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Stopped twice at the wall, topped the exam
Key takeaway
Stopping once does not count. Stopping twice does. The temptation returns, and you can stop again, every time.
Stopping once does not count. Stopping twice does. The temptation returns, and you can stop again, every time.
In the Jiajing era a scholar was lured by a neighbouring woman to climb a wall for a secret meeting. Twice he reached the wall, twice he hesitated and turned back. He later placed first in the palace examination, and was told that the two times he stopped were the source of that fortune.