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少年向智者请教：“怎样才能成为一个让自己愉悦，同时也能带给他人快乐的人？”
智者微笑答道：“人生有四种境界，你可以细细体会其中的妙趣。首先，要把自己当成别人，这是‘无我’；其次，要把别人当成自己，这是‘慈悲’；然后，要把别人当成别人，这是‘智慧’；最后，要把自己当成自己，这是‘自在’。”
Treat yourself as if you were another; this is selflessness.
像对待他人一样对待自己，这就是无私。
该句使用分号连接两个独立分句，后半部分对前半部分的隐喻行为进行了定义性的解释，结构清晰且富有哲理。
A young man asked the sage, "How can one become a person who finds happiness within and also brings joy to others?"
The sage smiled and replied, "There are four realms of existence, and you may discern the subtleties within them. First, Treat yourself as if you were another; this is selflessness. Next, treat others as if they were yourself; this is compassion. Then, treat others as they truly are, independent of you; this is wisdom. Finally, be yourself fully and authentically; this is freedom."
少年向智者请教：“怎样才能成为一个让自己愉悦，同时也能带给他人快乐的人？”
智者微笑答道：“人生有四种境界，你可以细细体会其中的妙趣。首先，要把自己当成别人，这是‘无我’；其次，要把别人当成自己，这是‘慈悲’；然后，要把别人当成别人，这是‘智慧’；最后，要把自己当成自己，这是‘自在’。”
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