In an age where power and success were considered paramount, under that kind of a ruling value system, Chuang Tze took the attitude that one shouldn't cooperate with the ruling class. He maintained the wisdom of distance.
處於權力橫行的時代，在統治階層的價值網下，莊子採取的態度是，不跟那樣時代的統治階層合作，保持隔離智慧。