Some people just won’t change.
跳蚤和公牛
The Flea and the Ox
一天，跳蚤问公牛：“你身体这么高大、强壮，为什么还要没日没夜地为人们劳动呢？我虽然个子不高，也没有力量，但是我却可以舒舒服服地靠吮吸人的血生活。”公牛回答说：“我要报答人类对我的恩情才为他们工作的。他们精心地照顾我，还会亲切地抚摸我的肩膀和额头。”“哎呀！”跳蚤忍不住地大叫起来：“如果人们也那样抚摸我，我是会送掉小命的。”
对一个人是奖赏，对另一个人可能就会是灾难。
A Flea thus questioned an Ox，“What ails you，that being so huge and strong，you submit to the wrongs you receive from men and slave for them day by day，while I，being so small a creature，mercilessly feed on their flesh and drink their blood without stint？” The Ox replied，”I do not wish to be ungrateful，for I am loved and well cared for by men，and they often pat my head and shoulders.”“Woe’s me！”said the flea；“This very patting which you like，whenever it happens to me，brings with it my inevitable destruction.”