Thursday, January 24, 2008

Butterfly

"Once upon a time, I, Chuang Chou, dreamt I was a butterfly, fluttering hither and thither, to all intents and purposes a butterfly. I was conscious only of my happiness as a butterfly, unaware that I was Chou. Soon I awaked, and there I was, veritably myself again. Now I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly, dreaming I am a man."

-- Chuang Chou(also transliterated as Zhuang Zi, Zhuang Zhou, Chuang Tzu, or Chuang Tse}, Chinese philosopher, about 4th century BCE.

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