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Mohism -> Mozi -> Book 11 -> Geng Zhu -> 17

巫马子墨子Wu Mazi told Mozi:
"I differ from you.
I cannot love universally
- I love the people of Zou better than the people of Chu,
the people of Lu better than the people of Zou,
the people of my district better than the people of Lu,
the members of my family better than the people of my district,
my parents better than the other members of my family,
and myself better than my parents.
This, because of their nearness to me.
When I am beaten I feel pain.
When they are beaten the pain does not extend to me.
Why should I resist what does not give me pain
but not resist what gives me pain?
Therefore I would rather have them killed to benefit me than to have me killed to benefit them.
墨子:“?”Mozi said: Is this view of yours to be kept secret or to be told to others?
巫马子:“Wu Mazi replied: "Why should I keep my opinion to myself?
Of course I shall tell it to others.
墨子Mozi said:
Then
if one person is pleased with you,
there will be one person who will desire to kill you in order to benefit himself.
If ten persons are pleased with you,
there will be ten persons who will desire to kill you to benefit themselves.
天下 If (the people of) the whole world are pleased with you,
天下 the whole world will desire to kill you to benefit themselves.
(On the other hand), if one person is not pleased with you
there will be one person who will desire to kill you
as the propagator of a wicked doctrine.
If ten persons are not pleased with you
there will be ten persons who will desire to kill you
as the propagator of an evil doctrine.
天下If (the people of) the whole world are not pleased with you
天下the whole world will desire to kill you
as the propagator of an evil doctrine.
(So, then) those who are pleased with you desire to kill you
and those who are not pleased with you also desire to kill you.
This is to say, what passes out from your mouth
。” is what kills your body.
墨子:“Mozi continued: Then, where, after all, does the benefit of your doctrine lie?
To teach what is not profitable is merely to wear out one's mouth.


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