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"Gentlemen like watching waters" - 习译 孔子 说 “水”
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孔子云:水有五德,因它常流不息,能普及一切生物,好像有德;流必向下,不逆成形,或方或长,必循理,好像有义;浩大无尽,好像有道;流几百丈山间而不惧,好像有勇;安放没有高低不平,好像守法;量见多少,不用削刮,好像正直;无孔不入,好像明察;发源必自西,好像立志;取出取入,万物就此洗涤洁净,又好像善于变化。水有这些好德处,所以君子遇水必观。 3 W0 V1 T. A1 v* B+ y9 |
/ e9 v0 k9 z- MWaters, surprise us in five ways: firstly, it flows endlessly to all livings things in the world by great virtue.
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2 n6 V k, |9 _7 T0 {9 J) u& ?/ c. aWaters flows to low places, with no certain shapes, square, or long, follows it's own logic, or seemingly its own law.7 K/ {- \! r: D! O5 ?
/ ?# n% S# Z* n }# V- k5 B$ SWaters, massive as it can be, tells us the "Dao"-rules, or the Way;
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3 i, m7 }6 O# }Waters drop from top of the mountain a few thousands of feet with no fears, it shows us the courage;
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7 A @3 J t1 RWaters, are always fair, no mater where you put ( place, find )them, it is even always! it goes lawfully.
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When measures, never you have to cut or reduce it, it tells us honesty. % r& V9 Q9 z# [. j$ h
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Water goes into all holes, nothing can stop it, it's so direct, and hides nothing. 1 O, j) T- ]# ]1 J5 |' V
' R. G. g& O" `) v% l) @+ c- FWaters generate and starts from West as if it has a will, or strong mind-set!
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: h4 i1 ?0 J7 h6 hWaters cleans everything when you take it in and out of something, it works like chemistry.
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As we see the good side of the waters, so gentlemen view water whenever and wherever they can.
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. K3 [! I2 t9 L$ t习译 -孔子论“水”
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Credit 陈 贵来 原作 Google Photo
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