Karma of Draining a Pond for Fish 竭澤而漁的因果報應

English subtitles

Zou, Yixiang is a young man that everyone admires. He is filial to his parents at home, has good leadership competence at work, gets along well with his colleagues, and is recognized as a representative of good people and good deeds. Xiang, do you buy food for your mother? Yes, I just passed by the market and saw some vegetables were very fresh, so I bought some to bring over. Xiang is a filial son, everybody living here praises him. My son works in the same company as him, all men and women speak highly of him. He really behaves very well. Yes.
He treats everyone sincerely. He would never refuse anyone who asked him for help and would do his best to help.
1:00
Everyone said that such a good man like him deserves good rewards. Yixiang, thank you for helping me move.
You are welcome. We've been colleagues for years. It's my pleasure to offer help. Eh, whose wallet is this? Why did it fall here? Oh, there is some cash inside.
But very few people pass by here.
Who would drop a wallet here, with only cash inside. Now, how can I contact the owner?
Ha, I think it's a award for you from Heaven. Just take it.
No, I can't. The owner of the lost wallet may be anxious now.
Oh yeah. Could it have been dropped by the driver who carried the furniture?
Right, it's possible. I'm calling him now.
2:00
Hello, I'm the man you just delivered the furniture to. I'd like to ask you if you just lost something. Hum. He really dropped it.
Well, you give it to him when he comes. I have things at home, so I'll go now. Yixiang is so generous. A kindhearted person like him definitely deserves rewards in the future.
However, the kindhearted Yixiang has experienced disasters three times.The first disaster occurred at the log mill. When workers went up the mountains, they wet the road intentionally. Because it was winter, the frozen water became a natural slide. Then they used this ice slide to transport logs down the mountain. That day, Yixiang went up the mountain along the trail.
3:00
Uh, when did that guy go up the mountain? I just released a few logs. Soon, he will be hit. What? We must notify him immediately. Hi, go away, log is coming. Shun the wood, or you'll get hit. When the log came to Yixiang at high speed, he jumped up like a cat. The log slid under his feet. After landing, he kept going up.
We just called you loudly. Didn't you hear that?
No, I didn't hear that.
Luckily, you are blessed with a good life. Or, you could be hit by the logs. Yes, you are so terrific to avoid those logs.
4:00
We both thought you were gonna get hit. I didn't hear it, nor did I see it. When the log slid in front of me, I jumped over it instinctively.
I think you must have done a lot of good things to survive this deadly disaster.
The second time, Yixiang and several workers took a simple elevator to transport the logs. Suddenly, one of the steel cables broke, and the elevator carrying people fell to the ground. All the workers were injured, one of them seriously, but Yixiang was intact.
Yixiang, you are so lucky. We came down together, but you were the only one not hurt. Indeed, those who do good will get rewarded.
5:00
Thanks, I am really lucky today.
The third times, Yixiang was walking on a train track when suddenly lightning and thunder struck.
Uh, looks like it's going to rain. Let's take shelter from the rain.
Well, right.
Are you okay?
Hei, it's so loud like a firecracker.
The lightning just exploded beside you. Don't you fear at all?
Why am I afraid? I didn't do anything immoral. Lightning won't strike me.
You may be right. How could a good person like you be struck by lightning?
6:00
The good fortune of Yixiang lasted for many years until one summer. There is a pond near Yixiang's company. It's said there is a huge black fish spirit in there.
It's so hot today. Why don't we go into the pond to take a bath?
Yixiang, don't you want your life? Dare you go into this pond?
Why dare I not go into this pond?
Haven't you heard that there is a huge black fish spirit in this pond. Anyone who go down will never come up again.
Ha ha, that's a lie. I don't believe there is a black fish spirit.
Sometimes, you'd better believe rather than not believe.
I have an idea. This pond is not big. How about we drain it and see what's in there?
Well, we can try this method.
Then they got several pumps and kept pumping day and night for two days.
7:00
Finally, the pond was drained, and they didn't find the black fish spirit, but many carp fish were trapped at the bottom of the pond, struggling desperately.
You see, there are many fish here except the black fish spirit.
Wow, there are actually so many fish. Yeah, let alone the black fish spirit. Let's go down and catch some to cook fish soup.
Many people nearby also came to the dried-up pond and caught fish using baskets, bags and buckets. Those fish that weren't picked up were left to die and rot.