半畝方塘一鑑開    天光雲影共徘徊
問渠哪得清如許    為有源頭活水來

Insight From Reading            Zhu Xi (1130-1200)     江紹倫譯

To the small glassy pond I plunge
To experience how light and shadows play for fun
Asked how ideas in the pond could be so deep and clear
The water comes from bustling springs far and near