Chapter 55

De One Filled Wid Virtue Like A Pickney Jus' Bohn

含德之厚,比于赤子。毒虫不螫,猛兽不据,攫鸟不搏。骨弱筋柔而握固。
未知牝牡之合而朘作,精之至也。终日号而不嗄,和之至也。
知和曰常,知常曰明。益生曰祥,心使气曰强。物壮则老,谓之不道,不道早已。
De one weh done full up wid virtue, im lub like how a pickney jus' bohn. De poson snake nuh go bite im, de wild beast nuh go attack im, de bird wid sharp claw nuh go tear im. Im bone dem soft, im sinew dem tender, but im han still cyan grab strong. Im nuh know nuttin bout man and woman come tegeda, but im little member still rise op - 'cause all di pure essence still flote roun' inna im. Im cyan cry fram mawnin till evenin and voice neva go hoarse - 'cause a so much harmony still inside im. Waan know 'bout harmony? Dat is how tings always stay. Waan know 'bout how tings always stay? Dat mek you see clear clear. But if you try fi mek yourself live longer and longer, dat bad news, ya know? If you force your breath and mussel up your energy, you just mek yourself old before your time. Tings weh push too hard soon bruk dung. And if you cyan walk pon di right road, you soon dead already.

Diip Reflekshan

Wah dis chaptа bout?

Chapter 55 sey say de one weh full up wid virtue, im lub like a newborn pickney. Nuh poison snake cyan bite dem, nuh wild animal cyan hurt dem. Dem bone dem soft, dem sinew dem tender, but dem han cyan grab strong still. All daya long dem cyan cry and voice nuh go hoarse. Wa dis mek a clear? Seh when you and daag weh life gi' you live inna perfect harmony, you cyan be strong like dat - natural, nuh force notn.

How it relate to me?

Sometimes I feel like I have fi fight and push again everything juss fi survive. But dis chapter mek me tink 'bout when I was a likkle child and everytng feel so easy, so natural. I remember how my grandmother use fi move through life - neva rush, neva force notn, but everytng still work out fi her. I wah feel dat kine a peace again, whe im neva have fi prove nothing to nobody.

Wah mi fi do todeh?

Today, mek wi stop force tings. Instead of push and rush, wi gwine try fi mek every acton smoother, more natural. Wi gwine breathe deep and easy, mek di day come to us like water flow roun' a stone. If something nuh want fi move, wi cyan force it - wi gwine wait pon di daag.

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Mi Reflection

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

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