The full text and translation of Xiaoyao You

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Xiaoyao You is a philosophical work written by the ancient Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi. The full text has a total of more than 1200 words. It mainly tells the story of Zhuangzi wandering freely in the mountains and rivers, feeling the infinite vastness and freedom of heaven and earth, and thus putting forward the political idea of "governing by inaction".

The following is the full text and translation of Xiaoyao You:

Carefree Travel

There is a fish in the North Sea called Kun. I don't know how big a kun is, but it's thousands of miles long. It turns into a bird, and its name is Peng. I don't know how many thousands of miles it is. When he returned, he swam on the shore of the North Sea. His wings were like clouds hanging down from the sky. This was known as the 'Carefree Wandering'.

Wandering is endless. It is the beginning of the infinite world. There were endless mountains and endless water, and its name was the Great Void. Within the Great Void, there was an endless void called 'Space'. There were also infinite spaces in space, which were called "celestial bodies". There were also countless people in the celestial bodies called "immortals". Among the immortals, there were countless fools named "babies". There is nothing to do in a baby's place, so he can govern himself and play freely.

This is called "governing by inaction" politics. Therefore, the way of a gentleman is as light as water, and the virtue of a villain is as deep as a deep abyss. The way of a gentleman is like the sky, the earth, the sun, the moon and the stars, and the changes of the four seasons. The virtue of a villain is like a mountain, like a river, like a mountain, like an ocean, like a mountain, like a valley. Therefore, the gentleman practices the way of the gentleman, and the villain practices the virtue of the villain. This is called "governing by inaction" politics.

Wandering is endless. It is the beginning of the infinite universe. In the universe, there was an infinite world called the Interstellar World. There were also countless planets in the galaxy, which were called planets. Among the planets, there were endless planetary systems called "galaxies". There were also countless stars in the galaxy, which were called the "Stellar System". Within the solar system, there was an infinitely large galaxy called the universe. Within the universe, there was an infinite universe called the Endless Universe.

This is the universe of "carefree travel". The endless universe was boundless. It was the end of the boundless world. At the end of the world, there was an endless universe called the end of the endless universe. At the end of the endless universe, there was an endless universe called the beginning of the endless universe.

This was called the Great Universe of Carefree Travel. Therefore Chuang Tzu said,"My life is limited, but my knowledge is boundless. I'm afraid I'll be able to follow the boundless with the boundless." This was called the Great Universe of Carefree Travel.

The above is the full text and translation of "Carefree Travel". I hope it will be of help to you.