Take a swim in Zhuangzi. Translation of the first two paragraphs

There is a kind of fish in the North Sea. Its name is Kun. Kunda, I don't know how many miles. Become a bird. Its name is Peng. Peng's back, I don't know how many miles, flutters and flies, with wings like clouds hanging in the sky? When the sea moves, this bird will migrate to the South China Sea. The South China Sea is a pool of paradise. Chip recorded some strange things. Qi Xie recorded: "When Dapeng moved to the South China Sea, his wings flapped on the water, causing waves as far as 3,000 miles. Then he flew to the high altitude of Wan Li in a rising whirlwind, left the North Sea and flew to the South China Sea. He flew for six months before taking a rest. Like wild horses, the vapours and flying dust are the result of creatures blowing each other with their breath. The deep blue of the sky is its true color. Still too far to see clearly? Dapeng looks down from the sky, just as people look at the sky on the ground. Besides, if the water is not deep, there is not enough buoyancy to carry a big ship. Pour a glass of water in the low-lying part of the hall, then only grass can be its boat; If you put a cup in it, it will stick, because the water is shallow and the boat is big. If the wind does not accumulate much, the lift of its heavy-duty wing will be insufficient. So Dapeng flew to the high altitude of Wan Li, with the wind below, and then it could fly by the wind; With the blue sky on your back, nothing can stop you, and then you can plan to fly south.

Cicada and snow pigeon laughed at it and said, "I fly as soon as I get up and stop when I meet a tree." Sometimes if you can't fly, you just fall to the ground. Where is it necessary to fly to Wan Li and fly so far south? " People who travel to the suburbs only need to eat three meals, and after eating three meals, they will go home with a full stomach; People who travel hundreds of miles must prepare dry food the night before; People who travel thousands of miles need three months to accumulate dry food. What do these two flying insects know?

People with less knowledge can't compare with those with more knowledge, and people with short life span can't compare with those who lived long last year. How do you know these things are like this? A short-lived fungus doesn't know that a month has a beginning and an end, and a moth doesn't know that a year has spring and autumn and is short. There is a tree called ghosts and gods growing in the south of Chu, and a thousand years counts as one year. In ancient times, there was a tree called Da Chun, which took 16,000 years as a year. Peng Zu lived only 800 years, but now he is particularly famous for his long life. When people say longevity, they compare Peng Zu. Isn't that sad?

Shang Tang asked his doctor, Spine, and said this: "There is a dark sea in the north of the Arctic, which is Tianchi. Fish grow there, and the width of the fish reaches thousands of miles. No one can know its length. Its name is Kun. There are birds growing there. Its name is Peng. Back like Mount Tai, wings like clouds hanging in the sky. Use a huge whirlwind to bend like a trumpet and fly to the high altitude of Wan Li, through the clouds, carrying the blue sky, and then plan to fly south, and will fly to the South China Sea. The sparrow laughed at it and said,' Where is Dapeng going? I jumped up, fell less than a few feet, and flew between erigeron and Artemisia annua, which is also the highest limit of flight. But where will it fly? "This is the difference between small and big.

Therefore, those who are smart enough to be awarded official positions, whose conduct can suit the wishes of a countryman, whose morality can suit the wishes of a monarch and win the trust of the whole country all regard themselves as high as sparrows. Song laughed at such people. Besides, Song won't be more encouraged by being praised by all contemporary people, nor will he be more depressed by being accused by all contemporary people. He can determine the difference between things and me and distinguish between honor and disgrace, that's all. He didn't pursue worldly fame desperately. Even so, there are still some places that are not established. Liezi paraded in the wind, which was wonderful. I didn't return to the ground until fifteen days later. He didn't go all out to pursue happiness. Although this avoids walking, it still depends on the wind. As for riding the meaning of heaven and earth, controlling the changes of yin and yang, wind, rain, yin and field roaming in endless time and space, what does that kind of person rely on? Therefore, there is no "I" for those who have reached the highest moral level, and those who have reached the realm of deification and unpredictability do not seek utility, and those who are wise do not seek fame and fortune.