In the debate of Hao Liang in Autumn Water of Zhuangzi, Zhuangzi saw minnows swimming calmly and thought it was the happiness of fish. From a philosophical point of view, Zhuangzi's viewpoint reflected his philosophical ideas. Chuang Tzu was the epitome of Taoism after Lao Tzu. He believed that all things were one, and that heaven and man were one. In his opinion, there was no clear boundary between man and fish. When he was watching the fish, Zhuangzi had reached the state of forgetting everything and himself, just like Zhuang Zhou dreaming of butterflies. At this time, he was leisurely and happy, so he thought that the small fish was also happy. His happiness could be transmitted to the small fish, which was called "empathy" in literature. It was just like Du Fu's "feeling the flowers splash tears, hate the birds to be shocked" and Xin Qiji's "I see how charming Qingshan is, I expect Qingshan to see me like this". At the same time, Huizi raised the question of " if the child is not a fish, how can he know the joy of the fish?" He believed that if Chuang Tzu was not a fish, he could not know the joy of the fish. This reflected Huizi's way of thinking that was opposite to the subject. Chuang Tzu responded with " if the child is not me, how can I know that I do not know the joy of the fish?", showing his wisdom that transcended the secular world. From this incident, it can be seen that Zhuangzi's judgment of the joy of fish was based on his own philosophical realm and unique cognitive way. The novel " Watching the Moon on Fish Island " is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
The allusion of "watching fish" comes from the sixth volume of Zhuangzi's Collection. Chuang Tzu and Hui Zi were playing on the bridge of Haozhou. They saw the fish swimming leisurely and discussed whether the fish knew music. This allusion was later used to generally refer to watching fishing or watching fish for fun. From a deeper perspective, in the debate between Zhuangzi and Huizi, Huizi was based on logical reasoning, while Zhuangzi used his inner awareness to reach a higher realm to look at the problem. Zhuangzi stood on the "high ground" of Haoliang Bridge.(It symbolizes a higher realm) Looking at the fish and thinking that he could understand the happiness of the fish, this was reflected in his ideology. If the realm of a person was high enough, he could include things that were lower than his own realm. This also echoed his idea of "all things are one with me" in the "Qi Wu Lun". The "I" here referred to the invisible me in the spiritual world. The novel "Watching the Moon on Fish Island" is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
I'm not really familiar with that specific story in Zhuangzi. Maybe you could look it up in some specialized literature or online resources.
I don't know for sure. Maybe the creators of Big Fish and Begonia took elements from different parts of Zhuangzi's works and merged them to form the basis of the story.
The original text of Zhuangzi's "Distinguishing Fish in the Abyss" is as follows: Chuang Tzu went fishing on the isle of Yu River. The fish there are Chi, Mandrill, Kun, Peng and so on. One is that the fish in Tianchi eat in the South China Sea, and the other is that the fish in the isles chase in the North Sea. Chuang Tzu said to him,"What do you know about fish?" He said,"I am the only one who thinks of my heart as a fish. How do you know that I think of my heart as a fish?" Chuang Tzu said,"I regard the spirit as a fish. How do you know that the spirit is a fish?" Its fish are Chi, Mandrill, Kun, Peng and other animals in the South China Sea to eat, in the North Sea to chase. Chuang Tzu was fishing on a small island and talked to him. He said that he did not know that there were Chi, Mandrill, Kun, Peng and so on. He was not Chuang Tzu. Those who are not Chuang Tzu and talk about fish with him probably don't know something. Chuang Tzu, Chuang Tzu, is free and unfettered outside, and there is nothing he admires. It's natural, and those who talk about fish with him probably don't know. It's not that I don't know about fish, but those who talk about fish with me probably have something I don't know.
In Chuang Tzu's " Darknorth Fisher ", the term " Pengcheng Wanli " referred to a huge bird with the ability to fly very far, reaching a distance of 10,000 miles. This phrase came from the chapter of " Zhuangzi: Fish in the North ". It was a metaphor used to describe a giant bird like the roc. It expressed Zhuangzi's admiration for the natural scene and his imagination of grand things.
When Zhuangzi saw the fish in the water, it could be expressed in classical Chinese as "Zhuangzi said when he saw the fish in the water." Among them,"dancing" referred to the posture of Zhuangzi dancing in the water, indicating that he was intoxicated by the beautiful scenery in the water and enjoyed the free life. " Seeing a fish " meant that he saw a fish in the water and thought about some philosophical questions.
" A Sheng of Joy " was a modern romance novel created by Yu Buyu. The story was about the sweet love between the female doctor Meng Xing and the male doctor George Sheng. It included the various stages of their relationship, as well as the various difficulties and dangers they faced. The novel was completed, with a total of 1232 chapters. The author Yu Buyu had also written other classic novels, such as Possessing Jiang Xi, Day-and-Night Fantasy, and so on.
In the Autumn Water, Chuang Tzu described a realm called "If the water is not thick, it will be powerless to carry a big boat." The meaning of this sentence was that the accumulation of water was not deep enough, so the ship it carried did not have enough power. In this story, Chuang Tzu met a fish. Chuang Tzu communicated with the fish and found that the fish had no self-awareness, no desires and needs. They just lived naturally. Chuang Tzu asked the fish if they were happy. The fish replied,"I don't need to be happy. I just want to live." Chuang Tzu believed that creatures like fish had no self-awareness or needs, and their lives were very natural and very happy. This kind of happiness was not obtained through the pursuit of material wealth and spiritual satisfaction, but through respect and compliance with life. Zhuangzi's ideology emphasized that people should conform to nature and not pursue excessive material and spiritual satisfaction in order to truly obtain happiness and happiness.
The fish that Master Zhuangzi talked about belonged to the class of fish in the class of mammalia, the class of cartilages, the class of perciformes, and the family of bighead carp.
Yes, it's quite an interesting movie with a unique story.