Chapter 49

De Wise One No Have One Heart

圣人无常心,以百姓心为心。
善者,吾善之;不善者,吾亦善之,德善。
信者,吾信之;不信者,吾亦信之,德信。
圣人在天下,歙歙为天下浑其心。百姓皆注其耳目,圣人皆孩之。
De wise one no set dem heart to one way, dem Mek de people ya heart dem own heart. To dem we good, mi good tu. To dem we bad, mi still good—dat a di goodness weh come from virtue. To dem we trust, mi trust tu. To dem we no trust, mi still trust—dat a di goodness weh come from virtue. De wise one een a di world, dem mek dem heart one like God mek water—one an soft fi every soul. De people dem all a listen pan dem yaad an waan see everything, but de wise one hold dem like likkle pickney weh jus bon an need waan protect.

Diip Reflekshan

Wah dis chaptа bout?

Dis chapter tell wi say de true wise person cyaan mek up dem mind bout who dem love an who dem trust. Dem mus open up dem heart ta all creation, righteous an unrighteous, faithful an faithless. When wi act dis way, virtue flow out a wi like river fram a spring. De sage no judge, no pick an choose—weh dem do, dem mek everything one, like water weh cover everyting an mek no区分.

How it relate to me?

Mi find it haad sometimes fi treat people who mean wid mi like how mi treat people weh love mi. Sometimes mi haad fi no mek up mi mind say dem a dis or dat, an just mek mi heart open like morning. But mi know say when mi hold dung pon dat hardness, mi lose out pon di peace weh come when wi live like de sage live. Mi hafi learn say virtue no pick an choose weh dem waan Mek good—a mus flwo ta all.

Wah mi fi do todeh?

Today, mi a go try treat one person weh me mek assumption bout different. Insteada judging dem from wha mi hear or wha mi tink, mi a go mek effort fi see dem true face. An if somebody treat mi bad, mi a go resis di temptation fi write dem off—an mek mi heart big like de sage heart.

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Mi Reflection

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