What do you mean children are not fish?

The whole sentence is "A child is not a fish, and it is fun to know a fish", which comes from Zhuangzi Qiushui.

It means: don't always look at others with your own eyes, and it means "don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you." The two men's arguments are full of sophistry.

Original text:

Zhuangzi and Keiko play together on Hao's bridge. Zhuangzi said, "Fish come out leisurely, so why not?" Keiko said, "If you are not a fish, how can you know the happiness of fish?" Zhuangzi said, "If I am not myself, how can I know the joy of fish?" Keiko said: "I am not a son, I really don't know my son;" "Zigu is not a fish, but he doesn't know the happiness of fish. It's okay. " Zhuangzi said, "Please follow the book. Confucius said, "You know a lot about fish." If you know what I know, ask me. I know this city best. "

Translation:

Zhuang Zhou and Hui Shi are walking on Haoshui Bridge. Zhuangzi said casually, "Those fish in the river are swimming leisurely. How happy they are! " Hui Shi asked, "If you are not a fish, how do you know the happiness of the fish?" Zhuangzi replied, "If you are not me, how do you know that I don't understand the happiness of fish?" Hui Shi asked again: "I am not you, so naturally I don't know you;"

But you are not a fish, of course you can't understand the happiness of fish! "Zhuangzi replied slowly," I want to go back to the beginning of the conversation. Just now you asked me,' Where do you know that fish are happy?' This shows that you didn't know I knew the happiness of fish until you asked me. Then I'll tell you, I know that fish are happy on the shore of good water. "

Moral:

"Children are not fish, how can they know the happiness of fish?" This sentence has three meanings.

First, it means that different species can't communicate with each other, and there is no way to exchange feelings with each other, just because vegetables and radishes have their own advantages and it is difficult to force them. Of course, fish has its happiness, and you have your sadness.

Second, don't have different situations and experiences between people, and don't "look at people by yourself". The happiness and freedom of watching fish are the same, and so are the observers. This kind of mistake is often the most common mistake in recognizing people, but unfortunately it has not been noticed by most people.

Taking personal likes and dislikes as a criterion will often cause huge losses; Taking personal likes and dislikes as the standard, it is easy to expand the advantages of people you like and exaggerate the disadvantages of people you don't like. For example, if you like someone, you regard their shortcomings as advantages, and once you get bored, you degrade them to nothing. This method of knowing people is naturally easy to kiss villains, far from virtuous, making the family uneasy and the country unwilling, and the company's excellent situation is ruined.

Third, the ancients used homophonic words when saying this sentence, so it became "I don't know how to enjoy myself." The meaning is very simple. People's hearts are separated by their bellies, and one person has one wish. You can't fully understand it. Therefore, your sadness and your happiness belong to you, and others can't take them away.