Chapter 68

De Art of Not Fight

善为士者不武,善战者不怒,善胜敌者不与,善用人者为之下。
是谓不争之德,是谓用人之力,是谓配天古之极。
De good leader nuh mek showout, de good fighter neva get vex, de good winner nuh even jine de clash, an de good boss put himsalf below oonu.

Dis ya iip come fram no wrangle, fram mekkin udda feel se dem important, fram follaw de way weh been yere long time before any a wi.

Diip Reflekshan

Wah dis chaptа bout?

Wa dis chapter say iip se de real power nuh inna wa yu cyan do, bot inna wa yu refuse fi do. De great man nuh need fi show off him strenk, cyaan get provoked, or even go inna battle, bot him still mek everytng him waan done. De secret iip no fightin', no wranglin', no trubble - a so heaven way.

How it relate to me?

Mi often feel se mi haffi prove miself, Mek sure evrybody know se mi strong an cyaan be push roun. But dis iip mek mi see se real strenk a inna how much mi refuse fi let miself get low. When mi cyaan be provoked, when mi no haffi fight fi Mek mi pwen, dat iip when mi really free.

Wah mi fi do todeh?

Wen somebody try Mek mi vex todong, mi wud remine miself se no fightin' no meen se mi lose - a Mek mi win. Instead a repla wid harshness, mi wud a jus' go silent an Mek mi peace stan'. Dat no easy, bot a de way.

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Mi Reflection

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

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