Stories of Chinese word and term (36)

刘伶（234-305）was one of the 竹林七贤Seven Sages among Bamboo Grove. The history book said he was about 1.4 meters tall. At his time, it was hard to be an officer unless you were from a noble family. Especially for those that always had some new idea against the tradition. Unfortunately刘伶 was one of such person. During his 70 years of life, the best thing that he loved was alcohol. One day, in drunk, he felt hot and he stripped off his cloth in his bed. A friend came to see him. As he found him in naked body, the friend said, it was an offence to see friend like that. 刘伶said, “I didn’t offend you. Do you know the sky and earth are my hall, the room in my house is but my trousers and you squeeze into my trousers, so what you want to do? ” (metaphor sex abuse)

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