Saturday, April 19, 2008

A Calculated Insult; Some Advice

20. Ju Pei wanted to see Confucius. Confucius declined to see him on the grounds of illness. As soon as the man conveying the message had stepped out of the door, Confucius took his lute and sang, making sure he heard it.

22. The Master said, 'It is no easy matter for a man who always has a full stomach to put his mind to some use. Are there not such things as po and yi? Even playing these games is better than being idle.'

Yi is the game we call go; po (it says here) is believed to be the C.5 B.C. version of Ludo.

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