Mountains and rivers and Earth
are already nothing but dust.
While man, of course, is dust within dust.
Bodies made of blood and muscle
will surely return to bubble and shadow.
While human affairs, of course, are but shadows within shadows.
If the highest wisdom is not obtained,
there will be no heart of understanding.
"All is vanity". One ought to live a life of peace and quietude. What's the point of unrelenting pursuit of external things?
(Written by Hong Yingming)
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