There used to be a businessman who lent others half a penny. A long time passed, and the person who borrowed the money did not repay it. So, the man was a little anxious and went to the debtor's house to collect the debt. On the way to the debtor's house, there was a very wide river. So the man had to spend two cents to hire a rower, and then he was able to cross the river safely and finally arrived at the debtor's house. Who knows, the debtor happens to be not at home. There was no other way, so the man had no choice but to go back. When he got to the river, he had to continue crossing the river. He spent another two cents to hire someone. In order to recover half a penny of debt, he spent four cents. In addition, he suffered from fatigue and hardship on the road. The debt to be recovered was very small, but the cost of collecting the debt was very high. As a result, he was laughed at by everyone.
People in the world are like this too. For the sake of a small amount of fame and fortune, they destroy important virtues. For the sake of physical and mental comfort, regardless of etiquette and integrity, one will suffer bad reputation in this life and suffer painful retribution in the next life.
