Chapter 3

No Follow Pickney-Fi-Heart Leada

不尚贤,使民不争;不贵难得之货,使民不为盗;不见可欲,使民心不乱。
是以圣人之治,虚其心,实其腹,弱其志,强其骨。常使民无知无欲,使夫智者不敢为也。为无为,则无不治。
Wen yu no mek dem we sabi big op, di ooman dem nuh fight pan we. Wen yu no mek di tings weya haad fi get pricey, di ooman dem nuh go robba. Wen yu no show we nuh waan, di people dem yaa waatan no konfyuuz. Seh so di sage man rule: im mek dem 'ed empty, im mek dem belleh full, im mek dem 'temptation weak, im mek dem bane strong. Im always mek di people no know nuh sinting, no want nuh sinting—so di klever wan dem no daag fi mek no move. Da do nuttn, an evriting set right pan it own.

Diip Reflekshan

Wah dis chaptа bout?

Dis chapta sey wen we stop mek some people siddung pon pillar, we no gi nobody resn tun fight. Wen fancy tings nuh cost big money, nobody cyan tief dem. Wen we hide we waan op, our 'ed stan clear. Di sage man mek people free—empty 'ed, full belleh, weak 'temptation, strong bane—an im get respect.

How it relate to me?

Afta me lef school, me use fa get jealous of all di next one dem weya get good jab. But dis text mek me see sey wen me stop mek out sey some pusson done betta dan me, me feel more ease. Me stop a mek war wid people wey mek more money, an me libba 'tiem start feel betta inna me own skin.

Wah mi fi do todeh?

Todie, me cyan look pon somebody yaad an wonda why dem 'ave tings we me want. Instead, me go fill up me belleh wid good food, me go wolk bout a bit fi mek me bane strong, an me cyan pressa meself fi run up inna di rat race. Me go simply do di work weya right front a me, an no botha wid we.

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Mi Reflection

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