There was a young man in a village. The young man was extremely excellent, but he had a fatal disadvantage: he often spoke unkindly to others. His parents and friends always advised him. He always said, "what's the big deal? It's just a few words. What's the fuss?" Then go your own way. Once a monk came to the village. The young man said a very disrespectful word to the monk. Others criticized the young man. The young man said plausibly, "it's just a few words. Can't I apologize to him?" The monk smiled and said to the young man, "let me tell you a story!" Many people, including the young man, gathered around the monk to listen to the monk's story. The monk paused and began to tell a story: A man kept a bear he had picked up from the mountains since he was a child. He kept the bear all the time, but one day the bear ruined a piece of corn in his neighbor's house, and the neighbor came to the door. He was very angry. He picked up a stick and hit the bear indiscriminately, and scolded while hitting: animals are always animals. I raised you for nothing. After the fight, he drove the bear out of the house. The next day, he regretted it again, but the bear had walked into the back mountain. He regretted it, but he couldn't find the bear anymore. When he was hunting in the mountains, he met a tiger. Unarmed, he closed his eyes. Suddenly he heard the sound of fighting. He opened his eyes and saw that the bear had come back. The bear chased the tiger away. He happily went up and caressed the bear and said, "great, did you still hurt last time I hit you? Go back with me!" The bear said, "it hasn't hurt for a long time, but what you said still hurts me, and it hurts very much." Without looking back, the bear returned to the back mountain. When the monk's story was finished, everyone was lamenting that what he said would do such great harm, but the young man looked disdainful. The monk took out several nails from his pocket and said to the young man, "go and nail these nails into the tree." The young man did as the monk said and nailed a nail into the tree. As soon as the young man returned, the monk said again, "go and take down the nail." Without saying anything, the young man returned to the tree to take down the nail. But it took the young man a long time to remove a nail after tossing with various tools for a long time. The monk came to the young man, pointed to the mark left by the nail and said, "if you pull it out, what can you do? Isn't there still a deep scar on the tree trunk? Just like the bear in the story, although the pain left by the stick has long disappeared, the harm that the man said to it is unforgettable for life." The monk looked at the young man again and said, "if you hurt others, it's like a nail. Although you can take it back, the harm you leave to others is like the scar left by a nail on a tree, which can never be eliminated." The young man heard it and suddenly realized it. He said, "now I finally understand how deep it will hurt others to speak unkindly. Thank you for your advice." The monk nodded and said yes, and then floated away. The deepest harm to others in the world is always language. When we speak unkindly to others, we drive a nail into others' hearts, and such harm can never be made up. Always cherish your every word, because the harm caused by language to others can never be made up.

There was a young man in a village. The young man was extremely excellent, but he had a fatal disadvantage: he often spoke unkindly to others. His parents and friends always advised him. He always said, "what's the big deal? It's just a few words. What's the fuss?" Then go your own way. Once a monk came to the village. The young man said a very disrespectful word to the monk. Others criticized the young man. The young man said plausibly, "it's just a few words. Can't I apologize to him?" The monk smiled and said to the young man, "let me tell you a story!" Many people, including the young man, gathered around the monk to listen to the monk's story. The monk paused and began to tell a story: A man kept a bear he had picked up from the mountains since he was a child. He kept the bear all the time, but one day the bear ruined a piece of corn in his neighbor's house, and the neighbor came to the door. He was very angry. He picked up a stick and hit the bear indiscriminately, and scolded while hitting: animals are always animals. I raised you for nothing. After the fight, he drove the bear out of the house. The next day, he regretted it again, but the bear had walked into the back mountain. He regretted it, but he couldn't find the bear anymore. When he was hunting in the mountains, he met a tiger. Unarmed, he closed his eyes. Suddenly he heard the sound of fighting. He opened his eyes and saw that the bear had come back. The bear chased the tiger away. He happily went up and caressed the bear and said, "great, did you still hurt last time I hit you? Go back with me!" The bear said, "it hasn't hurt for a long time, but what you said still hurts me, and it hurts very much." Without looking back, the bear returned to the back mountain. When the monk's story was finished, everyone was lamenting that what he said would do such great harm, but the young man looked disdainful. The monk took out several nails from his pocket and said to the young man, "go and nail these nails into the tree." The young man did as the monk said and nailed a nail into the tree. As soon as the young man returned, the monk said again, "go and take down the nail." Without saying anything, the young man returned to the tree to take down the nail. But it took the young man a long time to remove a nail after tossing with various tools for a long time. The monk came to the young man, pointed to the mark left by the nail and said, "if you pull it out, what can you do? Isn't there still a deep scar on the tree trunk? Just like the bear in the story, although the pain left by the stick has long disappeared, the harm that the man said to it is unforgettable for life." The monk looked at the young man again and said, "if you hurt others, it's like a nail. Although you can take it back, the harm you leave to others is like the scar left by a nail on a tree, which can never be eliminated." The young man heard it and suddenly realized it. He said, "now I finally understand how deep it will hurt others to speak unkindly. Thank you for your advice." The monk nodded and said yes, and then floated away. The deepest harm to others in the world is always language. When we speak unkindly to others, we drive a nail into others' hearts, and such harm can never be made up. Always cherish your every word, because the harm caused by language to others can never be made up.