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Zhuangzi Borrows Grain

November 26th 2006 01:40
Gold Coins
Zhuangzi came from a very poor family and once when he went to borrow some grain from Marquis Jian he...
"I'd like to borrow thirty gold pieces to meet an urgent need."
"No problem, but right now i don't have any money. Tell you what, as soon as i collect taxes, i'll loan you three hundred gold pieces. How's that?"

"You know, a funny thing happened on my way here yesterday. I thought i heard someone calling me, and when i turned around, i saw a fish dying of thirst and was calling him for help."
Zhuangzi responded to the fish, "Okay, but i don't have any right now. Tell you what, though, i'm on my way to wu and yue, and once there, i'll ask the kings to change the course of the western river so it can carry you back to the sea."
(Fish: Fine! Look for me tommorrow on the fried fish rack at the market)
(Zhuangzi: .....)

Bigger is not necessarily better. Things should fit their purpose. Sometimes too much is the same as not enough.

---Zhuangzi: The Music Of Nature---
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