This commentary on Zhuangzi ‑ Pianmu critiques forced performative morality. Using metaphors like duck‑crane legs and lost‑sheep parable, it warns against sacrificing one’s true nature for external social or moral standards.
This Zhuangzi ‑ Pianmu excerpt uses webbed‑toe metaphors. It argues artificial virtues like benevolence, righteousness are excrescences, urging people to abide by inherent nature rather than sacrificing themselves for external ideals.