This article interprets the sea bird fable from Zhuangzi ‑ Zhi Le. The well‑meaning Marquis of Lu treats a seabird with grand human rituals, which frighten and kill it. It warns against projecting one’s own values onto other beings.
This Zhuangzi ‑ Zhile (Perfect Happiness) chapter argues true happiness lies in wu‑wei. Featuring famous tales like Zhuangzi singing over his wife’s death and the seabird parable, it teaches accepting natural life‑death transformation.