荀子所说的“伪”,是“人为”的意思。天生就有的是“性”,是人力无法改变的;通过后天的学习、努力可以改变的,就是“伪”。所以荀子主张“化性起伪”,通过自己能掌控的力量来改变已成定数的东西。
The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.
The world is so full of a number of things, I'm sure we should all be as happy as kings.