Drink poison to quench thirst
When I was having lunch, a colleague said she bought a bottle of shampoo last month, but it seemed it was hurting her hair. I asked her why she keep using it instead of throwing it away. she said because it cost her eighty yuan and she felt it was a waste of money if she threw it away. well, I said, "what if you keep using it and you lose your hair one day? At that time you will have to pay 2000yuan to see a doctor.Doesn't it a waste of money for you?"
Sometimes, I just don't understand why people keep doing something that they know exactly it's not good. One of my best friends Sally told me she should've broken up with her boyfriend, for she was very eager to get married but her boyfriend didn't want to be tied up by marriage. She felt they have no future.It made her sad and unhappy. But there were some happy memories with him, so she couldn't just walk away.
There is a chinese idiom "饮鸩止渴（yin zhen zhi ke）”to describe such situations. It means you drink poison to quench thirst. People always say you can not make an omelet without breaking eggs. When Sally asked me what she should do, I said,' imagining you have a pair of shoes. They are beautiful but not fit your feet. What will you do? There are two options. You could put them in a box or you could keep wearing them and bear the pain. Which one will you choose? '
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You are very wise. Write on and bring common sense to the rest of the world!
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Drink poison to quench thirst
When I was having lunch, a colleague said she bought a bottle of shampoo last month, but it seemed it was hurting her hair. I asked her why she kept using it instead of throwing it away. She said because it cost her eighty yuan and she felt it was a waste of money if she threw it away. Well, I said, "what if you keep using it and you lose your hair one day? At that time you will have to pay 2000yuan to see a doctor."Don't you think thats more of a reason not to waste your money?" I said.Sometimes, I just don't understand why people keep doing something that they know
There is a chinese idiom "饮鸩止渴（yin zhen zhi ke）”to describe such situations. It means you drink poison to quench your thirst. People always say you can not make an omelet without breaking eggs. When Sally asked me what she should do, I said,' imagining you have a pair of shoes. They are beautiful but do not fit your feet. What will you do? There are two options. You could put them in a box or you could keep wearing them and bear the pain. Which one will you choose? '
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Really like this entry :^)
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