Contentment with our lot is an element of happiness.
渔夫和小鱼
The Fisherman and the Little Fish
一个渔夫完全靠打渔为生。一次，渔夫劳动了一整天只捕到一条小鱼。气喘吁吁的小鱼，恳求渔夫能够放过他：“哦，亲爱的先生，你看我现在多小啊，您就饶了我吧！等我长到足够大的时候，我一定会好好回报您的，到时您再把我捉住，然后饱餐一顿。”渔夫回答他：“我确实是一个头脑简单的人，但是在得到更大的、不确定的利益之前，我也是不会放过任何眼前唾手可得的利益的。”
一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。
A Fisherman who lived on the produce of his nets，one day caught a single small Fish as the result of his day’s labor. The Fish，panting convulsively，thus entreated for his life，“Oh Sir，what good can I be to you，and how little am I worth？ I am not yet come to my full size. Pray spare my life，and put me back into the sea. I shall soon become a large fish fit for the tables of the rich，and then you can catch me again，and make a handsome profit of me.” The Fisherman replied，“I should indeed be a very simple fellow if，for the chance of a greater uncertain profit，I were to forego my present certain gain.”