Meaning: Even if the flowing water and falling flowers are intentional, the white clouds floating out of the mountains are also unintentional.

From the Ming Dynasty's children's enlightenment book "Zengguang Xianwen".

The original text is as follows:

Money is like dung, but kindness is worth a thousand gold.

The water flowing down the beach is unintentional, and the white clouds coming out of the stream are unintentional.

If we didn’t climb high and look at it, who would believe that the ocean is deep?

A horse’s power can be seen through a long journey, and a person’s heart can be seen through time.

The translation is as follows:

Money should be regarded as low and insignificant as dung, but benevolence, righteousness and morality are worth thousands of gold.

The water flowing down from the beach is not intentional, and the white clouds floating out from the mountain peaks are just natural.

If you don’t climb high and look far, who will believe that the ocean is deep?

It takes a long journey to know the strength of a horse, and it takes time to see the strength of a person's heart.

Extended information:

Introduction to Zengguang Xianwen

The content of "Zengguang Xianwen" generally has the following aspects: First, it talks about people and interpersonal relationships The second is about relationships, the second is about fate, the third is about how to live in the world, and the fourth is about expressing views on reading. In the world described in "Zengguang Xianwen", people are hypocritical. People are fickle for their own selfish purposes. They hate the poor and love the rich, and follow the crowd. This makes the world full of traps and crises.

There is a lot of emphasis on fate and retribution in the article. It is believed that everything about people is arranged by fate, and people should do good deeds to have good luck. "Zengguang Xianwen" has a large amount of space describing how to treat others, and this part of the content is the core of the whole text. There are many descriptions of tolerance in the article, and it is believed that tolerance is the way to eliminate troubles and disasters.

While advocating self-protection, caution and tolerance, it also emphasizes people's subjective initiative and believes that this is the principle of doing things. There is also a lot of advice in the article to encourage people to do good, "You must not have the intention to harm others, and you must have the intention to guard against others."

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