When Confucius was traveling around all the states, he was once surrounded by crowds in Chen Cai district, and had not eaten a thing for seven days.

　　Yan Hui managed to get some rice and cooked it in no time.

　　When the rice was almost ready, Confucius saw him taking a snatch1 at the rice and put it into his mouth.

　　When the rice was ready, Yan Hui brought it to Confucius. Confucius pretended that he had not seen him eating the rice, and said he wanted to use the rice as a sacrifice to his father.

　　Hearing this, Yan Hui hurriedly said, "No. Just now some ashes dropped in it and smeared2（涂抹，弄臟） the rice. I have taken out the smeared rice and eaten it."

　　After hearing this, Confucius sighed, "People tend to believe their eyes, but what you see with your eyes is not always true. People also tend to trust their own judgments3, but judgments could be wrong sometimes. So remember, it is difficult to know a person."

　　孔子周游列國時，在陳蔡地界被當(dāng)?shù)厝藞F(tuán)團(tuán)圍住，師徒一行人連續(xù)七天沒吃到一點(diǎn)糧食。

　　顏回好不容易弄到了一點(diǎn)米，連忙燒火做飯。

　　飯快熟的時候，孔子看到顏回抓了一把塞進(jìn)口中。飯熟后，顏回將飯獻(xiàn)給孔子。

　　孔子假裝沒有看見顏回抓飯吃，說想用這飯祭奠父親.

　　顏回一聽，急忙說：“不行，剛才煙塵掉到鍋里，把飯弄臟了，我已經(jīng)抓出來吃了。”

　　孔子聽后，對學(xué)生感嘆道：“人們往往相信自己的眼睛，但眼睛看到的事情并非完全真實(shí)。人們也常常相信自己的判斷，但任何判斷都有可能存在失誤。你們千萬記?。毫私馊耸羌浅２蝗菀椎氖?”