Water as a Metaphor
Yung Suk Kim, PhD
I AM INTERESTED IN CROSSCULTURAL WISDOM IF ANY.
1. Confucius (Analects): Water as a metaphor for dynamism
-知者樂水 (zhī zhě lè shuǐ): "The wise enjoy water."
-知者動 (zhī zhě dòng): "The wise moves."
2. Laozi (Dao De Jing): Water as a metaphor for something smooth, weak, or flexible
-上善若水 (shǎng shàn ruò shuǐ): "The best thing is to be like water."
-守柔曰強 (shǒu róu yuē qiáng): "Keeping softness is strength."
3. Jesus (John's Gospel): Water as the source of life
-"I am the living water" (John 4:14)