1月21日

觀書有感
宋 朱熹 ( 1130~1200 )

半畝方塘一鑑開，天光雲影共徘徊；
問渠那得清如許，為有源頭活水來。

──選自《晦庵集》等

January 21th

Thoughts on Reading
Zhu Xi (1130 - 1200, Song Dynasty)
English translation: John Balcom

A half acre square pond, like a mirror;

Light from the heavens,
and the shadows of the clouds, together come and go.

How can a stream be as clear as this?

Because its original source comes from rushing water.

── from Hui'an Ji (Collection from the Dark Hut) and others