達味留給兒子的遺囑，與每一位睿智的父親在臨終前都會給予兒子的忠告如出一轍。他無需贅言，他的話語簡潔明了，令人銘記。

那麼，為何兒子們幾乎立刻就忘記了父親的智慧，一味追求自己的目標，就像年輕時的達味所做的一樣，直到生命的盡頭才將父親的教誨複述給自己的兒子呢？

依靠長輩的經驗不是更簡單，也能避免許多痛苦和磨難嗎？

David’s spiritual testament to his son resembles what every wise father would recommend at the end of his life. He does not need many words. What he says is easy to remember.

How is it then that sons forget almost immediately the wisdom of their fathers and pursue their own goals, as David himself did when he was younger, only to arrive at the end of their lives to repeat to their sons what they heard from their fathers?

Would it not be much simpler just to rely on the experience of our elders and save much pain and distress?