夕陽、黃昏｜sUNSET, dUSK

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夕陽、黃昏｜sUNSET, dUSK

面對不變現實，
美好確是短暫，既無奈也惋惜。
Facing uNCHANGING rEALITY,
sETTING sUN is indeed sHORT-lIVED, It is both hELPLESS and rEGRETFUL.

李商隱（約八一三年至八五八年，晚唐詩人及官員）－《登樂遊原》：
Li Shangyin*₁ (ca. 813-858, poet and official of the late Tang Dynasty) – “A visit to Leyou Garden”*₂:

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向晚意不適，
驅車登古原。
夕陽無限好，
只是近黃昏。
fEELING not well in the eVENING,
Took a carriage to aNCIENT gARDEN.
Setting sUN is infinitely bEAUTIFUL,
Just it is aLMOST dUSK.

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柔、堅｜dELICATE, sTRONG

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柔、堅｜dELICATE, sTRONG

平衡，就是若剛能制柔，柔也能克剛。
BALANCE, that is, if the sTRONGNESS can rESTRAIN the sOFTNESS, then the sOFTNESS can also rESTRAIN the sTRONGNESS.

《道德經》—— 第七十六章：
“Tao Te Ching”*₁- Chapter 76 (original written in Classical Chinese):

人之生也[柔弱₁]，其死也[堅強₂]。草木之生也[柔脆₃]，其死也[枯槁₄]。故堅強者死之徒，柔弱者生之徒。是以[兵₅]強則[滅₆]，[木₇]強則[折₈]。強大處[下₉]，柔弱處[上₁₀]。
People are [sOFT and dELICATE₁] when born, and they become [hARD and sTIFF₂] after death. When the plants and trees are alive, they are also [sOFT and fRAGILE₃], once they are dead, they become [wITHERED and dRY₄]. So the hardness and stiffness are on the side of dEATH, while the softness and delicacy are on the side of lIFE. Therefore, the [sOLDIERS₅] will be [aNNIHILATED₆] as they are strong, the [tREES₇] will be [cUT dOWN₈] as they are strong. The sTRONG one will be in the [lOW₉] position, the dELICATE one will be in the [uP₁₀] position.

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兄弟｜bROTHERS

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兄弟｜bROTHERS

若命運早注定，人活著已精彩，真心兄弟定在。
If one’s fate is destined and one lives wonderfully, the real brothers must be around.

《論語》的第十二書《顏淵》——第五章：
“The Analects”*₁, Book 12 – Chapter 5 (original written in Classical Chinese):

司馬牛憂曰：「人皆有兄弟，我獨亡。」
子夏曰：「商聞之矣：[死₁][生₂]有[命₃]，[富₄][貴₅]在[天₆]。君子[敬₇]而無[失₈]，與人[恭₉]而有[禮₁₀]。四海之內，皆兄弟也。君子何患乎無兄弟也？」

Sima Niu*₂ worriedly said: “All other people have bROTHERS, just I don’t.”
Zi Xia*₃ said: “I have heard: [dEATH₁] and [lIFE₂] are [fATED₃], [wEALTH₄] and [hONOR₅] depend on [pROVIDENCE₆]. A rEAL man is [dEDICATED₇] to work without making [mISTAKES₈], [rESPECTS₉] others and is [cOURTEOUS₁₀]. Within the Four Seas*₄, all are brothers. Should a real man worry about having no brothers?”

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