Ancient Chinese Fables - Philosophy (IV)

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·19 Kwan Yin Zi teaches shooting

Liezi learns to shoot arrows from Guan Yinzi, and once, Liezi hits the target. He went to consult Guan Yinzi and said, "In your opinion, how well do you master my skills?" ”

Guan Yinzi said, "Do you know why you can shoot the target?"

Liezi said, "I don't know. ”

Guan Yinzi said, "No, you haven't studied well yet." ”

Liezi went back to practice for three years, and then came to ask Guan Yinzi for advice.

Guan Yinzi asked again, "Do you know the reason for the shot?" ”

Liezi said, "Got it." ”

Guan Yinzi said: "Now you can, you must firmly remember the truth." It's not just archery, it's all about governing the country and dealing with the world. ”

- From "Liezi"

·20· Draw snakes to add feet

During the Warring States period, there was a nobleman in the Chu State who sacrificed his ancestors and gave the guests a pot of wine after the sacrifice was completed. The doormen discussed: "There are so many of us, a pot of wine is not enough to drink!" Let's draw the snake on the ground, and whoever finishes the painting first will drink first. ”

A man finished drawing first, picked up the wine and wanted to drink it, and thought: They are so slow to draw, I can still add feet to the snake. So he held the wine jug in his left hand and continued to draw the snake in his right hand. At this time, another person also finished drawing, grabbed the wine jug, and said, "The snake has no feet, why do you want to do more?" "After saying that, I drank the wine."

The man who painted the snake's feet eventually lost the pot of wine he deserved.

——From the Warring States Policy

21 Birds of Fright

One day, archery master Léi accompanied King Wei to stand under the high platform. Looking up and seeing the birds flying in the sky, he said to the King of Wei, "As long as I pull the bow, the birds will fall." King Wei wondered, "Is your archery skill so skilled?" ”

He said, "Of course. ”

After a while, a big goose flew from the east, and even more falsely bowed, and the goose landed on the ground. King Wei was amazed, "I didn't expect your technology to reach such a magical level!"

He said, "This is a lone goose that has not yet healed from injuries." ”

King Wei asked, "How do you know?" ”

Gengyun replied, "It flies very slowly and its cry is sad." I flew slowly because I had old wounds on my body, and I cried sad because I had been out of herd for a long time. Its old wounds were not good, and it was uncertain, and as soon as it heard the bow, it desperately flapped its wings and flew high, so that the old wounds broke, and then it fell down. ”

·22· The opposite is true

Once, when the King of Wei wanted to attack Handan in the Zhao kingdom, Ji Liang, after hearing about this, hurried back from the middle of the errand, and his clothes were too late to tidy up, and his hair was too late to freshen up, so he went to see the King of Wei and said, "I came back from outside, and I saw a man driving north on the main road, and he told me that he was going to the Chu country." I said, "When you go to the Chu Kingdom, how do you go north?" He replied, "My horse is good." I said, "No matter how good the horse is, this is not the way to the Chu Kingdom." He added, "I'm also paying a lot for the road." I said, "Even if the road fare is more, this is not the way to the Chu Kingdom." He added: "I am very skilled in driving. In fact, the better these conditions, the farther away he is from the Chu State. Great King, you have always wanted to dominate the world and gain the support of the people of the world, but now you are fighting handan with a strong country and an elite army in order to expand your territory and achieve fame. The more you do this, the farther you are from the desire to dominate the world, just like going to the Chu kingdom and going north. ”

23. Saion lost his horse

Once upon a time, there was a family near the border plug. One day, their horses ran out of the country for no reason, and the neighbors came to comfort them. The family's father said, "Maybe that's a good thing." ”

After a few months, the lost horse returned with a horse of the Shepherd's Sock, and everyone came to congratulate them. The father said, "Maybe it's going to be a disaster." ”

Since the family had horses, my son liked to ride horses, and as a result, he fell off his horse and broke his thigh, and his neighbors came to comfort him. His father added, "Maybe that's not a bad thing." ”

After a year, the nomadic peoples outside the Cyprus invaded on a large scale, and all the young and middle-aged people had to be conscripted into the war, and nine times out of ten were killed. His son could not go out because of his lame legs, but the father and son saved their lives.

——From "Huainanzi"

·24 Playing the piano to a cow

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there was a musician who liked to play the piano, and his name was Gongmingyi. One day, Gong Mingyi played a quaint song for the cow, and the cow ate grass on his stomach, as if he hadn't heard it. It's not that the cow didn't hear it, but that the tune didn't fit it. Later, Gong Mingyi changed the way of playing, imitating the cries of mosquitoes and cattle flies, and the mooing of calves. At this moment the cow immediately wagged its tail, pricked up its ears, and came over to listen.

—— From "Mouzi"

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