Classical Literary Reading|Zhuang Zhou: the whole world, not it without being discouraged

The old husband knows how to act as an official, and acts (xíng) more than a township, and combines morality as a monarch, and those who conquer a country will regard themselves as such. Song Rongzi still laughed. And the world is praised without persuasion, the world is not without judgment (jǔ), it is determined by the distinction between inside and outside, and it is the state of honor and disgrace. He is in the world, but it is not counted (shuò). Although, there are still no trees. -------- "Easy Travel"


Therefore, those who are smart enough to perform the duties of an official, whose behavior can protect the people of the same town, those who can conform to the mind of a king, and those who can gain the trust of the whole country, they regard I am also like the little bird mentioned above. Song Rongzi laughed at such people. Song Rongzi was praised by all the people in the world, and he was not particularly encouraging because of this. Everyone in the world slandered him, and he was not depressed because of this. He recognized the scale between himself and foreign objects and clearly distinguished the boundaries between honor and disgrace. He did not desperately pursue everything in the world. Even so, he still has an unreached state.


line: character. Ratio: He. Together: to satisfy.

And: through "can", can. Conquer: Conquer.

Song Rongzi: a Song Qin (jiān), a native of Song Dynasty, a thinker in the Warring States Period. Yuran: the look of a smile; Yu, through "Yao", hi.

cite: all. Persuade: Encourage.

Fei: censure, criticism. Ju: Depressed.

set: recognize clearly. Inside and outside: here refers to self and things outside of the body respectively. In Zhuangzi's view, the spirit of autonomy is internal, honor and criticism are external, and only the spirit of autonomy is important and valuable.

Realm: Realm.

Counting Ran: Ji Jiran refers to the appearance of anxious use of the world, seeking fame and fortune, and desperate pursuit.