【Inseparable Friendship】

 【Inseparable Friendship】

Meaning: Describes a close and mutually understanding friendship.

Zhuangzi was a prominent representative of Daoist thought during the Warring States period.

In his book *Zhuangzi*, he elaborated on many aspects of life. 

For example, in the chapter "The Great Master," he recounts a conversation between four men: Zisi, Ziyu, Zili, and Zilai. (子祀、子輿、子犁、子來)

They discussed, "Whoever can take 'nothingness' as the head, 'life' as the spine, and 'death' as ​​the tailbone, 

or whoever understands that life and death are one, I will be his friend."

 All four understood that life originates from nothingness, progresses to existence, and ultimately returns to death—that is, nothingness. 

They smiled at each other, their hearts in perfect harmony, and thus became close friends. 

Later, the idiom "inseparable friends" evolved from the original phrase "inseparable in heart, thus becoming friends," 

and is used to describe friends who share the same ideals and have no reservations about each other.

Idiom __ ___  June __ ____.

Q1, (    )  friend ➊兄弟  ➋朋友  ➌同學

Q2, (    )  smile ➊大笑  ➋大哭  ➌微笑

Q3, (    )  life and death ➊高低  ➋大小  ➌生死

莫逆之交

意思：形容心意相合、友誼篤厚的好朋友。

莊子是戰國時期道家思想的著名代表人物，他在《莊子》一書中對生命的認識有許多闡述。

例如在〈大宗師〉一文裡，記述子祀、子輿、子犁、子來等四人，互相談論道：

「誰能把『無』當作頭，把『生』當作背脊，將『死』當作尾脊骨，或者是有誰能知道死生存亡是同為一體的，我就與他做朋友。」

結果四個人都心領意會於生命來自於無而至於有，最後又歸於死亡─即無。

因而四人相視而笑，彼此心意相通，遂結為至交好友。

後來「莫逆之交」這句成語，就從原文「莫逆於心，遂相與為友」演變而出，用來形容心意相投、至好無嫌的朋友。