Heaven and Earth Live with Me; All Things Are One with Me

answered by Zhuangzi, Discussion on Making All Things Equal

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🎬 TODAY'S FILM — IT ASKS THIS

Before Sunrise (1995)

dir. Richard Linklater · USA

Two strangers share one night. Knowing they will soon part, they might guard their hearts. Is plunging fully into a meeting bound to end foolishness, or the most vivid way to live?

THE QUESTION THE FILM ASKS

Though a single night's meeting ends by tomorrow, can that time still be wholly precious?

THE CLASSIC'S ANSWER · ORIGINAL

萬物與我為一

天地與我並生，而萬物與我為一

📜 THE CLASSIC'S ANSWER

Heaven and earth were born with me; all things and I are one.

💡 TL;DR

Zhuangzi said, "Heaven and earth live with me, and all things are one with me." The length of time has nothing to do with the fullness of a moment.

📝The Classic Answers

Zhuangzi said, "Heaven and earth live with me, and all things are one with me." The length of time has nothing to do with the fullness of a moment. If two people truly meet even for one night, a whole universe is held within it. I set down the arithmetic that only what lasts is precious. A meeting brief yet whole keeps me more deeply alive than years that merely graze past.

— ONGO · Curator

🌱Apply It Today

If you ration your heart because a meeting will pass, try listening fully, just once, to the person before you today.

📖 Classic Source: Zhuangzi, Discussion on Making All Things Equal.
The film is honored as an equal questioner; its plot is rendered only as a universal dilemma. The classic source is an ancient text (Public Domain), and the reflection is 100% original ONGO content.