From the depths of the Northern Sea to the winds of the infinite, Zhuangzi’s opening chapter challenges our definitions of reality. This post presents a translation and analysis of the first section of Unfettered Roaming, exploring how the metaphor of the Great Bird Peng reveals the difference between parochial arrogance and true liberation.
In this reflection on William Zinsser's "Writing to Learn", I connect his core idea of writing as thinking to my own lifelong writing journey. It's my take on his concepts, including some critiques on some ideas that I feel were not well thought out.