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The fourth fable told by Zhuangzi is the way to preserve oak trees. Starting from this story, Zhuangzi Lian told three fables to illustrate that in a heartless society, it is better for people to show their "uselessness" and "uselessness" than to expose themselves, so as to preserve their health, live a lifetime, support their relatives and spend their old age peacefully. Zhuangzi's thought is basically consistent with Confucius' "There is no way in the world, there must be seclusion". However, although Confucius said, there is a way to see, and there is no way to hide. But he "knows what he can't do" and is still trying to realize his ideal and be proactive. But Zhuangzi's thought should be affirmed. It is understandable to preserve our health in an immoral society, but there are also negative aspects.

Craftsman Shi is a craftsman named Shi. Oak club tree, there is an oak tree as a club tree. The club is a place to worship the land god. Where there is a club, there is a club tree. "The Analects of Confucius Bashu" records that the sorrowful public asked the country to kill me, saying: use pine, Yin people use cypress, Zhou people use chestnut, saying:' make people tremble'. Hearing this, Zi said, "It's no use crying over spilt milk. If you don't say anything, it's done. Let bygones be bygones." Xié is a tree with two arms open, and the circumference is a circumference when the two arms are closed; It is also said that the circumference is measured by rope, and the circumference of one foot is "circumference"; He added: "The diameter ruler is on the left and right, covering ten feet." The mountain is close to the top. Eight feet is a well. "Artisan" is the mistake of "Artisan". Tired, satisfied, "tired of watching" means watching enough, watching enough. Gold, an axe, was later called a "hammer", that is, a horizontal axe, which is a basic tool commonly used by carpenters. M á n is a kind of tree, and "liquid" means that resin flows out as easily as Mán, and like pine trees, resin will also seep out.

A carpenter named Shi came to Qi and Qu Yuan. He saw that this place was a big oak tree. The crown of this oak tree is big enough to cover thousands of cows, and it is as thick as one hundred yards. The top of the tree is close to the top of the mountain, only 80 feet from the ground. There are more than a dozen branches that can be used for shipbuilding. People come to see the trees like a fair, but the craftsmen keep walking without even looking. His apprentice stood by the tree and had seen enough. He ran to catch up with the craftsman and said, "I have never seen such a good tree since I studied with you." But you don't look at it. Why? " The craftsman said, "Forget it, don't say any more!" " This is a useless piece of pine. Ships made of it will sink, coffins made of it will rot quickly, utensils made of it will be destroyed quickly, doors made of it will shed oil, and pillars made of it will be eaten by insects. This is a tree without material. Because it is useless, it can live long to this day. "

See (xiàn), now ..., "seeing a dream" means appearing in a dream, or meeting in a dream, which is often called "holding a dream" by the people. Compare, compare, compare, "compare" is to compare with me. Text is texture, and "Wenmu" is available wood with fine texture, as opposed to "pine". (zhā), namely hawthorn; Fruit (luǒ) is the fruit of plants. What grows on the tree is called fruit, and what grows on the ground is called fruit. Humiliation, buckling, that is, the branches of fruit trees are destroyed at will after picking the fruits. Hey (pǒu), fight.

When the craftsman Shi came home, he dreamed of an oak tree and said to him, "What do you compare with me?" ? Do you want to compare me with a useful tree? When the fruits such as hawthorn, pear, orange, pomelo and melon are ripe, they will be knocked to the ground and their branches will be destroyed. Big branches will be broken and small branches will be dragged down. Because they are useful, they have suffered all their lives, so they often don't enjoy life and give up halfway because of their own fault. Everything in the world is like this. What's more, I have been looking for a situation that has been useless for a long time, and even I was almost hacked to death several times. Until now, I have saved my life, relying on the "uselessness theory." If I'm really useful, can I grow this big? Besides, you and I are the same thing between heaven and earth. Why do you think I'm loose wood You are just a dying useless person, how can you really understand useless trees! "

After the oak said this to the craftsman, the craftsman woke up, pondered the oak's words, and later told his disciples about it.

Diagnosis, which means guessing and diagnosis, is what we often call dreaming and dream interpretation. Interest is interest, and "interest" is seeking. What is it to society? It means why society is a tree. Mimi, don't talk, or "shut up". "Straight" means "special", that is, only. Abuse, abuse, injury. Cloak (ji m: n), chop. Justice and common sense; Metaphor, or "fame", speculation and understanding.

When the craftsman woke up, he recalled the scene in his dream, pondered the meaning of oak dialect and told his apprentice. Disciple said, "Since the intention is useless, why is it a social tree?" The craftsman stone said, "Shut up and stop! It's just putting yourself in a club to make everyone think he's useless and save himself. If it hadn't grown in the club, it would have been cut down long ago! Besides, the way it protects itself is different, but if you look at it with common sense, isn't this too outrageous? "