What is the moral and lesson of the death of the pufferfish

The pufferfish is a kind of fish in the river (here "pufferfish" refers to the puffer, the collective name for fish of the family Tetraodontidae in the class Osteichthyes). It swam among the bridge piers, struck the pillar of the bridge, yet believed that the bridge pillar had struck it. While venting its anger, it was caught and eaten by an eagle. After reading this story, many people usually just laugh it off and overlook the moral and lessons within it. Let us take a look below at what the death of the pufferfish means!

The original text of the death of the pufferfish

Among the fish of the river, there is one named the puffer. It swam among the bridge piers and struck the pillar, not knowing to go far away. Angry that the pillar had struck it, it puffed out its cheeks and raised its fins. It swelled its belly and floated on the water, and for a long time did not move. A kite flew over and seized it, tore open its belly and ate it. It loved to swim but did not know to stop; because of swimming it struck an object, and did not know to blame itself, but recklessly gave vent to its rage, until its belly was torn open and it died. How pitiable!

The translation of the death of the pufferfish

A kind of fish in the river, whose name is the puffer, swam among the bridge piers and struck the pillar of the bridge, not knowing to move farther from the bridge. (The pufferfish) was angry that the pillar had struck it, so it opened its gills and raised its fins, (and because of its anger) puffed up its belly and floated on the water, not moving for a long time. An eagle flew over and seized it, tore open its belly and ate it. It loved to swim but did not know to stop; because of swimming it encountered an object, and did not know to reflect on its own fault, but recklessly vented its anger, leading to its belly being torn open and its death. How pitiable!

The moral of the death of the pufferfish

1. Moral: After being dealt a blow, people should not give up on themselves and blame others for the mistake.

2. Lesson: After failure, one should not give up on oneself and be unable to recover; one should be good at summarizing the reasons for failure