I did a little translation exercise of Mengzi: "故天将降大任于是人也，必先苦其心志，劳其筋骨，饿其体肤，空乏其身，行拂乱其所为..." "When Heaven means to plunge someone into great responsibility, it first torments their mind, wearies their bones, starves their skin, drains their wealth and disrupts their life." So I expect I'll be promoted to queen of the world any second now... #classicalchinese #translation #philosophy