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莊子《逍遙游》（節(jié)選）

北冥有魚，其名曰鯤。鯤之大，不知其幾千里也；化而為鳥，其名為鵬。鵬之背，不知其幾千里也；怒而飛，其翼若垂天之云。是鳥也，海運(yùn)則將徙于南冥。南冥者，天池也。

齊諧者，志怪者也。諧之言曰：“鵬之徙于南冥也，水擊三千里，摶扶搖而上者九萬(wàn)里，去以六月息者也。”野馬也，塵埃也，生物之以息相吹也。天之蒼蒼，其正色邪？其遠(yuǎn)而無(wú)所至極邪？其視下也，亦若是則已矣。

且夫水之積也不厚，則其負(fù)大舟也無(wú)力。覆杯水于坳堂之上，則芥為之舟；置杯焉則膠，水淺而舟大也。風(fēng)之積也不厚，則其負(fù)大翼也無(wú)力，故九萬(wàn)里則風(fēng)斯在下矣。而后乃今培風(fēng)，背負(fù)青天而莫之夭閼者，而后乃今將圖南。

Chuang Tzu

In the northern darkness there is a fish and his name is K'un. The K'un is so huge I don't know how many thousand li he measures. He changes and becomes a bird whose name is P'eng. The back of the P'eng measures I don't know how many thousand li across and， when he rises up and flies off， his wings are like clouds all over the sky. When the sea begins to move， this bird sets off for the southern darkness， which is the Lake of Heaven.

The Universal Harmony records various wonders， and it says： "When the P'eng journeys to the southern darkness， the waters are roiled for three thousand li. He beats the whirlwind and rises ninety thousand li， setting off on the sixth month gale." Wavering heat， bits of dust， living things blowing each other about-the sky looks very blue. Is that its real color， or is it because it is so far away and has no end？ When the bird looks down， all he sees is blue too.

If water is not piled up deep enough， it won't have the strength to bear up a big boat. Pour a cup of water into a hollow in the floor and bits of trash will sail on it like boats. But set the cup there and it will stick fast， for the water is too shallow and the boat too large. If wind is not piled up deep enough， it won't have the strength to bear up great wings. Therefore when the P'eng rises ninety thousand li， he must have the wind under him like that. Only then can he mount on the back of the wind， shoulder the blue sky， and nothing can hinder or block him. Only then can he set his eyes to the south.