Chapter 10

Carry Body an' Spirit, Hold On to One

修身 玄德 无为 内观

Original

载营魄抱一，能无离乎？专气致柔，能如婴儿乎？涤除玄览，能无疵乎？
爱民治国，能无为乎？天门开阖，能为雌乎？明白四达，能无知乎？
生之畜之，生而不有，为而不恃，长而不宰，是谓玄德。

Translieshan

Can yu carry ya soul an' hold pon di one ting, neva let go? Can yu breathe deep an' soft, like a baby jus' born? Can yu clean di mirror weh God see through, till no stain nuh left? Can yu love di people an' lead di nation, widout havin' fi push dem? Can heaven open an' close, an' yu still stay quiet inside? Can yu know everyting, an' still feel sey yu nuo notn? Give life an' raise it up, but no try own it. Work fe it, but no buss ya back fe it. Lead, but neva try control - dat a di deep virtue weh heaven move wid.

Diip Reflekshan

Wah dis chaptа bout?

De chapter ask can yu be one wid God, neva break away? Can yu stay soft like baby, wid heart open? Can yu keep ya mind clean from de dirt weh cloud it? De question dem mek mi tink bout how mi live. Den it end wid de deep tought: do di work, but no claim it. Help everyting grow, but no own it. Lead, but no rule.

How it relate to me?

Mi see sey mi often try control everytings, waan own everyt'n weh mi do. But dis chapter show sey true power nuh come from control, it come from leavin' go. Mi learn sey mek heaven move tings, no need fi force it.

Wah mi fi do todeh?

Today mi wi sit quiet fah a lickle while, breathe soft like baby, an' jus' ask God sey help mi hold pon yu, not mi own plan. Let yu lead, me follow.

Chapter Dem Wah Relate

2 Evriwataija Know Wa Pretty, Den Wa Noh-Pretti Pop Out 3 No Follow Pickney-Fi-Heart Leada 28 Know Wa Strong but Hold Onta Wa Soft 51 De Way Put Life Inna Everything 55 De One Filled Wid Virtue Like A Pickney Jus' Bohn

Mi Reflection

Wah dis chapter mek yuh feel? Wah you ago do wid it?

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