Forgetting Words

Chuang Tzu continued: ‘The fish trap exists because of the fish, once you’ve caught the fish, you can forget the trap. The rabbit snare exists because of the rabbit; once you’ve caught the rabbit, you can forget the snare. Words exist because of their meaning; once you’ve grasped the meaning, you can forget the words. When I find people who have forgotten the words, I can have a word with them.’