Disciples

Chapter 40

Original
Holding on to the void is like holding on to the surplus;
Entering the virtual room is like someone.

Translation
Handle empty utensils with the same care as if they were full; go into an empty house, as if the owner is at home, and do not touch the owner's belongings.Otherwise, you may get into trouble.

allusion
During the Yuan Dynasty, there was a man named Xu Heng, whose name was Zhongping, and He Neizi.

Once when Xu Heng went out, he passed by Heyang. It was the hot summer season, and the weather was very hot. Xu Heng was extremely thirsty.It happened that there was a tall and big pear tree on the side of the road, and the branches were full of big and bright pears, which was very attractive.Many passers-by rushed to pick pears and eat them to quench their thirst.

But Xu Heng sat upright under the tree to enjoy the shade, as if he hadn't seen the pears on the tree.A passer-by picked a pear and gave it to him, but he didn't take it.The man was very surprised and asked him angrily why he didn't eat.He replied: "It's really wrong to take other people's things casually!" The man said: "The world is so chaotic, I'm afraid this pear tree in the wilderness won't have any owner!" He asked back: "Even if this pear tree has no owner, don't we also have no owner in our hearts?" Everyone was amazed when they heard this, and they stopped picking pears and eating them, preferring to suppress their thirst.

(End of this chapter)