Mbingu na dunia haijali, hujua vitu vyote kama ubani wa sadaka; mtakatifu haulisi, hujua watu kama ubani wa sadaka. Kati ya mbingu na dunia, si kama mfuo wa pua? Tupu lakini haupotei, ukisukuma hutoa zaidi. Maneno mengi huwa mwisho mwake, bora kulinda katikati.
Tafakari ya Kina
Sura hii inahusu nini?
Sura hii inaeleza kwamba asili haiwezi kupewa kipaumbele, inachukua kila kitu kwa usawa. Pia inalinganisha mbingu na dunia na mfuo wa pua ambao ni tupu lakini haupotei, ukisukuma hutoa zaidi. Maneno mengi hupoteza nguvu, bora ni kukaa katikati.
Inavyonigusa mimi vipi?
Mimi mara nyingi naona haja ya kupeana umakini maalumu, kwa watu fulani au vitu fulani. Lakini Dao inanifundisha kuwa kila kitu na kila mtu ni muhimu sawa. Pia najifunza kuwaongea watu wengi kuliko inavyohitajika, na hii inanipotezea.
Nifanye nini leo?
Leo, nitajaribu kutoonea mtu yeyote ubaguzi. Pia nitazungumza kidogo zaidi na kusikiliza zaidi, nikijifunza kulinda katikati ya moyo wangu.
Heaven and earth do not act from (the impulse of) any wish to be benevolent; they deal with all things as the straw dogs are dealt with. The sages do not act from (any wish to be) benevolent; they deal with the people as the straw dogs are dealt with. May not the space between heaven and earth be compared to a bellows? It is emptied, yet it loses not its power; it is moved again, and sends forth air the more.
AI Modern
Mbingu na dunia haijali, hujua vitu vyote kama ubani wa sadaka; mtakatifu haulisi, hujua watu kama ubani wa sadaka. Kati ya mbingu na dunia, si kama mfuo wa pua? Tupu lakini haupotei, ukisukuma hutoa zaidi. Maneno mengi huwa mwisho mwake, bora kulinda katikati.
Tafakari Yangu
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