Zhuang Zhou had a dream in which Zhuang Zhou
was a butterfly.(莊周夢蝶)
莊
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Originally meant that the grass grew
lush. Extension has a solemn meaning. It is also one of the Chinese
surnames.
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周
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Surrounding and comprehensive meaning. It
is also one of the Chinese surnames.
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He is one of the most famous philosophers
and thinkers in Chinese history.
He lived in poverty all his life, but
enjoyed the simplicity of life.
He believed that spiritual freedom was more
important than physical pleasure, and his attitude to life was imitated by many
Chinese people in later generations. .
The book he wrote tells his own story.
One day at noon, while he was taking a nap,
he had a dream. In this dream he was a butterfly. In this dream he was flying
free without any worries. He enjoyed the warmth of the sun and the scent of
flowers.
A few hours later he woke up. He sat on his
bed.
He thought about the dream he had just had.
This dream was very real and he suddenly
had a feeling.
he said to himself.
Is my true identity really a human being?
Could my true identity be a butterfly?
Am I now in the dream of a butterfly?
If my true identity is a butterfly, then I
am in a butterfly's dream.
I fell asleep as a butterfly, and in that
butterfly dream I became a human being.
If my life really is a butterfly's dream,
then when I wake up from the dream I will return to my original identity as a
butterfly.
The more he thought about it, the more he
felt that he was not sure of his true identity. He couldn't find out whether
his true identity was as a human being or as a butterfly.
This story is also an idiom.
The literal translation of this saying is
that Zhuang Zhou had a dream in which he was a butterfly.
This idiom is used to describe the many
unexpected changes that a person will encounter in his life.
Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
What dreams have you ever had that
impressed you? Do you believe that our physical world is real?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
莊
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本來的意思是草長得茂盛的樣子。引申有莊嚴的意思。也是中國人的姓氏之一。
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周
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環繞和全面的意思。也是中國人的姓氏之一。
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莊周夢蝶(Zhuang Zhou had a dream in which
Zhuang Zhou was a butterfly.)
他是中國歷史上最著名的哲學家與思想家之一。
他一生都生活在貧困之中，但是他享受這種簡單的生活。
他認為精神的自由比肉體的享樂更重要，他的生活態度被後代許多中國人所仿效。。
他寫的書上記載了他自己的故事。
有一天的中午，他在午睡的時候他做了一個夢，在這個夢裡他的身分是一隻蝴蝶。在這個夢裡他自由地飛翔，他沒有任何的煩惱，他享受著陽光的熱力與花朵的香味。
幾個小時之後，他睡醒了。他坐在自己的床上。
他回想起自己剛才做的那一個夢。
那一個夢非常的真實，他突然有一種感覺。
他對自已說。
我真實的身分真的是一個人嗎?我真實的身分會不會其實是一隻蝴蝶呢?
我現在會不會是在蝴蝶的夢中呢?
如果我真實的身分是一隻蝴蝶，那麼現在我就是在蝴蝶的夢裡。
身分是蝴蝶的我睡著了，而在蝴蝶的這個夢裡我的身分變成一個人。
我的人生如果真的只是一隻蝴蝶的一場夢，等我夢醒了，我就會恢復到我原本是蝴蝶的身分了。
他愈想愈覺得自己不能確定自己真實的身分，他搞不清楚自己的真實身分到底是一個人還是一隻蝴蝶。
這個故事也是一句成語。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是莊周做了一個夢，在這個夢裡莊周的身分是一隻蝴蝶。
這句成語被用來形容人的一生中間會遭遇到許多讓人無法預料到的變化。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或有怎樣的想法呢。
你曾經做過甚麼令你印象深刻的夢呢?你認為我們的物質世界是真實存在的嗎?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為莊子-內篇-齊物論-14
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2024/12/04更新