APAD: If the mountain will not come to Mohammed,

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楼主 (文学峸)

Mohammed will go to the mountain

 

Meaning: If things aren't going your way, you'll have to adjust to the way they are.

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We who grow up soaked in the spirit of the Tao have been taught to be "like

water" whose ability to adjust is hard to beat.

 

Nonethess, the saying could be useful when speaking with Muslim folks in mind

(or in person). Acknowledging one's culture is a best way to gain their

goodwill.

盈盈一笑间
山不过来,我过去。为值得的事情,可以考虑妥协。关键点是,山,值不值得我去?
盈盈一笑间
如果不值得,山不过来,我也不会过去的。大不了,从此陌路。哈哈。
唐宋韵
山不转水转。
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7grizzly
Sure. It also depends on my health, airfare,
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7grizzly
gas price, weather, traffic, so on and so forth. :-)
方外居士
It reflects how ppl treat the relation with environment
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7grizzly
水不转二人转 :-)
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7grizzly
That's the first time I learned ppl == 'people'!
盈盈一笑间
hahaha, so funny. You made my day! cannot stop laughing...
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7grizzly
Of course we won't go. That's not a mountain, it used to be
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7grizzly
a landfill and the water-treatment plant nearby stunk!
盈盈一笑间
Oh my gosh...hahaha
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waterfowl
This is a good one.
古树羽音
有些问题看似容易却很难,认为好办却又不易,换个角度,很多事情可能会“无为而治”?或“契而不舍”?
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7grizzly
Thank you!
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7grizzly
Please be specific :-)