Zhuangzi said

Author: Zhang Rongming
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Publish Date: 2002-12-01
Features: Preface: Zhuangzi the Person] Zhuangzi was a great philosopher during the Warring States period. His magnificent and diverse philosophical thoughts seem to be an eternal echo through the ages. Did Zhuangzi try to catch the moon in the water during his childhood? Did he draw the Bagua on the ground during his youth? Due to the gradual erosion of historical dust, people have long lost track of these details. However, through the splendid Zhuangzi, people can still see the demeanor of a great philosopher from a thousand years ago—ethereal and vivid—to this day. Zhuangzi was an extraordinary man. He once had a dream: In the dream, he turned into a butterfly, fluttering around leisurely and blissfully, unable to describe the joy. At that moment, the butterfly had completely forgotten that it was originally Zhuangzi. Suddenly, a fierce wind blew, startled the butterfly, and he woke up abruptly, turning back into the busy Zhuangzi. Zhuangzi rubbed his forehead, wondering, "What just happened? First a butterfly, then Zhuangzi—was it Zhuangzi dreaming he was a butterfly, or was it the butterfly dreaming he was Zhuangzi?" This was truly a legendary and miraculous dream. An extraordinary man had an extraordinary dream, which gave rise to endless strange thoughts, odd sayings, and bizarre arguments.