Chapter 15

Di Ole-Times People Weh Know How Fe Live Right

古之善为士者,微妙玄通,深不可识。夫唯不可识,故强为之容:
豫兮若冬涉川,犹兮若畏四邻,俨兮其若客,涣兮若冰之将释,敦兮其若朴,旷兮其若谷,混兮其若浊。
孰能浊以静之徐清?孰能安以久动之徐生?保此道者不欲盈。夫唯不盈,故能蔽而新成。
Di ole-times people weh know how fe live right wid di Way, dem was so subtle and deep ya cyan really understan dem. Becaa ya cyan understan dem, me still haffe try fe paint a likkle pictcha bout dem: dem was careful like ya haffe fi cross a cold river inna winter time; dem was alert like dem fear everybody weh live roun bout dem; dem was respectable like a guest weh come ya ya house; dem was free like ice weh a go start mek; dem was plain like wood weh neva shape yet; dem was open like a valley weh nuh have no end; dem was murky like dirty water weh still. Who can tek dirty water and mek it claa through stillness? Who can tek rest and mek it come alive through slow, gentle moves? De one weh hold ontu dis Way, e neva waan fi be full up. Becaa e neva full up, e cyan mek new tings outa what old and worn.

Diip Reflekshan

Wah dis chaptа bout?

Dis chapter tell bout di ole-time masters weh know di Way. Dem was so deep and mysterious ya nobody cyan really understan dem fi true. But still, wi cyan see dem qualities: careful like fiad crossa cold river, alert like feafuh dem neba stop, respectable likewan weh respec ya self and itha people, free like ice weh a go mek, plain and natural like wood weh neva process yet, open like valley, and humble like dirty water weh still. Di biggest secret ya dem hold is: who cyan mek di soul clear tROUGH stillness, and who cyan tek what seem still and mek it alive tHROUGH gentle moves.

How it relate to me?

Sometimes me feel like dirty water weh nuh know weh it a go. Me want fi be like dem ole masters, but me cyan understan how dem duh it. Me think bout times when me was still and quiet, and things mek sense inna me head weh neva mek sense before. Dat mek me wonder if maybe di answer na go be inna learn how fe still up ya self.

Wah mi fi do todeh?

Today, tek time fe set down somewhe quiet and mek ya mind still like dirty water weh stop mev. Nuh try fe fix anyting or plan anyting, just stay de ya and watch ya tHOUGHt come and go like cloud inna di sky.

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Mi Reflection

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