Chapter 16
Fakaʻosi ki he Hihifo Lelei Taha
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夫物芸芸，各复归其根。归根曰静，是谓复命。复命曰常，知常曰明。不知常，妄作凶。
知常容，容乃公，公乃王，王乃天，天乃道，道乃久，没身不殆。
Liliu
Fakakaukau Loloto
Ko e hā ʻa e vahe ni?
Ko e chapter ni ʻoku fakahā ʻa e hala ki he fakaʻosi mo e fakahaohaoa fakaʻosi. ʻOku fakamatala ʻoku ʻuhiga e meʻa kotoa ʻi he hoko ʻo e meʻa kotoa ʻe foki ʻo aʻu ki he tūtūfonua - ko e fakaʻosi mo e fakahaohaoa. Ko e foki ki he tūtūfonua ʻoku hiva, ʻo ʻuhiga ʻo e foki ki he fai fakafoou. ʻOku fakamatala ʻoku ʻe lava ʻo ʻilo e taʻe-puke ʻo e moʻui, ʻo aʻu ki he fakamanavahē, faʻa, pule, hā ʻi he langi, hala mo e tanaki fakaʻosi.
ʻOku fēfē hono fekauʻaki mo au?
Ko au, ʻoku ou ʻiloa ʻa e mahino ʻo e fakaʻosi mo e fakahaohaoa ʻi he moʻui faka-Pālangi. ʻOku ou ako ʻaupito ʻi he ʻuhiga ʻo e foki ʻo e meʻa kotoa ʻo aʻu ki he tūtūfonua - ko e fakaʻosi ʻo e ngaahi meʻa kotoa. ʻOku ou fie ʻaupito ʻo ʻilo e taʻe-puke ʻo e moʻui mo e hala ki he fakamanavahē.
Ko e hā ʻe ngāue ai au ʻapongipongi?
ʻO ke fakamaau ʻi he tūʻāpā taʻe-feʻuhē ʻaki e taimi ʻo e fakahaohaoa mo e fakaʻosi. ʻO fakamanavahē ʻi ho sino mo ho loto ʻo e taimi ʻo e fulufulu. ʻO ke ʻiloa ʻi he foki ʻo e ngaahi meʻa kotoa ʻo aʻu ki he tūtūfonua mo e fai fakafoou.
Ngaahi Vahe Fekauʻaki
Hoku Fakakaukau
What does this chapter inspire in you? How will you apply it?