When Zhuangzi was about to die, his disciples
wanted to bury him in a well-appointed tomb. Zhuangzi said, "I have the
sky and the earth for inner and outer coffins, the sun and the moon for
jade disks, the stars for pearls, and the ten thousand things for farewell
gifts. Isn't that paraphernalia for my burial adequate enough without
adding anything?"
"We are afraid the crows and kites will eat you, master," a disciple
said.
"Above ground, I will be eaten by crows and kites; below ground by ants.
You are robbing from the one to give to the other. Why play
favorites?"
From Zhuangzi |