Conversation

A stranger came from the great foreign kingdom of Anxi [Parthia] (安息), and with him came strange ideas of violence against the court eunuchs, and new sagas to add to the classic tales. The students were troubled, and asked the Master what to think of this man. The Master said: “His ways are not our ways, and his stories are not our stories. Nevertheless- the junzi is willing to learn all things, for there is always more to learn and appreciate under Heaven (天). Perhaps Heaven has provided us with an ally against the eunuchs. Liu Bei (劉備) took the wild Zhang Fei (張飛) as a brother, and together they fought righteously.”

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