3 The Archer and the Lion

An archer（弓箭手），known for his skill with bow and arrow，went to the mountains in search of game.When he entered the wilderness,all the beasts of the forest became terrified and took flght.Only the lion challenged him to combat,whereupon(因此)the archer immediately lauched an arrow and cried out,"My messenger (信使)has something to say to you!"

The lion was wonded in the side,and smarting with pain,he fled deep into the thickests.When a fox saw him running away,however,he encouraged him to turn and face his enemy.

"No,"said the lion,"there's no way you can persuade me to fight.Just think,if a mere messenger can do as much damage as he's already done,how shall I withstand(承受) the attack of the man who sent him?"

It is not a very pleasant feeling to have a neighvor who can easily strike from a distance.

故事读完了，以下是本人不负责任的碎碎念。

这个故事可能很多人读到的大概是对于有的人要敬而远之。这个版本的依然只是陈述故事，没有特别明显的感情和观点的倾向。的确有个远远就能打击你的人不好受。我读到的是，那些能远远伤害你的人和事，往往恰恰是因为你没直面它。

来看这个故事里，狮子被射手射了一箭后害怕了，说他远远都能这样伤害我，那么当我面对他怎么能承受得住他的攻击呢。事实是这样吗？如果狮子直面射手，近搏射手全然不是狮子的对手。

我们畏惧的事情，往往是因为那事情没有在面前，当你真正着手去做的事情，你会发现其实没有那么可怖，之所以那些人和事让你却步，是来源于你自己给自己的恐惧感。网上那些键盘侠几句话就可以刺伤远在千里之外的人，那些人生活中多半是别人大喊一声都会吓得抖三抖的人，只敢在虚拟世界逞逞能。

下一次什么人和事远远地就能伤害你，别怕，揪到面前。不过有恐惧感并不丢人，狮子也会害怕，更何况你。只是有时候需要提醒自己，别被吓住了，勇敢点。

ps：来到第三篇网上就搜不到多少原文了，难道大部分人读书喜欢只看前两页吗，搜到的一篇是不一样版本。于是我只好手打了。祝君阅读愉快。我无意去宣传无所畏惧，更不是说对于恶人要上去和他拼，只是有的情况下恐惧是多余的，而且往往躲在远处伤害你的人连面对你的勇气都没有，不用怕他们。另一个版本也附上，故事内容不同，最后一句也自然不同，它最后一句的意思是：对于那些在远处就能伤害你的人要敬而远之。

The Archer and the Lion

An Archer went up into the hills to get some sport with his bow, and all the animals fled at the sight of him with the exception of the Lion, who stayed behind and challenged him to fight. But he shot an arrow at the Lion and hit him, and said, "There, you see what my messenger can do: just you wait a moment and I'll tackle you myself." The Lion, however, when he felt the sting of the arrow, ran away as fast as his legs could carry him. A fox, who had seen it all happen, said to the Lion, "Come, don't be a coward: why don't you stay and show fight?" But the Lion replied, "You won't get me to stay, not you: why, when he sends a messenger like that before him, he must himself be a terrible fellow to deal with."

Give a wide berth to those who can do damage at a distance.