Original text:

Zhuangzi said: "If a person can swim, how can he not swim? If a man cannot swim, how can he swim? A man's will to escape is a decisive act. , Alas, it is not a matter of knowing and being virtuous! It falls without turning back, and the fire rushes and ignores it. Although we are kings and ministers, the times are changing, so we say that the best people do not leave behind. I respect the past but despise the present, and I look at the current world in the light of Webster's trend. Only a perfect person can travel in the world without losing sight of others, and be obedient to others without losing oneself. Teaching without learning means understanding without understanding. ?

Through the eyes is understanding, the ears are clear, the nose is trembling, the mouth is clear, the heart is clear, and the knowledge is clear, there is no virtue. If you want to be choked, you will be choked. If the choke is not stopped, it will harm all living beings. It is not a crime of heaven to wear it out and it will not fall day and night, but people will block it. Dou. If the cells are heavy and the heart is wandering, the woman and the girl will bloom in the stream; if the heart is not wandering, the six chisels will fight against each other.

< p>Virtue comes from reputation, fame benefits from violence, planning comes from gossip, knowledge comes from fighting, firewood comes from guarding, official results come from everyone's good will, when the spring rains come, the grass and trees grow angrily, and the Yaojiu begins to build, and the grass and trees are in full bloom. More than half of them don’t know what’s going on.”

Translation:

Zhuangzi said: “If a person can enjoy himself, how can he not be content with himself? If you can't enjoy yourself, how can you achieve enlightenment and be content with yourself? The desire to escape and the behavior of abandoning the world, alas, are not the people of true wisdom and great virtue who take the world as their own responsibility! Regardless, although the positions of rulers and ministers change with each other, it is only a temporary matter.

Generations change and we cannot despise each other because of it. Therefore, the enlightened people are those who can follow the world and not be stubborn. Respecting the past and despising the present is the shortsightedness of scholars. Moreover, who can observe the current era from the perspective of Wei and Wei? Losing their own nature. As teachers, they do not know how to learn. Scholars accept the opinions of teachers and dare not go against them. A clear mind is wisdom, and a clear wisdom is virtue. If the passage is not blocked, it will be choked. If the choke is not stopped, it will be disobedient. If the breath is not balanced, it is not the fault of God. The breath of natural gas flows through the orifices, day and night, but it is man-made that blocks his orifices. There are many gaps in the womb, and if there is no space in the room, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law will quarrel and scold; the soul will not be free. When traveling in nature, the six caves will inevitably compete with each other. The reason why Dalinqiu Mountain is good at retaining tourists is also because people are very happy.

Excessive virtue comes from good reputation, excessive reputation comes from cruelty, and strategy comes from urgency. Wisdom comes from disputes, secludedness comes from conservatism, and official affairs depend on the suitability of everyone. When the spring rain comes in time, the grass and trees grow vigorously, and the farm tools are used to weed and prune, and then the grass and trees grow to more than half, but I don’t know why.

Extended information:

Appreciation of "Zhuangzi·Miscellaneous Chapters·External Objects":

The full text is roughly divided into nine parts. The first part to "So there is the end of the road", which explains that external things cannot be fixed, and points out that secular people who pursue gains and losses will only end up with a mental breakdown and a loss of all mysteries.

The second part to "It's better to ask for my dead fish early" tells the story of Zhuang Zhou's poor family who went to borrow money to illustrate the necessity of conforming to nature and following its nature.

The third part goes to "It cannot be compared with the world." It borrows the story of Ren Gongzi fishing for a big fish to satirize the shallow people who are short-sighted and prone to talk, and it is a metaphor that those who govern the world must be determined. Something great.

The fourth part goes to "The Pearl Without Wounds", which satirizes Confucianism in advocating poetry and etiquette on the surface, but doing shady things secretly.

The fifth part goes to "But it is true that it has been carried out for a long time." It writes about Lao Laizi's instructions to Confucius, pointing out that "instead of praising Yao instead of Jie, it is better to forget both and close his praise." Advocate the idea that everything will be successful if you adapt.

The sixth part goes to "Being with those who can speak". It uses the story of the divine turtle being killed to illustrate the principle of "knowing is difficult, and God is inferior", so we have to let everything take its course.

The seventh part reaches "But it is also clear that uselessness can be used." Through the dialogue between Zhuangzi and Huizi, it points out the principle of "uselessness can be used".

The eighth part goes to "He who is also a god cannot win", discusses the cultivation of one's health, criticizes the attitude of being out of touch with the world, and advocates "traveling in the world without being secluded" and "being obedient to others without losing oneself" The purpose of life, and the key to truly achieving this lies in the "emptiness" in the heart, because "emptiness" can accommodate things, and "emptiness" can adapt.

The ninth part further clarifies the point of view of conforming to nature, opposes pretense, and opposes manipulation. It hopes to be able to forget oneself while relics, and finally enter the realm of "proud and forgetful of words".

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