"Once upon a time, I dreamt I was a butterfly,
flittering hither and thither,
to all intents and purposes
a butterfly...
suddenly I awoke...
Now I do not know whether
I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly,
or whether I am now a butterfly
dreaming I am a man."
Zhuangzi was an influential Chinese philosopher who lived around the 4th century BCE during the Warring States Period, corresponding to the Hundred Schools of Thought philosophical summit of chinese thought - his name is sometimes spelled Chuang Tsu, Chuang Tzu, Zhuang Tze, Chouang-Dsi, Chuang Tse, Chuangtze or – in English – Master Chuang.
6 comments:
Are our dreams reality to our souls...and waking life just a dream??..
If waking life really is just a dream, I'm gonnae give up eating cheese before bedtime.
marlene - exactly!
jimmy b - you are too too funny!!! so glad you've come by - i always look forward to your visits! have a great day, mister!!!
marlene - which do YOU think?
robert - i meant to ask earlier - please tell me more about the butterfly kiss - i wasn't familiar with it -
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