Chapter 72

Wen Archa Noh Frighten Wa God Sey

民不畏威,则大威至。
无狎其所居,无厌其所生。夫唯不厌,是以不厌。
是以圣人自知不自见,自爱不自贵。故去彼取此。
Wen di pupl nuh fraid fi noh authority, tun roun, a bigga terror mus kom. Wa mus kom? Se i waan teck evriting fram dem — fi didel op di place weh dem live, fi pon i op wid powa weh mek dem nuh waan breath. Bot noh mek i so! Onggu, noh mek i so! Jus so, di pupl cyan lib widout dat sad feelin weh opn people op i res. An so di sage — e know e self, bot e nuh mek evriwan av to si it; e luv e self, bot e nuh put e self abuv evribody else. Dat a wah e chuuz — di luv weh noh mek ya big op, di knowledge weh noh mek ya show off.

Diip Reflekshan

Wah dis chaptа bout?

Chapter 72iga siem bout how fi mek piipl obey, ya caan chraitn dem op an tink ya eva gain respeck. Wen ya kip dem doun, whn ya mek dem fraid an opn i, denn a wah mus kom — no jus fi dem, bot fi whoeva do it tu. Di sage know seh di bes way a noh fi rule wid fiah an brimstone, bot fi luv ya self while noh put ya self ova nobody.

How it relate to me?

Mi si dis inna how some people try fi kip oda piipl doun so se dem kin feel big. But it nuh wuk so. Wah reely mek mi free a wen mi respeck oda piipl freedom, noh opn dem op fi mek dem do wah mi waan. Dis mek mi taak bout power difrint — noh bout who can mek who fiil smaali, bot bout who can let who be free.

Wah mi fi do todeh?

Tudeh, let wan piipl weh ya waan fi kontroul or push rong jus BE. Si dem fi who dem ar, noh fi who ya waan dem fi bi. Wa it feel like fi gi dem di space weh dem niéd?

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Mi Reflection

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