What causes one to be so elated about getting one’s way that he loses all composure? He as lost self-control, the checks and balances on one’s behavior that constitute the Yin aspects of life. Therefore the ultimate outcome for him would be… [translator’s note: the author lets the words trail off here, presumably because the reader would understand that the outcome cannot possibly be good].
By the same token, one should not allow himself to sink into a depressed state of mind, because that would mean that the Yang aspects of life no longer serve as proper checks and balances on his mindset.
Note: Updated March 01, 2012. We are extending our thanks to Wilfred that helped with great insight on this very difficult passage.
什麽叫人得意忘形？他失去控制了，失去陰的制約了，所以其下場畢竟是……，同樣人也不能一味消沈下去，這就是失去陽對他的制約了
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