In the State of Zheng. There was a man who wanted to go into town to buy apair of new shoes.
Before leaving home, he measured his foot with a piece of straw for size.After he arrived at the town and entered a shoe shop, he put his hand into hispocket only to find that in his haste he had left the measurement at home.Thereupon, he turned round and started for home. But when he rushed back to theshoeshop with the measurement, the shop had closed. As a result, he had suanwenwbusied himself for nothing.
Later, someone asked him:” Were you buying shoes for yourself or forothers? ”
He answered:” For myself.”
Someone else asked him:” Don’t you have your feet on yourself? You needonly to Try on shoes with your feet to get the right size. Why did you go backhome to fetch the measurement? “
The man of Zheng insisted:” I would rather trust the measurement than myown feet.”
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