扁鹊的医术
BianquewasafamousphysicianinancientChina.OnedaytheKingofWeiaskedhim,“Youandyourtwobrothersareallskilledinmedicine,whichofyouisthebest?”
魏文王问名医扁鹊说:“你们家兄弟三人,都精于医术,到底哪一位最好呢?”
Bianqueanswered,“Myeldestbrotheristhebest,thenextismysecondbrother,andthelastisme.”
扁鹊答道:“长兄最好,中兄次之,我最差.”
TheKingaskedagain,“Thenhowisitthatyouarethemostfamous?”
文王再问:“那么为什么你最出名呢?”
Bianquereplied,“Myeldestbrothertreatsadiseasewhenitisjustbeginningtoshowsymptoms.Whathedoesistoremovethepathogen--membersofmyfamilycanallseethatbutotherpeoplecannot.That’swhyhedoesn’tenjoywiderecognition.Mysecondbrothercuresadiseaseinitsearlystages.Peoplethusmistakehimasonlycapableoftreatingminorillnesses.Soheismerelyknownwithinthislocalityanditsneighborhood.Asforme,Itreatadiseasewhenitisalreadywelldevelopedandveryserious.Peopleobservemeperformbloodlettingbyinjectingtubesintovesselsorapplyingmedicalointmentontheskin,andthuslookuponmeaswellversedinmedicine.SoIhavebecomewellknownalloverthecountry.”
扁鹊答道:“我长兄治病,是治病于病情发作之前.由于一般人不知道他事先能铲除病因,所以他的名气无法传出去,只有我们家的人才知道.我中兄治病,是治病于病情初起之时.一般人以为他只能治轻微的小病,所以他的名气只及于本乡里.而我扁鹊治病,是治病于病情严重之时.一般人都看到我在经脉上穿针管来放血、在皮肤上敷药等大手术,所以以为我的医术高明,名气因此响遍全国.”
TheKingwasquitesatisfiedandsaid,“You’vegivenacogentexplanation.”
文王说:“你说得好极了.”
心得:事后控制不如事中控制,事中控制不如事前控制.可惜大多数的事业经营者均未能认识到这一点,等到错误的决策造成了重大的损失才寻求弥补,有时是亡羊补牢,为时已晚.(Whatwecanlearnfromthestoryisthis:Preventionisbetterthancontrol,whichinturnisbetterthanremedyaftertheevent.It’sapitythatmanyenterprisemanagersfailtoseethisandtrytoseekremediesafterwrongdecisionshaveincurredgreatlosses,which,theywillfind,maybetoolatetomakeupfor.)
