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河伯曰:“然则吾大天地,而小毫末,可乎?”
TheGodoftheriverasked,“CouldIthenexaggeratetheenormityofheavenandearthandbelittletheminutenessofthefilament(细丝)?”
北海若曰:“否。夫物量无穷,时无止,分无常,终始无故。
TheGodofNorthSeareplied,“No!Speakingofmatter:spaceislimitless;timeiseternal;conditionsaretransientandtransitional;neitherthebeginningnortheendofanythingisdeterminable.
是故大知观于远近,故小而不寡,大而不多,知量无穷。
Therefore,observingfarandnearandwiththeknowledgethatspaceislimitless,thewisededucethattheminutemaynotbebefewandinsignificant,andtheenormousmaynotbecountlessandparamount;
证曏今故,故遥而不闷,掇而不跂,知时无止。
knowingthattimegoesonforeverasprovedbythepastandthepresent,theywearynotiftheyhappentolivelong,nordotheyregretshouldtheydieinyouth;
察乎盈虚,故得而不喜,失而不忧。知分之无常也。
Again,realizingthatconditionsaretransientandtransitional,andthatthephenomenaofriseandfall,waxingandwaning,lackandabundanceareonlyrelative,theywillnotbeoverjoyedatattainmentnorwilltheygrieveovernon-fulfilment;
明乎坦涂,故生而不说,死而不祸,知终始之不可故也。
andlastly,awarethatlifeisbutashortjourneywithnodestinationalongwhichnowherecanbecalledthebeginningorend.Theydonotregardlivingasablessingordeathasacatastrophe.
计人之所知,不若其所不知;其生之时,不若未生之时。
Countingthethingsweknow,wefindthemmuchlessthanthoseweareignorantof;countingtheyearsofourlives,wefindthemfarlessthanourpre-natalones.
以其至小,求穷其至大之域,是故迷乱而不能自得也。
Sincewearesoignorantandsmall,itisnowonderthatweareconfusedandunsuccessfultryingtoexplorethelimitlessandtheinfinite.
由此观之,又何以知毫末之足以定至细之倪,又何以知天地之足以穷至大之域?”
Thus,howcanwesaythatthefilamentisthelimitofminutenessandthatheavenandearthisthelimitoftheUniverse?”
大小可辨,得失可较吗?人生一世,活在意义中,有时也是灾难。到如此年纪,才发现活着本身就是幸福,因为可以知流年如此,人生倏忽,望江上过往轮船,终日忙碌,可江流依旧东去,无人可复。所谓政界大佬、商界奇才、杰出青年、帅美明星、热门作家或是大头小民,他们忙碌操劳,其实也是如此而已。
万象世界,终日躁躁,你争我夺,不是挤取物质,就是遗传DNA,名声权力成就梦想,虚伪谎言构建世界,一切似乎是自我满足,一切又似乎自我欺骗,甚至沉陷其中不能自拔,也不想自拔,怕显示出光秃秃的灵魂。人生短暂,知也无涯,人却死磕它,有一种不怕输的精神。有些观点看上去很伟大,殊不知也是人生视角之一,只是希望这视角阔大一点,以使自己不要沉沦。
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