在近兩千年漂泊流離的生活中，猶太人不僅沒有被逆境壓垮，而是將苦難也轉化成一筆寶貴的財富。
In the drifting life of the past two thousand years, the Jews have not only been pressured by adversity but have also transformed suffering into a valuable asset.
人的眼睛是由黑白兩部分組成的，但為什麼只讓其透過黑的部分看到東西呢？猶太人說：人必須透過黑暗，才能見到光明。因此，猶太人頑強而堅韌的精神意志和挑戰風險永不氣餒的進取意識，恰恰構成了猶太商人的又一重要底蘊，從而使他們在逆境中從容鎮定，應付自如。他們面對失敗，從未喪失過信心，而是汲取教訓，重新再來。不妨先講一個故事：
The human eye is composed of black and white, but why is it only allowed to see through the dark part? The Jews stated that one must see the light through darkness. Therefore, the tenacious and persevering spirit of the Jews and the never-dispirited and enterprising consciousness of challenging the risks constitute another important heritage of Jewish businessmen, thus enabling them to calmly deal with adversity. In the face of failure, they have never lost faith but learned their lesson and come back again. Let’s start with a story:
有三隻蛤蟆不小心掉在鮮奶桶中。第一隻蛤蟆說：“這是上帝的意志，不可違抗。”於是，它盤起後腿，等待著奇蹟發生。
Three toads accidentally fell into the milk bucket. The first one said: "This is the will of God, and it cannot be disobeyed." So, it set aside and waited for a miracle to happen.
第二隻蛤蟆說：“這桶太深了，沒有希望了。”於是，它被淹死了。
The second toad said: "This bucket is too deep, there is no hope." So, it was drowned.
第三隻蛤蟆說：“儘管掉到鮮奶桶裡，可我的後腿還能動。”於是，它奮力地往上跳起來。它一邊在奶裡劃，一邊跳，慢慢地，它覺得自己的後腿碰上了硬硬的東西，原來是鮮奶在蛤蟆後腿的攪拌下，漸漸地變成奶油了。憑著奶油的支撐，這隻蛤蟆跳出了奶桶。
The third toad said: "Despite falling into the milk bucket, my hind legs can still move." So, it struggled to jump up. It jumped while squeezing in the milk, and slowly, it felt that its hind legs had hit hard things, and it turned out that fresh milk gradually became cream with stirring of the hind legs. With the support of butter, the toad jumped out of the milk bucket.
猶太人就和那隻奮力拼搏的蛤蟆一樣，不僅沒有沉淪，而是在絕望中奮發向上，幾乎所有的猶太大亨都是白手起家。
The Jews were just like those who were fighting hard. Not only did they not sink, but they worked hard in desperation. Almost all Jewish moguls started from scratch.
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