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1、SectionONE-FREEANDEASYWANDERINGINTHENORTHERNDARKNESSthereisafishandhisnameisK'un.1TheK'unissohugeIdon'tknowhowmanythousandlihemeasures.HechangesandbecomesabirdwhosenameisP'eng.ThebackoftheP'engmeasuresIdon'tknowhowmanythousandliacrossand,whenherisesupandfliesoff,hiswingsare
2、likecloudsalloverthesky.Whentheseabeginstomove,2thisbirdsetsoffforthesoutherndarkness,whichistheLakeofHeaven.TheUniversalHarmony3recordsvariouswonders,anditsays:"WhentheP'engjourneystothesoutherndarkness,thewatersareroiledforthreethousandli.Hebeatsthewhirlwindandrisesninety
3、thousandli,settingoffonthesixthmonthgale."Waveringheat,bitsofdust,livingthingsblowingeachotherabouttheskylooksveryblue.Isthatitsrealcolor,orisitbecauseitissofarawayandhasnoend?Whenthebirdlooksdown,allheseesisbluetoo.Ifwaterisnotpiledupdeepenough,itwon'thavethestrengthtobear
4、upabigboat.Pouracupofwaterintoahollowinthefloorandbitsoftrashwillsailonitlikeboats.Butsetthecupthereanditwillstickfast,forthewateristooshallowandtheboattoolarge.Ifwindisnotpiledupdeepenough,itwon'thavethestrengthtobearupgreatwings.ThereforewhentheP'engrisesninetythousandli,
5、hemusthavethewindunderhimlikethat.Onlythencanhemountonthebackofthewind,shoulderthebluesky,andnothingcanhinderorblockhim.Onlythencanhesethiseyestothesouth.Thecicadaandthelittledovelaughatthis,saying,"Whenwemakeaneffortandflyup,wecangetasfarastheelmorthesapanwoodtree,butsomet
6、imeswedon'tmakeitandjustfalldownontheground.Nowhowisanyonegoingtogoninetythousandlitothesouth!"Ifyougoofftothegreenwoodsnearby,youcantakealongfoodforthreemealsandcomebackwithyourstomachasfullasever.Ifyouaregoingahundredli,youmustgrindyourgrainthenightbefore;andifyouaregoing
7、athousandli,youmuststartgettingtheprovisionstogetherthreemonthsinadvance.Whatdothesetwocreaturesunderstand?Littleunderstandingcannotcomeuptogreatunderstanding;theshortlivedcannotcomeuptothelonglived.HowdoIknowthisisso?Themorningmushroomknowsnothingoftwilightanddawn;thesumme
8、rcicadaknowsnothingofspringandautumn.Theyaretheshortlived.SouthofCh'uthereisacater
