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Zhuangzi said "life is limited, knowledge is infinite"?
Source: "Zhuangzi's inner chapter, the third health proposition"

My life is limited, but so is my knowledge. With restrictions, there is no restriction, and it is almost there! It's almost enough for people who already know! Good has no near name, and evil has no near punishment. The Governor thinks that you can protect yourself, live all your life, support your relatives and do it for several years.

Interpretation: My life is also limited, but my understanding is also limited.

My life is also limited-my life refers to human life. 2 knowledge-knowledge.

The whole sentence means: human life is limited and knowledge is infinite. Pursuing infinite knowledge with limited life will make them exhausted. In this case, people who pursue knowledge can only be tired. Health-preserving people do good things not to pursue fame and gain, but to do bad things not to violate the criminal law. If they follow the laws of nature as the rules of doing things, they can protect their lives, preserve their nature, preserve their spirit and enjoy the whole world.

Understanding: It can be seen from this sentence that Zhuangzi's thoughts are somewhat negative. He believes that human life is limited, knowledge is infinite, and there is no need to pursue infinite knowledge with limited life. But nowadays people often only see the first half of the sentence, "My life is limited, but so is my knowledge", and think that Zhuangzi means that human life is limited and knowledge is infinite. It is a correct idea that we should devote our limited life to infinite knowledge. It's never too old to learn, but we misunderstood Zhuangzi's original intention.