During the Warring States Period, there was a countrymen from the Song state who lived by farming. He worked hard and hoped that the shoots in the field would grow up and he would have a good harvest next year. For this reason, he ran to the field every day to check the growth of the shoots. But he gradually realized that the shoots were not growing as he had hoped. Those shoots were growing too slowly, and no changes could be seen for several days—When these shoots grew up, only God knows. The person was extremely anxious and stood on the ground sighing. Suddenly, he came up with a good idea - to pull these shoots upward one by one, wouldn't they grow faster?
The person quickly bent down and went to pull up those shoots one by one. After working hard for a long time, he finally pulled upward all the shoots. This person was relieved of his burden, although he was exhausted, he always had a sense of achievement.
Returning home, the man happily told his son about his ingenious ideas and great achievements. The son was very surprised and hurriedly ran to the field, only to be dumbfounded at a glance: all the shoots in the field were drooping their heads, some had already begun to wither, and all the shoots had died.
The idiom “help the shoots grow by pulling them upward” is used to metaphorically describe the need to follow objective laws in everything, not to rush for success, otherwise haste will lead to failure. Many people think of getting rich overnight, always taking shortcuts, or even getting something for nothing. It should be noted that one cannot become fat in one bite. Rome wasn't built in a day. Not wanting to put in hard work and sweat, only thinking about crooked ways, destined not to go too far. So, we need to establish a correct outlook on life, values, and the world, be down-to-earth and diligent, in order to achieve fruitful results.
战国时期，有一个宋国人以耕田为生，他辛勤耕作，期盼着地里的禾苗长大，来年能有个好收成。为此，他天天跑到地里去，查看禾苗的生长情况。可他渐渐发现，禾苗长得并如他所愿，那些禾苗长得实在是太慢了，好几天都看不出变化了，这要到猴年马月。这个人焦急万分，站在地头唉声叹气，忽然他想到了一个好主意——把这些禾苗逐个往上拔一拔，岂不就长得快了？
这个人连忙弯下腰，挨个地去拔一下那些禾苗。忙活了大半天，总算把所有的禾苗都拔了一遍，此人如释负重，虽然累得精疲力竭，可总有一种成就感。
回到家里，这个人高兴地对他儿子讲述了他的奇思妙想和伟大业绩。儿子很是惊奇，匆匆忙忙跑到地里，一看却傻了眼：那满地的禾苗都耷拉着脑袋，有的已经开始变得枯萎，禾苗全部都死掉了。
拔苗助长这个成语用来比喻凡事要遵循客观规律，不可急于求成，否则欲速则不达，最终归于失败。许多人想着一夜暴富，总想着走捷径，甚至不劳而获，须知，人不可能一口吃个胖子，冰冻三尺非一日之寒。不想着付出辛勤的努力和汗水，只想着搞歪门邪道，注定不会走得太远。所以，我们要树立正确的人生观、价值观和世界观，一步一个脚印，踏实勤奋，才会取得丰硕的成果。
