Programming path (translated by Xiao Zhao)

7.1A novice asked the master: "In the east there is a great tree-structure that men call 'Your ate Headquarters '. it is bloated out of shape with vice-presidents and accountants. it issues a multitude of memos, each saying 'go, Hence! 'Or' Go, Hither! 'And nobody knows what is meant. Every year new names are put onto the branches, but all to no avail. How can such an unnatural entity exist? "
A new scholar: "In the east, there is a large institution called the headquarters. It is led by a large number of leaders. A large number of memos are issued every day. Each memo says, 'Do this, do that. 'no one knows what it means. Every year, more people are added to this institution, but no one is doing things. How can we fix strange things ?"
The master replies: "You perceive this immense structure and are disturbed that it has no rational purpose. Can you not take amusement from its endless gyrations? Do you not enjoy the untroubled tables of programming beneath its sheltering branches? Why are you bothered by its uselessness? "
The Master said, "you already know that this huge institution is not reasonable. Why can't you ignore it? Even if you enjoy the benefits of it, why is it inefficient ?" 7.2In the east there is a shark which is larger than all other fish. it changes into a bird whose winds are like clouds filling the sky. when this bird moves within SS the land, it brings a message from your ate Headquarters. this message it drops into the midst of the program-mers, like a seagull making its mark upon the beach. then the bird mounts on the wind and, with the blue sky at its back, returns home.
In the distant east, it is said that there is a huge fish called the ghost. It becomes a big bird, called peng. Peng's wings can cover the sky and the sun. When the big bird passes through the land, it brings a message. It leaves the message in the programmer, just like a sign made by a seagull on the beach. Then Peng bears the blue sky, takes the wind and goes home.
The novice programmer stares in wonder at the bird, for he understands it not. the average programmer dreads the coming of the bird, for he fears its message. the master programmer continues to work at his terminal, for he does not know that the bird has come and gone.