Edemme 56
Onye Mụtara Na-apụ Apụ
Original
塞其兑,闭其门,挫其锐,解其纷,和其光,同其尘,是谓玄同。
故不可得而亲,不可得而疏;不可得而利,不可得而害;不可得而贵,不可得而贱。故为天下贵。
Ntụgharị
Nghọta miri emi
Ihe ka edemede a na-akọwa?
Chapter a na-akọwa na onye nwere amamihe n'ezie anaghị ekwu okwu n'ihi na okwu na-ekewapụ onye nwere amamihe site na ihe niile. Onye na-ekwu okwu n'ezie amaghị ihe n'ihi na ọ na-eji okwu mee ka ọ dị ike. Ụzọ nke amamihe bụ ịchịkọta ọsịse anya, mebie ọdịdị, gbahapụ ọchịchọ, na ibido n'ebe ọ bụla n'ụwa - a na-akpọ ya 'mysterious unity' ma ọ bụ 'otu dị ịtụnanya'. Mgbe a ruru ebe a, ọ gaghị ekwe omume ime ka onye a bụrụ onye pụrụ iche ma ọ bụ onye a na-akpọghị anya ya, ma ọ gaghị ekwe omume ịnye ya aka ma ọ bụ ime ya ahụhụ. Nke a bụ ihe kachasị ewu ewu n'ụwa niile.
Kedu ka ọ metụtara m?
N'ime ndụ m, a na m na-achọ ịbụ onye pụrụ iche. A na m chọọ ka ndị mmadụ hụ m ma mara m, nyefee m, sọpụrụ m. Ma ọ bụrụ na m emesịrị, a na m eme ka m pụọ ìhè site n'ime ka m bụrụ onye a ma ama ma ọ bụ onye a na-ewepụ ya. M na-achọ ịchị ọchịchọ site n'ime obi m. Chapter a na-akụzi m na amamihe n'ezie bụ ịsịpụ n'ebe ọ bụla, ịbụ otu na ihe niile, ọ gaghị ekwe omume ịkewa onye ọ bụla n'ụzọ ọ bụla.
Gịnị m ga-eme taa?
Today, I will practice silence. Instead of speaking to prove myself or to be heard, I will listen more than I speak. I will observe my desire to be special and recognized. When I feel the urge to speak, I will ask myself: 'Will my words add value, or am I just trying to be seen?' I will also try to see myself in everyone I meet today, recognizing that we are all one. M ga-atụle ndị mmadụ m na-ahụ anya ma ọ bụ m na-atụgharị, ma cheta na anyị niile bụ otu.
Nkebi Ndị Metụtara Ya
Nchegbu M
What does this chapter inspire in you? How will you apply it?