There was a legend said that in the depths of the vast boundless desert, there was a lot of buried treasures of the ancient city. To obtain the treasure, in addition to cross the desert, the person must overcome numerous traps along the way. However, there was no drinking water and hotel in the desert. It was simply difficult to pass through it, let alone to go beyond and overcome those heavy traps.
Many people were fascinated for a large number of priceless treasures buried in the desert’s city. But they did not have enough courage to conquer the whole desert and those murderous traps. These precious wealth were buried in the desert’s ancient city.
Finally, one day, after a brave person heard the magic legend from his grandfather, he decided to go to explore these treasures. He prepared a sufficient dry food and water, and set foot on the long and hard road of treasure hunt.
In order to not lose in the return direction, as the brave man walked out a period of road, he would do a very obvious mark. He tentatively walked up in the desert, although every step was fraught with peril, eventually he walked out a large section of road. When he had seen the ancient city, this brave man stepped into a trap full of snakes because he was too excited, and he was bite into a bone by the hungry snakes.
After many years, there was a brave treasure hunter walking into this piece of uninhabited desert, when he saw the eye-catching marks left by the previous man. He thought it must be someone walked out, if he walked along the path others guided, there would be no mistake. But at last, he fell into the trap at the same with the previous person.
Many years passed, another brave treasure hunters walked into the desert. What he chose was that same road taken by the previous two people. As a result, his fate was imagined. Finally, walking into the desert was a wise man. When he saw that eye-catching marks left by the predecessors, he thought: these marks are not necessarily reliable. The way guided by the predecessors is not necessarily correct and very safe. Otherwise, why do all these treasure hunters not return? Thus, with his wisdom, the wise man re-opened up a new path in the vast boundless and dangerous desert. He has taken every step carefully and stably. Finally, the wise man overcame unexpected the difficulties and obstacles and arrived in the ancient city buried treasure, to retrieve a priceless treasure.
When the wise man was dying, he said to his son and grandchildren: the ways walked by the predecessors are not necessarily a correct road to success.
