孔子的学生子贱有一次奉命担任某地方的官吏。他到任以后,却时常弹琴自娱,似乎不管政事,可是他所管辖的地方却治理得井井有条,民兴业旺。这使那位卸任的官吏百思不得其解。因为他每天即使起早摸黑,从早忙到晚,也没有把地方治理好。于是他请教子贱:“为什么你能治理得这么好?”子贱回答说:“你只靠自己的力量去进行,所以十分辛苦;而我却是借助别人的力量来完成任务。”无独有偶。一位著名企业家在做报告,当听众咨询他最成功的做法时,他拿起粉笔在黑板上画了一个圈,只是并没有画圆满,留下一个缺口。 Confucius’s son was once cheaply ordered to serve as a local official. When he took office, he often played the piano for himself and entertained himself. It seemed that no matter what he was doing, his place of administration was well controlled and the people prosperous. This puzzled the outgoing official. Because he gets dark every day, from morning till night, he does not manage the place well. So he asked his son: “Why can you manage so well?” Subserviently replied: “You are only going to do it by your own strength, so it is very hard; and I use others’ strength to accomplish the task.” "Coincidentally. A famous entrepreneur was making a report. When the audience consulted his most successful practice, he took a piece of chalk and drew a circle on the blackboard, but did not draw a complete picture and left a gap.