〖Original text〗
In the ancients, there were people who learned to read from others. They thought they were accomplished and resigned. The teacher said: "I have a box of things that I don't want to give to others. I would like to entrust them to others." Place it at the foot of a certain mountain." The person received it, because the title was not very secret, so he opened it and looked at it. They were all like inkstones for grinding holes. There were dozens of them. Only then did he realize that the teacher had been using them for a long time. He suddenly felt ashamed and studied instead. , perfecting his art.
〖Translation〗
In ancient times, there was a man who studied calligraphy. He thought he was accomplished, so he said goodbye to his master and left. The master said: "I have a box I don’t want to give it to anyone else, I hope to place it under a certain mountain.” The man accepted it. Since the seal of the thing was not very tight, he opened it and took a look. The box was filled with dozens of inkstones with holes punched out. , only to find out that the master had used it before. I immediately felt very ashamed, so I went back and continued to study until I became proficient in calligraphy.
〖Brief Analysis〗
This is a classical Chinese fable The profound meaning of the story is that there is no end to teaching. The calligraphy student in the article only realized this truth when he saw the worn inkstone, but it was not too late after all.