回家是败坏自己的名声。乐羊子深感惭愧，就把金子放回原处，然后说：“你很笨要笨鸟先飞，要出外求学去。”所以乐羊子就出外求学去了。
但一年后，乐羊子因为思念妻子返回家中。妻子把他领到织机旁说：“这布是一寸寸、一尺尺织出来的，日积月累才能成丈、成匹。如果我把它剪断，就前功尽弃了。求学也和织布一样，不能在学到一半的时候放弃。” 乐羊子深受感动，又回去求学了，七年没有回家

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