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[00:00.46]Once there was a very religious and skillful potter whose pottery was well-known far and wide. [00:07.05]However, he was not satisfied with his finely crafted but fragile pottery. [00:12.38]He thought if the pottery made by him could be unbreakable, [00:16.34]his reputation and his business would be even better. [00:20.70]He prayed hard to God to grant his wish for unbreakable pottery. [00:25.62]One night, he dreamt that God said to him, [00:29.00]“If you are sure you won’t regret it, I will make your wish come true.” [00:34.37]The potter said, “Yes, God, I am sure that I will not regret it.” [00:39.62]The next morning, the first thing the potter did when he woke up [00:44.00]was to test whether God had granted his wish. [00:47.21]In his workshop, he used the clay to craft a pot. [00:51.16]Then he dried it under the sun. [00:53.89]When the pot was dried, he lifted it and dashed it to the floor. [00:58.59]The pot did not break! The potter was filled with joy. [01:03.84]The news of the unbreakable pots made by the potter spread very fast. [01:08.98]People from all over the world rushed here for his pottery. [01:12.81]He became very rich and famous. [01:15.88]But, the good fortune did not last. [01:18.83]After a while, his business slowed down. [01:21.67]Although everybody kept praising his product, [01:25.00]whoever bought one did not need to buy another again because the pots were unbreakable. [01:31.30]The business got poorer by the day, as did his financial status. [01:36.65]He now kept praying to God to let him recover his original pottery. [01:42.12]One night, he dreamt that God appeared to him. [01:45.84]Tearfully, he begged God to forgive him for his foolishness. [01:50.00]God said, “Because you admit your mistake, [01:53.85]I will forgive you and make your latest wish come true.” [01:57.65]So from then onwards, the potter’s original pottery was once again in great demand.

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The Potter

Once there was a very religious and skillful potter whose pottery was well-known far and wide. However, he was not satisfied with his finely crafted but fragile pottery. He thought if the pottery made by him could be unbreakable, his reputation and his business would be even better. He prayed hard to God to grant his wish for unbreakable pottery.

One night, he dreamt that God said to him, "If you are sure you won't regret it, I will make your wish come true." The potter said, "Yes, God, I am sure that I will not regret it." The next morning, the first thing the potter did when he woke up was to test whether God had granted his wish. In his workshop, he used the clay to craft a pot. Then he dried it under the sun. When the pot was dried, he lifted it and dashed it to the floor. The pot did not break! The potter was filled with joy. The news of the unbreakable pots made by the potter spread very fast. People from all over the world rushed here for his pottery. He became very rich and famous.

But, the good fortune did not last. After a while, his business slowed down. Although everybody kept praising his product, whoever bought one did not need to buy another again because the pots were unbreakable. The business got poorer by the day, as did his financial status. He now kept praying to God to let him recover his original pottery. One night, he dreamt that God appeared to him. Tearfully, he begged God to forgive him for his foolishness. God said, "Because you admit your mistake, I will forgive you and make your latest wish come true." So from then onwards, the potter's original pottery was once again in great demand.

從前，有個虔誠信仰宗教、技藝高超的陶工，他制作的陶器遠近聞名?？墒?，他對自己精心制作的陶器并不滿意，因為陶器很容易碎。他心想，要是他制作的陶器永遠摔不破，那么他的聲譽就會更高，買賣就會更興隆。于是，他便向上帝禱告，苦苦祈求上帝讓他實現(xiàn)他制作的陶器打不破的愿望。

一天夜里，他夢見上帝對他說：“如果你確信自己將來不后悔，我就讓你實現(xiàn)這一愿望。” 陶工說：“是的，上帝，我決不后悔。”第二天早晨，陶工醒來后做的第一件事就是要檢驗一下上帝是否滿足了他的愿望。他來到陶器制作室，用粘土做了一個罐子，然后把它放在陽光下曬。罐子曬干后，他便舉起它使勁往地上摔去，罐子果然完好無損。陶工滿心歡喜。陶工制作的罐子摔不破的消息，很快傳開了。四面八方的人們都紛紛趕來搶購他的陶器，他因此賺了好多錢，名聲大振。

但是，好景不長。沒過多久，他的生意就清淡了下來。雖然大家對他的陶器贊不絕口，但是，由于他制作的陶器永遠摔不破，所以買一個就無需再買了。生意一天天地蕭條，他的經(jīng)濟狀況也每況愈下。現(xiàn)在他只好不斷地向上帝禱告，希望上帝能恢復他原來那樣的陶器。一天晚上，陶工又夢見了上帝，他眼淚汪汪地祈求上帝原諒他的愚蠢無知。上帝說：“既然你承認自己錯了，我就原諒你，也滿足你最近的愿望。” 從那時起，陶工制作的陶器又變成原來那樣一摔就破了，人們對陶器的需求大增，陶工的生意也再次興隆起來。