【原文】
〝唐棣之华，偏其反而，岂不尔思？空是远而。〞子曰：〝未之思也。夫何远之有？〞
【参考译文】
古代有一首诗说：〝康棣树开花，摇摆翩翩。我不是不思念你，是因为路途遥远。〞孔子说：〝这不是想念，如果真的想念，怎么会觉得遥远？〞
【English Translation】
A poem of old reads: "The aspen plum blossoms! Bent towards me it waves! It’s not that I do not think of you. But that your home is too far away. "
Confucius said: "The writer of this poem does not really miss his beloved. If he did, how could he feel that his beloved is too far away? "
Note: For Confucius, the subject of the poem is possibly benevolence.
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