Chapter 12

Launuka Biyar Sun Makanta Idanu

五色令人目盲,五音令人耳聋,五味令人口爽,驰骋畋猎令人心发狂,难得之货令人行妨。
是以圣人为腹不为目,故去彼取此。
Launuka biyar sun makanta idanu, sauti biyar sun deafen kunne, abinci biyar sun lalata bakun. Gudu da farauta sun kai zuciya ga hauka, kayayyaki masu daraja sun hana tafiya. Saboda haka, mutum mai hikima yana jin daɗin cikakken ciki, ba idanu ba. Don haka ya bar wannan ya ɗauki wancan.

Tunani Mai Zurfi

Me wannan babi yake magana akai?

Wannan babi yana faɗakarwa cewa abubuwa da yawa na biyan ihi - launuka masu haskakawa, sauti masu kirki, abinci masu daɗi - suna lalata hazikancinmu. Hankali yana shiga cikin wuce gona da iri, kuma mu mu rasa yadda muke gani da kowane abu na zahiri.

Ta yaya ya shafi ni?

A rayuwata, na sami kai ina bin abubuwan da ke务, ina neman abubuwa masu kyau fiye da abin da nake buƙata. Wannan yana sa ni in ji an kazanta, kuma in kasance cikin damuwa akai-akai. Na gaji da neman abin da ba ya da amfani, kuma ina fatan samun salama.

Me zan yi yau?

Yau zan rage abin da nake sha'awa. Zan zauna a wuri ɗaya ba tare da waya ba, kuma in danna abinci mai sauƙi. Zan yi amfani da hankali don gani abin da nake bukata, ba abin da nake so ba. Zan koyi yadda ake jin daɗin cikakken ciki.

Babi-babi Masu Alaƙa

Tunanina

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