Chapter 12

Five Colours Mek Yuh Eye Blind

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。
Five colours mek yuh eye blind, five sounds mek yuh ear deaf, five flavours mek yuh mout lose sense. Run and chase and hunt mek yuh heart go mad, rare goods mek yuh step go wrong. So di wise one feed him belly, not him eye—he drop dat and choose dis.

Diip Reflekshan

Wah dis chaptа bout?

Dis chapter show say all di fancy tings weh please we senses—bright colours, loud music, rich food, fast racing, fancy goods—dem nuh really satisfy we soul. All a dem eventually mek we lose our way, mek we far from our tru self. Di sage know say true contentment come from simple nourishment, not from chasing all di flash.

How it relate to me?

Mi know dis feeling well. When mi buy di next new ting or di newest phone, mi feel good fi one while. But soon di newness done and mi left feel empty like. Mi been chasing plenty tings weh nuh mek mi happy, all di time forgetting say happiness nuh come from all di pretty weh meet di eye.

Wah mi fi do todeh?

Today, before yuh spend any money, pause and ask yuself: 'Dis gone truly fill me up, or a just feed me eye?' Choose one ting yuh cyan buy and do without—use di money fe feed yuh belly instead, or save it fi rainy day.

Chapter Dem Wah Relate

Mi Reflection

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

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