Chapter 5

Te Fatu Ma Te Fenua Ei Nā Tāne Rā

天地 无为 守中 不仁

Original

天地不仁，以万物为刍狗；圣人不仁，以百姓为刍狗。
天地之间，其犹橐籥乎？虚而不屈，动而愈出。
多言数穷，不如守中。

Fāʻaohipahia

Ua nā tāne te fatu ma te fenua, e faaite nei i te mau mea taatoa e haamau rahi ia ratou e te tāura taa. Ua nā tāne hoki te ta'ata maohi, e faaite nei i te mau ta'ata taatoa e haamau rahi ia ratou e te tāura taa. Nē rā, te ava i waena mai i te fatu ma te fenua, aore rā te mau ahi nā rā? Mahana roa, aore rā e pi'ia, ne'a ne'a a'e, e faaite a'ehia nō. I teie mahana, e rahi noa atu te mau parau, e hiaha noa atu, ua nia te taurearea. Aore a'e, e haamau noa i te huru mau, e haapao noa i te reo tāpapa.

Manaʻo Hohonu

E aha tēia ʻāʻahito?

Uara a'e te mau parau nei i te haamau o te Atua nō te mau mea taatoa. Aore rā te fatu e faaite mai i te mana faahou rā, nō reira, ua faaitehia te mau mea taatoa e te tāura taa rā. Te mau parau nō te reo fenua, e aore rā e toe mau, e nia roa te taurearea.

E pēhea tōna ʻāʻano ia'u?

I tōku ora, 'āre'a roa au i te faaitehia o te huru o te ao. Ua haamau vau i te 'aamu i te mau mea, e fiu roa vau i te mau tāpati. E haamau vau i te 'aamu e te nā tāne, e haapao vau i te reo mārohiroha nō tōku mau taurearea.

E aha tāʻu e rave i tēia mahana?

I teie mahana, e haapao noa vau i te reo. Aore rā e parau rahi vau, nō reira, e mārohiroha a'e tōku reo nō te mau mea e tāpoi rā. E faaite noa vau i te huru māori o te ao, e haapao noa vau i tōku 'āre'a.

Nā ʻāʻahito Tutahi

2 Te Ao Taaato, E I'oa Te Mea E rea 3 Te Here o te Ta'ata Maohi 25 E mea no te auahi mārei 32 Te Tao E Ma'a Orehia Roa

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