Chapter 60

Cookin Fish, Governin Nation

治大国若烹小鲜。
以道莅天下,其鬼不神。非其鬼不神,其神不伤人。非其神不伤人,圣人亦不伤人。夫两不相伤,故德交归焉。
Lead a big nation iina di same way yu cook one small fish—lil an gentle, dun mek too much. Wen di whole warld follow di Way, di pirit dem lose weh dem can du. Not sey di pirit lose dem power—nuh so—bot dem power cyaan hurt nobody no more. An not sey dem power cyaan hurt nobody—di wize man him tu, neva hurt nobody. Wen two no one no way hurt each other, den all di goodnes flo inna every direction.

Diip Reflekshan

Wah dis chaptа bout?

Chapter 60 compare governin a big nation to cookin one small fish. Da one ya sey, if yu flip it too much, i a go mash up. If yu mek di Way rule everyting, even di pirit dem lose dem power—an moo dan so, dem nuh can hurt nobody. Di sage him neva hurt nobody neida. Wen allwa no one way hurt allwa, den virtue return ta every place.

How it relate to me?

Mi relize sey sometimes mi mek tings war bi me try fi control every likkle detail. Bot dis chapter tell mi sey sometimes di bes ting ya is fi leff it alan, mek it gradual, an no try force it. Wen mi let di Way work, even di bad tings lose dem power. Mi fi be di sage weh nuh hurt nobody, an no mek others dem a way a get hustle.

Wah mi fi do todeh?

Todeh, mi a go identify one situation weh mi a try force, an mi a go step back an leff it alan. Mi a go trust di process, no meddul too much, an mek everything flow da way i supoz fi go.

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Mi Reflection

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

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