[updated September 2022]
Reflections On Early History: Nine Chapters
Chapter No. 3
读 史 述 九 章
知 人 未 易， 相 知 实 难。
淡 美 初 交， 利 乖 岁 寒。
管 生 称 心， 鲍 叔 必 安。
奇 情 双 亮， 令 名 俱 完。
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Zhi ren wei yi, xiang zhi shi nan.
Dan mei chu jiao, li guai sui han.
Guan sheng chen xin, bao shu bi an.
Qi qing shuang liang, ling ming ju wan.
Reflections on Early History: Nine Chapters: Chapter No. 3
To know a person is not easy, to truly know each other is hard.
At the start of friendship things are clean and simple, after years of need and cold, friends are still friends. Guan’s life finally fulfilled his heart-mind, Bao’s happiness was Guan’s happiness.
This special feeling made both shine, both of their names famous for what is perfect and forever.