This commentary on Zhuangzi ‑ Wai Wu retells Ren Gongzi’s giant fishing parable. Contrasting grand, patient preparation against petty pursuits, it teaches that great attainment demands broad vision, huge investment and long‑term waiting.
There was once a bird called the roc, whose back was as vast as Mount Tai and whose wings were like clouds that overspread the heavens. When it wheeled up into the air a whirlwind arose, and in each flight it covered ninety thousand Ii, soaring above the misty vapours under the azure sky.…