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1SectionSectionSectionSectionONEONEONEONE----FREEFREEFREEFREEANDANDANDANDEASYEASYEASYEASYWANDERINGWANDERINGWANDERINGWANDERINGINTHENORTHERNDARKNESSthereisafishandhisnameisK'un.1TheK'unissohugeIdon'tknowhowmanythousandlihemeasures.HechangesandbecomesabirdwhosenameisP'eng.ThebackoftheP'engmeasuresIdon'tknowhowmanythousandliacrossand,whenherisesupandfliesoff,hiswingsarelikecloudsalloverthesky.Whentheseabeginstomove,2thisbirdsetsoffforthesoutherndarkness,whichistheLakeofHeaven.TheUniversalHarmony3recordsvariouswonders,anditsays:WhentheP'engjourneystothesoutherndarkness,thewatersareroiledforthreethousandli.Hebeatsthewhirlwindandrisesninetythousandli,settingoffonthesixthmonthgale.Waveringheat,bitsofdust,livingthingsblowingeachotherabouttheskylooksveryblue.Isthatitsrealcolor,orisitbecauseitissofarawayandhasnoend?Whenthebirdlooksdown,allheseesisbluetoo.Ifwaterisnotpiledupdeepenough,itwon'thavethestrengthtobearupabigboat.Pouracupofwaterintoahollowinthefloorandbitsoftrashwillsailonitlikeboats.Butsetthecupthereanditwillstickfast,forthewateristooshallowandtheboattoolarge.Ifwindisnotpiledupdeepenough,itwon'thavethestrengthtobearupgreatwings.ThereforewhentheP'engrisesninetythousandli,hemusthavethewindunderhimlikethat.Onlythencanhemountonthebackofthewind,shoulderthebluesky,andnothingcanhinderorblockhim.Onlythencanhesethiseyestothesouth.Thecicadaandthelittledovelaughatthis,saying,Whenwemakeaneffortandflyup,wecangetasfarastheelmorthesapanwoodtree,butsometimeswedon'tmakeitandjustfalldownontheground.Nowhowisanyonegoingtogoninetythousandlitothesouth!Ifyougoofftothegreenwoodsnearby,youcantakealongfoodforthreemealsandcomebackwithyourstomachasfullasever.Ifyouaregoingahundredli,youmustgrindyourgrainthenightbefore;andifyouaregoingathousandli,youmuststartgettingtheprovisionstogetherthreemonthsinadvance.Whatdothesetwocreaturesunderstand?Littleunderstandingcannotcomeuptogreatunderstanding;theshortlivedcannotcomeuptothelonglived.HowdoIknowthisisso?Themorningmushroomknowsnothingoftwilightanddawn;thesummercicadaknowsnothingofspringandautumn.Theyaretheshortlived.SouthofCh'uthereisacaterpillarwhichcountsfivehundredyearsasonespringandfivehundredyearsasoneautumn.Long,longagotherewasagreatroseofSharonthatcountedeightthousandyearsasonespringandeightthousandyearsasoneautumn.Theyarethelonglived.YetP'engtsu4aloneisfamoustodayforhavinglivedalongtime,andeverybodytriestoapehim.Isn'titpitiful!AmongthequestionsofT'angtoCh'iwefindthesamething.5Inthebaldandbarrennorth,thereisadarksea,theLakeofHeaven.Initisafishwhichisseveralthousandliacross,andnooneknowshowlong.HisnameisK'un.Thereisalsoabirdthere,namedP'eng,withabacklikeMountT'aiandwingslikecloudsfillingthesky.Hebeatsthewhirlwind,leapsintotheair,andrisesupninetythousandli,cuttingthroughthecloudsandmist,shoulderingthebluesky,andthenheturnshiseyessouthandpreparestojourneytothesoutherndarkness.Thelittlequaillaughsathim,saying,Wheredoeshethinkhe'sgoing?Igiveagreatleapandflyup,butInevergetmorethantenortwelveyardsbeforeIcomedownflutteringamongtheweedsandbrambles.Andthat'sthebestkindofflyinganyway!Wheredoeshethinkhe'sgoing?Suchisthedifferencebetweenbigandlittle.Thereforeamanwhohaswisdomenoughtofilloneofficeeffectively,goodconductenoughtoimpressonecommunity,virtueenoughtopleaseoneruler,ortalentenoughtobecalledintoserviceinonestate,hasthesamekindofselfprideastheselittlecreatures.SungJungtzu6wouldcertainlyburstoutlaughingatsuchaman.ThewholeworldcouldpraiseSungJungtzuanditwouldn'tmakehimexerthimself;thewholeworldcouldcondemnhimanditwouldn'tmakehimmope.Hedrewaclearlinebetweentheinternalandtheexternal,andrecognizedtheboundariesoftruegloryanddisgrace.Butthatwasall.Asfarastheworldwent,hedidn'tfretandworry,buttherewasstillgroundheleftunturned.LiehTzu7couldridethewindandgosoaringaroundwithcoolandbreezyskill,butafterfifteendayshecamebacktoearth.Asfarasthesearchforgoodfortunewent,hedidn'tfretandworry.Heescapedthetroubleofwalking,buthestillhadtodependonsomethingtogetaround.IfhehadonlymountedonthetruthofHeavenandEarth,riddenthechangesofthesixbreaths,andthuswanderedthroughtheboundless,thenwhatwouldhehavehadtodependon?ThereforeIsay,thePerfectManhasnoself;theHolyManhasnomerit;theSagehasnofame.8YaowantedtocedetheempiretoHsu-Yu.Whenthesunandmoonhavealreadycomeout,hesaid,it'sawasteoflighttogoonburningthetorches,isn'tit?Whentheseasonalrainsarefalling,it'sawasteofwatertogoonirrigatingthefields.Ifyoutookthethrone,theworldwouldbewellordered.Igoonoccupyingit,butallIcanseearemyfailings.Ibegtoturnovertheworldtoyou.HsuYusaid,Yougoverntheworldandtheworldisalreadywellgoverned.NowifItakeyourplace,willIbedoingitforaname?ButnameisonlytheguestofrealitywillIbedoingitsoIcanplaythepartofaguest?Whenthetailorbirdbuildshernestinthedeepwood,sheusesnomorethanonebranch.Whenthemoledrinksattheriver,hetakesnomorethanabellyful.Gohomeandforgetthematter,mylord.2Ihavenousefortherulershipoftheworld!Thoughthecookmaynotrunhiskitchenproperly,thepriestandtheimpersonatorofthedeadatthesacrificedonotleapoverthewinecasksandsacrificialstandsandgotakehisplace.9ChienWusai