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1、And the School of the TaoZhuangzi (莊子,“莊“is the surname, “子“ is the polite saying of a man) lived and taught around 350 BC. He was a Taoist philosopher who wrote a book which is also called Zhuangzi (book). The Zhuangzi tells a story about two ministers who ask Zhuangzi to serve as a court official.
2、 Zhuangzi replies with a story about a sacred turtle. He says, “The kings men caught a sacred turtle. They killed it and put its shell in a special box to use to tell the future. Now would that turtle rather be honored in that box and dead, or would he rather be alive dragging his tail through the m
3、ud?“Ch. 1 7 (the “inner chapters” 內篇): can be dated to the 4th century BCECh. 8 10: essays by an individual who was strongly influenced by the LaoziCh. 11-15, 33: independent essays by Han scholars Ch. 16-22: writings of later followers of Zhuangzi, early Han1. Xiao yao you 逍遙遊 Free and Easy Wanderi
4、ng - soaring above conventional judgments His words were free and easy. He had seen through the fame and fortune even the life and death. In Zhuang Zis words, the most perfect stature of our lives was having a happy excursion between heaven and earth. The lesson of Zhuang Zis view of lifeSeeking for
5、 the statureBreak loose the normal ties in our real lives Look around the world in the reverse thinking: treat the so called great events, as complaints in snails shells regard our independent soul as giant.Seeking for the statureIt was said by Feng Zikai that there could be three kinds of stature i
6、n our lives. They are seeking for truth, going after beauty and being in pursuit of goodness. Seeking for the statureThe second kind of life is aesthetic life. The most perfect stature is a kind of soul life. It is in pursuit of goodness.Seeking for the statureWe all have the similar realistic life.
7、 However, the importance is not what kind of anchorage we have but what kind of our mind, and is not what kind of opportunity we have but what kind of our sense of worth.Feeling our livesFeeling our livesAfter we release ourselves from bustling stuff and thoughts, we can approach to the stature of h
8、appy excursion and live a better life though we dont get those so called brilliant achievements. The happy excursion will give a pair of extraordinary wings to every ordinary life of us.Apperceiving the happy excursion Apperceiving the happy excursionAt our 20th enter the societyfeel tired of going
9、with dreams give up our dreams When we are 40th complain about our lives. 20years later hope to have some happy time Apperceiving the happy excursionEverybody of us is an individual, and also is a member of society. In Zhuang Zis opinion, we should cling to all the things. And the importance is clin
10、ging to our soul and hearts. Apperceiving the happy excursionAt last, I hope that we all can get to the stature of happy excursion and have a happy life. 名言 至人无己,神人无功,圣人无名。 English A perfect man does not hold himself in esteem; a godlike man does not expect any merit; and a sage pays no attention to
11、 renown/fame. 名言 道隐于小成,言隐于荣华。 English Tao becomes obscured through the small comprehension (of the mind), and speech comes to be obscure through the vain-gloriousness (of the speaker). 名言 君子之交淡若水,小人之交甘若醴;君子淡以亲,小人甘以绝。 English Though as light as water, the relationship between gentlemen is of the kind that lasts long. Though as sweet as wine, that between mean men is easier to break.Apperceiving the happy excursionAt last, I hope that we all can get to the stature of happy excursion and have a happy life.
