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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。
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Waters, surprise us in five ways: firstly, it flows endlessly to all livings things in the world by great virtue.: I: g% T0 a( S
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Waters, massive as it can be, tells us the "Dao"-rules, or the Way;
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Waters drop from top of the mountain a few thousands of feet with no fears, it shows us the courage; 7 q5 O% o" Z1 n" ~4 e3 j
; l& i$ W0 ~) F6 d/ eWaters, 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. C- C+ [; u |9 {# k& `2 E
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Water goes into all holes, nothing can stop it, it's so direct, and hides nothing. 4 [9 Q5 f0 [1 S$ \: ]9 M7 f
5 i6 t: H) \4 e8 F1 C% DWaters generate and starts from West as if it has a will, or strong mind-set!
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As we see the good side of the waters, so gentlemen view water whenever and wherever they can. 2 ]8 {0 D8 j6 P3 s8 |; v2 a% A
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习译 -孔子论“水”# Y, P& K8 c( e
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Credit 陈 贵来 原作 Google Photo . G q: n0 ? [* J1 ?( l/ |
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