THE BOY BATHING

A Boy was bathing in a river and got out of his depth, and was in great danger of being drowned. A man who was passing along a road hand by heard his cries for help, and went to the riverside and began to scold him for being so careless as to get into deep water, but made no attempt to help him. “Oh, sir,” cried the Boy, “please help me first and scold me afterwards.”

Give assistance, not advice, in a crisis.

男孩洗澡

有一个男孩在河里洗澡，不小心走到了河深处，眼看就要被淹死了。一个男人经过，听到了他的求救声，到了河边，便开始指责他怎么如此不小心，走到了深水处，但却没有尝试去救那男孩。男孩喊道：“哎呀，先生，你先把我救上去再骂也不迟啊。”

训诫：紧急情况下提供援手，而不要只提供意见。