If a child ran amok, it was futile to give chase; the more you went in pursuit, the more the child would run. If, instead, you waited until the child stopped, then went over to get him, he would come back without any trouble.
當孩子跑讓我追時，愈追他愈跑，不追他，等他停下來，再走過去牽他，他就會乖乖跟我回來。