莊子外物 - 無用之用，廢墟的一體成形

得魚而忘荃，得意而忘言。
捉到魚就放下捕魚的工具，了解意思就忘去語言吧。
且讓莊子開始講英文。

原文出自莊子外物篇。

 

 

本圖出自華盟中古挖土機買賣

Hui Tzu told Zhuang Tzu, "What you said was useless."

Zhuang Tzu replied, "People understand useless, then are capable to be told about use.

Sky and Earth are rather vast and immense.
A space for feet is enough for a human creature.
However, besides where the feet are put.
dig all, down to the Hell. What's the use of that piece of space?"

Hui Tzu said, "Useless."

Zhuang Tzu said, "So, the use of useless is obvious."


惠子對莊子說，你說的沒用。

莊子說，人知道沒用才能跟他講點有用的。
天地廣大，人所用的不過立足之地。
但是把腳站立之外的地方全挖光光，一路挖到黃泉，這樣，原本的用還有用嗎？

沒用。

這樣，無用的作用也很明白了。