Fing myself

The only problem unconsciously assumed by all Chinese Philosophers to be of any importance is: How shall we enjoy life, and who can best enjoy life? No perfectionism, no staining after the unattainable, no postulating of the unknowable, but taking poor, mortal human nature as it is,how shall we organize our life so that we can work peacefully, endure nobly and live happily?
I used to think who we are? It is a question almost impossible to answer.But we all agree that the busy self occpied in our daily activities is not quite the real self. We are quite sure we have lost something in the mere pursuit of living. When wen watch a person running about looking for something in the field, the wise man can set a puzzle for all the spectators to solve: what has that person lost? Some one thinks it is a watch, another thinks it is a diamond brooch, and others wll essay other guesses. After all the guesses have failed, the wise man who doesn't know what the person is seeking after, tell the company," I'll tell you. He lost some breath." And no one can deny that he is right. So we often forget true self in the pursuit of living, like a bird forgetting its own danger in pursuit of a mantis, which angin forgets its own danger in pursuit of another prey, as is so beautifully expressed in a parable by Chuangtse.