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"Gentlemen like watching waters" - 习译 孔子 说 “水”
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( T( g# _' m8 @9 c7 D4 L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。
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+ S' h' x$ d z; |0 `& |Waters, surprise us in five ways: firstly, it flows endlessly to all livings things in the world by great virtue.
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4 B! m* o; P1 P; i3 R+ S( _4 d; LWaters flows to low places, with no certain shapes, square, or long, follows it's own logic, or seemingly its own law.( y$ A' r7 o$ C* E/ ~
4 v! q' V1 T3 ^7 J0 ^4 kWaters, massive as it can be, tells us the "Dao"-rules, or the Way; ) K2 a8 A }1 D
5 ~: s5 y: h a1 oWaters drop from top of the mountain a few thousands of feet with no fears, it shows us the courage;
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Waters, are always fair, no mater where you put ( place, find )them, it is even always! it goes lawfully.
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. H+ E; _: ]9 E/ n2 xWhen measures, never you have to cut or reduce it, it tells us honesty.
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Water goes into all holes, nothing can stop it, it's so direct, and hides nothing.
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3 T9 Y1 ~# ^, a4 X( UWaters generate and starts from West as if it has a will, or strong mind-set!3 P3 W8 L! }7 k4 c8 D' |
5 }$ T# r2 W- H* ~- r6 ?2 G7 tWaters 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. ' Y$ b! Z: m3 k* k
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习译 -孔子论“水”- B6 l. d) d1 i3 i6 F5 G) Y0 W
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" p. I5 H8 ?. r" C) E1 |/ SCredit 陈 贵来 原作 Google Photo
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