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 Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 7:55 pm
"Transgress. It means to make a mistake, to mess up."
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Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 8:36 pm
"Yu Tzu said, 'It is rare for a man whose character is such that he is good as a son and obedient as a young man to have the inclination to transgress against his superiors; it is unheard of for one who has no such inclination to be inclined to start a rebellion. The gentleman devotes his efforts to the roots, for once the roots are established, the way will grow therefrom. Being good as a son and obedient as a young man is, perhaps, the root of a man's character." He leaned back a bit, thinking about that. "Does that mean.... that if some one is a good person...you can trust them to keep being good...and if you want others to trust you... you have to be good by being a good son?'
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Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:42 pm
"I think that is one very good way of interpreting it."
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Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 10:04 pm
"there are other ways?" he asked, fascinated.
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Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:43 am
"Of course. There are always multiple ways of interpreting something, Ching."
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Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 6:18 pm
He leans back, eyes closed, thinking about it.
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Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 8:17 pm
Eusua smiled and watched the little boy.
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Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 8:51 pm
He picked up the book again wide eyed.
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Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:49 pm
"Now what does the book say?"
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Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:59 pm
He opened it to read the next one. "The Master said 'It is rare, indeed, for a man with cunning words and an ingratiating face to be benevolent"
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Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:27 pm
Eurusa smiled, "We've worked hard today Ching, why don't we give this a break and find something else to do? We have to stretch our bodies and our brains, you know."
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Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:53 pm
"Alright, teacher," she said, eying the book reverently.
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Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 11:08 pm
"Now what do you do for fun, Ching?"
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Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 11:17 pm
He shrugged. "Play with Bren?"
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Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 11:39 pm
"Well...Bren's not here...but you could play with me if you'd like?"
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