Chapter 19

Drop All di Fancy Scheme

绝圣弃智,民利百倍;绝仁弃义,民复孝慈;绝巧弃利,盗贼无有。
此三者以为文不足,故令有所属:见素抱朴,少私寡欲。
Throw off di wise an' gi up di clever, an' di people gwine benefit hundread-fold. Put away all di big love an' rightiousness, an' di people gwine find back di true heart an' di kindness. Throw off di craft an' fi gi up profit, an' t'ief an' robber dem gwine vanish from di lan'. Now dese t'ree t'ings still nah nuff pon dem own, so mek sure people have someting real fi hold onto: see plain, embrace simple, have less self, want less t'ings.

Diip Reflekshan

Wah dis chaptа bout?

Dis chapter tell sey when we put down all di fancy wisdom an' clever scheme, an' gi up all di big talk 'bout love an' rightiousness, di people dem gwine find back di simple ways. When we stop chasin profit an' stop all di tricknology, even t'ief an' robber dem cyan survive. Di secret iina hold onta plainness, love simple life, reduce di self.

How it relate to me?

Mek mi t'ink 'bout how mi oda f挤 wid all kinda big idea an' scheme when most time, di simple way work better. Mi cyan relate to how sometimes wi need fi step back from all di complicated plan an' just hold onta di basic t'ing.

Wah mi fi do todeh?

Today, simplify one area of your life. Put down one clever scheme or fancy plan, an' just go back to di plain way of doing t'ing. Watch how t'ings mek more sense when you reduce di want.

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Mi Reflection

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

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