踏水

swimming

a baby can swim

without learning

there was once a master swimmer

who swam in dangerous places

where even fish and turtles 

dared not swim

“not a chance”

when asked about technique

the swimmer said he had none

he learned nothing

and forgot everything

that could get between him

and the water

water

 

from chapter 19 of the Zhuangzi

 

 

zhizu
coffee
wuwei
water
rain
baby
swimming
travel
fancy stuff
chaos
luck
empty
root
learning
harmony
ren
mencius
xunzi
wood
tree
answers
bike
keep
potato