a boy bathing in a river was in danger of being drowned. he called out to a passing traveler for help, but instead of holding out a helping hand, the man stood by unconcernedly, and scolded the boy for his imprudence."oh, sir!" cried the youth, "pray help me now and scold me afterwards."

counsel without help is useless.

一天，男孩在河里游泳，很明显他的技术并不熟练，眼看着就要沉下去了，情况非常危急。这时，他看见有一位行人路过，就向他大声呼救。谁知，那人不但没有立即伸出援助之手，反而站在岸边责备男孩的轻率，不该随便下河游泳。男孩哭喊道:“哦，先生，拜托你先把我救上岸，然后再数落我的不是吧！”

实际的帮助比什么都重要。