警世通言第二卷庄子休鼓盆成大道
<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;'>不是冤家不聚头,冤家相聚几时休?</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;">六根清净方为稻,退步原来是向前。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;">话说周末时,有一高贤,姓庄,名周,字子休,宋国蒙邑人也,曾仕周为漆园吏。师事一个大圣人,是道教之祖,姓李,名耳,字伯阳。伯阳生而白发,人都呼为老子。庄生常昼寝,梦为蝴蝶,栩栩然于园林花草之间,其意甚适。醒来时,尚觉臂膊如两翅飞动,心甚异之,以后不时有此梦。庄生一日在老子座间讲易之暇,将此梦诉之于师。却是个大圣人,晓得三生来历,向庄生指出夙世因由,那庄生原是混沌初分时一个白蝴蝶。天一生水,二生木,木荣花茂。那白蝴蝶采百花之精,夺日月之秀,得了气候,长生不死,翅如车轮,后游于瑶池,偷采蟠桃花蕊,被王母娘娘位下守花的青鸾啄死。其神不散,托生于世,做了庄周。因他根器不凡,道心坚固,师事老子,学清净无为之教。今日被老子点破了前生,如梦初醒。自觉两腋风生,有栩栩然蝴蝶之意。把世情荣枯得丧,看做行云流水,一丝不挂。老子知他心下大悟,把道德五千字的秘决,倾囊而授。庄生嘿嘿诵习修炼,遂能分身隐形,出神变化。从此弃了漆园吏的前程,辞别老子,周游访道。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;">他虽宗清净之教,原不绝夫妇之伦,一连娶过三遍妻房。第一妻,得疾夭亡;第二妻,有过被出;如今说的是第三妻,姓田,乃田齐族中之女。庄生游于齐国,田宗重其人品,以女妻之。那田氏比先前二妻,更有姿色。肌肤若冰雪,绰约似神仙。庄生不是好色之徒,却也十分相敬,真个如鱼似水。楚威王闻庄生之贤,遣使持黄金百镒,文锦千端,安车驷马,聘为上相。庄生叹道:&ldquo;牺牛身被文绣,口食刍菽,见耕牛力作辛苦,自夸其荣。及其迎入太庙,刀俎在前,欲为耕牛而不可得也。&rdquo;遂却之不受,挈妻归宋,隐于曹州之南华山。</span>
<span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;">警世通言</span><font face="times new roman"> </font><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;">第二卷</span><font face="times new roman"> </font><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;">庄子休鼓盆成大道</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;">富贵五更春梦,功名一片浮云。眼前骨肉亦非真,恩爱翻成仇恨。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;">莫把金枷套颈,休将玉锁缠身。清心寡欲脱凡尘,快乐风光本分。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;">一日,庄生出游山下,见荒冢累累,叹道:&ldquo;&lsquo;老少俱无辨,贤愚同所归。&rsquo;人归冢中,冢中岂能复为人乎?&rdquo;嗟咨了一回。再行几步,忽见一新坟,封土未干。一年少妇人,浑身缟素,坐于此冢之傍,手运齐纨素扇,向冢连扇不已,庄生怪而问之:&ldquo;娘子,冢中所葬何人?为何举扇扇土?必有其故。&rdquo;那妇人并不起身,运扇如故,口中莺啼燕语,说出几句不通道理的话来。正是:&ldquo;听时笑破千人口,说出加添一段羞。&rdquo;那妇人道:&ldquo;冢中乃妾之拙夫,不幸身亡,埋骨于此。生时与妾相爱,死不能舍。遗言教妾如要改适他人,直待葬事毕后,坟土干了,方才可嫁。妾思新筑之土,如何得就干,因此举扇扇之。&rdquo;庄生含笑,想道:&ldquo;这妇人好性急!亏他还说生前相爱。若不相爱的,还要怎么?&rdquo;乃问道:&ldquo;娘子,要这新土干燥极易。因娘子手腕娇软,举扇无力。不才愿替娘子代一臂之劳。&rdquo;那妇人方才起身,深深道个万福:&ldquo;多谢官人!&rdquo;双手将素白纨扇,递与庄生。庄生行起道法,举手照冢顶连扇数扇,水气都尽,其土顿十。妇人笑容可掬,谢道:&ldquo;有劳官人用力。&rdquo;将纤手向鬓傍拔下一股银钗,连那纨扇送庄生,权为相谢。庄生却其银钗,受其纨扇。妇人欣然而去。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;">庄子心下不平,回到家中,坐于草堂,看了纨扇,口中叹出四句:</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;">这首西江月词,是个劝世之言。要人割断迷情,逍遥自在。且如父子天性,兄弟手足,这是一本连枝,割不断的。儒、释、道三教虽殊,总抹不得&ldquo;孝&rdquo;&ldquo;弟&rdquo;二字。至于生子生孙,就是下一辈事,十分周全不得了。常言道得好:&ldquo;儿孙自有儿孙福,莫与儿孙作马牛。&rdquo;若论到夫妇,虽说是红线缠腰,赤绳系足,到底是剜肉粘肤,可离可合。常言又说得好:&ldquo;夫妻本是同林鸟,巴到天明各自飞。&rdquo;近世人情恶薄,父子兄弟到也平常,儿孙虽是疼痛,总比不得夫妇之情。他溺的是闺中之爱,听的是枕上之言。多少人被妇人迷惑,做出不孝不弟的事来。这断不是高明之辈。如今说这庄生鼓盆的故事,不是唆人夫妻不睦,只要人辨出贤愚,参破真假。从第一着迷处,把这念头放淡下来。渐渐六根清净,道念滋生,自有受用。昔人看田夫插秧,咏诗四句,大有见解。诗曰:</span>
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