Chapter 68

He Kaiwhakahaere Pai, Kāore e Tūkino

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。
He tino pai te tangata kia kaua e tūkino,
he tino pai te tangata ki te pakanga, kāore e rarau,
he tino pai te tangata ka mau i te hoariri, kāore e whawhai,
he tino pai te tangata ki te kaiwhakarite i te iwi, ka noho ki raro i a rātou.

Koinei te āhua o te kaha nui kāhore e tohe,
o te kaha e whakahaere ai i te iwi,
o te tikanga e rite ana ki te matua o mua.

Whakaaroaro Hōhonu

He aha tēnei upoko mō?

E ako ana tēnei upoko mo te āhua o te kaha nui. He mea whakaatu te tino kaiwhakahaere kāore e tūkino, kāore e rarau, kāore e whawhai. Ko te kaha nui kei roto i te noho harakore, i te ngākau atawhai, i te tū ki raro i te iwi. Kāore te tikanga o mua i tū i runga, engari i noho pēnei i te kōhure, hei whakatairanga i te iwi.

He aha tēnei ki ahau?

Kei tēnei upoko he akoranga nui mōku. Ka ako ahau kia noho harakore, kia kore e tohe, kia kaua e whawhai. He mea nui te ngākau atawhai me te noho ki raro i ōku hoa mahi, i ōku hoa. Mā tēnei āhua ka taea e ahau te whakahaere i ōku ake take me te noho pēhea ai i runga i te rangimārie.

He aha tāku mahi āpōpō?

I tēnei rā, ka whakamātau ahau ki te whakarongo me te atawhai i ōku hoa mahi. Ka noho ahau ki raro i a rātou, ka āwhina ahau i a rātou, ā, ka kore ahau e tohe. Ka ako ahau ki te tū pēnei i te kōhure, kia mau ai te rangimārie i tōku wāhi mahi.

Wāhanga Honohono

Ōku Huritao

He aha tēnei wāhanga e whakaoho i a koe? Ka pēhea koe e whakamahi ai?

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