Trey Smith
A man of Sung who sold ceremonial hats made a trip to Yueh, but the Yueh people cut their hair short and tattoo their bodies and had no use for such things. Yao brought order to the people of the world and directed the government of all within the seas. But he went to see the Four Masters of the faraway Ku-she Mountain, [and when he got home] north of the Fen. River, he was dazed and had forgotten his kingdom there.Great ideas are great when they fit the situation. An idea that doesn't fit the situation or circumstance -- no matter how brilliant or innovative it might seem -- is rather pointless.
~ Burton Watson translation ~
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