半畝方塘一鑑開，天光雲影共徘徊；
問渠哪能清如許，為有源頭活水來。
──宋‧朱熹
A half-acre square pond mirrors the sky,
Clouds’ shadows dance with the celestial light.
Curious how this pool is clear like this?
Because there is a source of new water continuously supplied.
──Song Dynasty, Zhu Xi
Clouds’ shadows dance with the celestial light.
Curious how this pool is clear like this?
Because there is a source of new water continuously supplied.
──Song Dynasty, Zhu Xi
Notes:
What is the new water metaphor?
Could be new knowledge? New ideas? Different perspectives? New people? Or is it just basic metabolism, i.e. digesting food and inhaling oxygen everyday and let the body move out the stale substances?
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