Dis chapta se how evryt'n weh iina dis wol iina two-sided. Wen wi mek fi wi se somt'n a gud, wi automatically mek iina oppsait. Di Dou iina how dem two side balance out pon one an nex—how dey finish each udda. Di wisewun waak tru dis by noh tek sid wid wan side, noh taak too much, an jus mek t'ings opm widout fi force dem.
Key Concepts
美丑
善恶
无为
对立统一
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 2, "Evriwataija Know Wa Pretty, Den Wa Noh-Pretti Pop Out", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/jam/chapters/2/
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Wen evriwataija know wa pretty an wa good, den wa nasty an wa bad opm. So wa wi call 'gat' an wa wi call 'nohava' mek one an nex, wa tap an wa haad mek one nex, di long an di short mek sure a each udda, wa hrai an wa low iina di same flux, muzick an voice mek a unison, front an back folla one an nex. So di wisewun du wa him si noh wa wi waan, iina dis iina him taak noh wa—im teech tru wa him du an noh tru wa him se. All di t'ings opm an him no resis, him mek dem but no own dem, him du wa him du an no feel proud. Wen him done gud, him step back, no stan opm. Jest bikaas him no stan opm pon wa him done, evriwataija still respek am.
Diip Reflekshan
Wah dis chaptа bout?
Dis chapta se how evryt'n weh iina dis wol iina two-sided. Wen wi mek fi wi se somt'n a gud, wi automatically mek iina oppsait. Di Dou iina how dem two side balance out pon one an nex—how dey finish each udda. Di wisewun waak tru dis by noh tek sid wid wan side, noh taak too much, an jus mek t'ings opm widout fi force dem.
How it relate to me?
Mi see how mi always waan things fi stay gud an noh waan bad t'ings. Dis chapta mek mi faal how everyt'n iina balance—an mi resis dis bikaas mi waan fi choose. Wen mi opn mi ai tu dis realness, mi si how mi get strss fram wa no go mi way, wen truly everyt'n a flow.
Wah mi fi do todeh?
Tudeh, no tek sid. Wen somt'n mek iina gud, no hang on fi tap. Wen somt'n mek iina bad, no push iina awe. Jah opm iina wa wi kioll gud an bad—jus mek iina opm an let iina finish.
All in the world know the beauty of the beautiful, and in doing this they have (the idea of) what ugliness is; they all know the skill of the skilful, and in doing this they have (the idea of) what the want of skill is.
AI Modern
Wen evriwataija know wa pretty an wa good, den wa nasty an wa bad opm. So wa wi call 'gat' an wa wi call 'nohava' mek one an nex, wa tap an wa haad mek one nex, di long an di short mek sure a each udda, wa hrai an wa low iina di same flux, muzick an voice mek a unison, front an back folla one an nex. So di wisewun du wa him si noh wa wi waan, iina dis iina him taak noh wa—im teech tru wa him du an noh tru wa him se. All di t'ings opm an him no resis, him mek dem but no own dem, him du wa him du an no feel proud. Wen him done gud, him step back, no stan opm. Jest bikaas him no stan opm pon wa him done, evriwataija still respek am.
Mi Reflection
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