一天，男孩在河裏遊泳，很明顯他的技術並不熟練，眼看著就要沉下去了，情況非常危急。這時，他看見有一位行人路過，就向他大聲呼救。誰知，那人不但沒有立即伸出援助之手，反而站在岸邊責備男孩的輕率，不該隨便下河遊泳。男孩哭喊道： “哦，先生，拜托你先把我救上岸，然後再數落我的不是吧 !”
實際的幫助比什麼都重要。
A Boy bathing in a river was in danger of being drowned. He called out to a passing traveler for help， but instead of holding out a helping haood by unedly，ahe boy for his imprudence. “Oh， sir!” cried the youth，“pray help me now and se afterwards.”
sel without help is useless.