He aʻo nui kēia no ka wale ʻana aku i ka aʻo ʻana aku, a ʻaʻole o ka manaʻo ʻehaeha. He ʻokoʻa nui ka ʻae ʻana a me ka ʻole ʻana, ʻo ka maikaʻi a me ka ʻino. ʻO ka mea a ka poʻe e makaʻu ai, he mea āu nō e makaʻu ai. Akā ʻo wau, ke noho mālie nei au, me he pēpē lā ka mea ʻaʻole i aʻo ʻia e ʻakaʻaka. ʻO ka poʻe noa, ua ʻoliʻoli lākou i nā mea āpau, akā ʻo wau, ua ʻuʻuku nō au a he naʻau pōlolo. Ua ʻokoʻa nō wau i ka poʻe a pau, no ka meā, ke ʻimi nei au i ka hōmai ʻana mai a ka makuahine o ka pūkoʻa.
Key Concepts
独异
愚人之心
贵食母
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 20, "E wale aku i ka aʻo ʻana, ʻaʻole o ka manaʻo ʻehaeha", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/haw/chapters/20/
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E wale aku i ka aʻo ʻana, a laila ʻaʻole o ka manaʻo ʻehaeha. ʻO ka ʻae ʻana a me ka ʻole ʻana, pea lāua āhea? ʻO ka maikaʻi a me ka ʻino, pea lāua āhea? ʻO ka mea a ka poʻe e makaʻu ai, he mea āu nō e makaʻu ai. Nui loa ka hoʻowahāwahā, ʻaʻole ia e pau! ʻO ka poʻe a pau, ua ʻoliʻoli lākou, me he poʻe e ʻai ana i ka puaʻa kapu, me he poʻe e piʻi ana i ka papalua i ka wao ua. Akā ʻo wau, ke noho mālie nei au ʻoiai ʻaʻole ia i ʻike ʻia, me he pēpē lā ka mea ʻaʻole i aʻo ʻia e ʻakaʻaka; poʻele nō au, me he mea lā ʻaʻole kahi e hoʻi ai. ʻO ka poʻe a pau, ua nui kā lākou mea loaʻa, akā ʻo wau, he mea ʻuʻuku nō au. He naʻau pōlolo a uē nō au! Ua poʻele nō au! ʻO ka poʻe noa, ua ʻakaʻaka lākou, akā ʻo wau, ua moe nō au. ʻO ka poʻe noa, ua ʻoi lākou, akā ʻo wau, ua nui nō au. Ke ʻālunu nei lākou me he kai lā, ke lele nei lākou me he makani lā ʻaʻole ia e stop. ʻO ka poʻe a pau, ua loaʻa iā lākou kahi mea e hana ai, akā ʻo wau, ua hūpō nō au a kū pono ʻole. ʻO wau nō ka mea ʻē aʻe, no ka meā, ua makemake au i ka hōmai ʻana mai a ka makuahine.
Nōnōmea Hohonu
He aha kēia paukū e pili ana?
He aʻo nui kēia no ka wale ʻana aku i ka aʻo ʻana aku, a ʻaʻole o ka manaʻo ʻehaeha. He ʻokoʻa nui ka ʻae ʻana a me ka ʻole ʻana, ʻo ka maikaʻi a me ka ʻino. ʻO ka mea a ka poʻe e makaʻu ai, he mea āu nō e makaʻu ai. Akā ʻo wau, ke noho mālie nei au, me he pēpē lā ka mea ʻaʻole i aʻo ʻia e ʻakaʻaka. ʻO ka poʻe noa, ua ʻoliʻoli lākou i nā mea āpau, akā ʻo wau, ua ʻuʻuku nō au a he naʻau pōlolo. Ua ʻokoʻa nō wau i ka poʻe a pau, no ka meā, ke ʻimi nei au i ka hōmai ʻana mai a ka makuahine o ka pūkoʻa.
Pehea ka pilina iaʻu?
Ua ʻike nui au iāʻu iho ma kēia ʻaoʻao. I ka manawa aʻu e ʻimi nei i ka mahalo ʻia ʻana a ka poʻe ʻē aʻe, ua ʻike nui au i ka ʻuʻuku o koʻu naʻau iho. Ua poʻele wau, akā ʻaʻole ia he mea ʻino, ʻo ia nō ke ʻano o ka noho maluhia. ʻO ka mea nui loa iāʻu, ʻo ia nō ka noho ʻana me ka ʻuhane o ke pēpē, ʻoiai ʻaʻole ia i ʻike i nā mea ʻeʻe a me nā mea ʻino.
He aha kaʻu e hana ai i kēia lā?
I kēia lā, e hoʻopau aku au i ka ʻimi ʻana aku i ka pane a ka poʻe noa. E nānā aku au i loko o ka noho ʻana me he pēpē lā—me he naʻau maʻemaʻe lā me he ʻuhane mālie lā. ʻAʻole au e ʻimi i ka mahalo ʻia ʻana, akā e ʻimi aku au i ka maluhia o ka noho ʻana.
When we renounce learning we have no troubles. The multitude of men look satisfied and pleased; as if enjoying a full banquet, as if mounted on a tower in spring. I alone seem listless and still, my desires having as yet given no indication of their presence. I am like an infant which has not yet smiled. I alone am different from other men, but I value the nursing-mother (the Tao).
AI Modern
E wale aku i ka aʻo ʻana, a laila ʻaʻole o ka manaʻo ʻehaeha. ʻO ka ʻae ʻana a me ka ʻole ʻana, pea lāua āhea? ʻO ka maikaʻi a me ka ʻino, pea lāua āhea? ʻO ka mea a ka poʻe e makaʻu ai, he mea āu nō e makaʻu ai. Nui loa ka hoʻowahāwahā, ʻaʻole ia e pau! ʻO ka poʻe a pau, ua ʻoliʻoli lākou, me he poʻe e ʻai ana i ka puaʻa kapu, me he poʻe e piʻi ana i ka papalua i ka wao ua. Akā ʻo wau, ke noho mālie nei au ʻoiai ʻaʻole ia i ʻike ʻia, me he pēpē lā ka mea ʻaʻole i aʻo ʻia e ʻakaʻaka; poʻele nō au, me he mea lā ʻaʻole kahi e hoʻi ai. ʻO ka poʻe a pau, ua nui kā lākou mea loaʻa, akā ʻo wau, he mea ʻuʻuku nō au. He naʻau pōlolo a uē nō au! Ua poʻele nō au! ʻO ka poʻe noa, ua ʻakaʻaka lākou, akā ʻo wau, ua moe nō au. ʻO ka poʻe noa, ua ʻoi lākou, akā ʻo wau, ua nui nō au. Ke ʻālunu nei lākou me he kai lā, ke lele nei lākou me he makani lā ʻaʻole ia e stop. ʻO ka poʻe a pau, ua loaʻa iā lākou kahi mea e hana ai, akā ʻo wau, ua hūpō nō au a kū pono ʻole. ʻO wau nō ka mea ʻē aʻe, no ka meā, ua makemake au i ka hōmai ʻana mai a ka makuahine.
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