This Zhuangzi ‑ Qiushui (Autumn Floods) excerpt uses He Bo and Sea God’s dialogue to teach relativism of size and values. It includes well‑known parables like the well‑frog and the fish‑joy debate, urging humility and natural spontaneity.
The Master said, “To send the people into battle without first instructing them is to abandon them.”
The Master said, “If a good person instructs the people for seven years, they will be ready to take up arms.”