Chapter 21
Ko e Fakaʻilonga ʻo e Toʻutou Lahi
Original
道之为物，惟恍惟惚。惚兮恍兮，其中有象；恍兮惚兮，其中有物；窈兮冥兮，其中有精。其精甚真，其中有信。
自古及今，其名不去，以阅众甫。吾何以知众甫之状哉？以此。
Liliu
Fakakaukau Loloto
Ko e hā ʻa e vahe ni?
ʻOku ui mai kiate a mau ʻe he hala faka-Tao ke u ilo ʻa e fakaʻilonga ʻo e toʻutou lahi, ʻa ia ʻoku tāpui ki he hala. ʻOku fakamatala ʻe he hala ʻo e laumālie, ʻo ʻikai lava ke vakai ʻe he mata, ka ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi mea kotoa. ʻOku ʻuhinga ʻa e ngaahi mea ʻoku ʻi ai ʻi he hala ʻo e ngaahi mea ʻoku ʻi muʻa.
ʻOku fēfē hono fekauʻaki mo au?
ʻOku fakamahafungana kiate aʻu ʻa e fakamatala ko ʻeni. ʻOku ou ʻilo ʻa e toʻutou ʻoku lahi ange ʻi he ngaahi mea ʻoku ou fie fai. ʻOku ou ako ʻo ne ʻuhinga ai ko e fokotuʻu ʻo ha hala faka-Tao ʻi he loto fakafaʻa.
Ko e hā ʻe ngāue ai au ʻapongipongi?
Tatau ʻaki ha taimi taʻe vave ke vakai ki he loto. Te u ʻo felofuka kiate kinaʻutolu ʻo taimi ki taimi, ʻo ʻohake ke vakai ʻo ʻai ʻa e hala ʻoku lawa mo e moʻui lelei.
Ngaahi Vahe Fekauʻaki
Hoku Fakakaukau
What does this chapter inspire in you? How will you apply it?