The chapter opens with the giant fish
鲲, which turns into the bird
鹏 and rises ninety thousand li on a whirlwind while a cicada and a little dove laugh at it. Its point is that true freedom comes from letting go of self, merit and fame:
至人无己，
神人无功，
圣人无名 'the perfect man has no self, the spirit man no merit, the sage no name'.
