Chapter 20

Gi Up Learnin', Find Peace

绝学无忧。唯之与阿,相去几何?善之与恶,相去若何?人之所畏,不可不畏。荒兮其未央哉!
众人熙熙,如享太牢,如春登台。我独泊兮其未兆,如婴儿之未孩;累累兮若无所归。
众人皆有余,而我独若遗。我愚人之心也哉!沌沌兮!
俗人昭昭,我独昏昏。俗人察察,我独闷闷。澹兮其若海,飂兮若无止。
众人皆有以,而我独顽且鄙。我独异于人,而贵食母。
Gi up all di learnin' an' you cyan have no worry. When yuh sey 'yes' an' when yuh sey 'no', how far truly dem part? When yuh call someting good an' when yuh call it bad, how much dem really differ? What oda people fear, mi mus fear too - no can avoid dat. So vast iina all of dis, yet nuh end in sight! Ev'rybody else happy like dem at a big feast, like dem climbin up hill in spring time. But me? Mi just still like a baby who neva learn fi cry yet, like somebody who have no place fe go. Ev'rybody have more than enuff, but mi feel like mi have not'in. Me is a foolish one! Lost in di fog! Oda people sharp an' see claa, but mi go aroun like a blind one. Oda people fin' fault quick, but mi mek nuh fuss. Still like a ocean dat stretch out wide, or a wind dat neva stop blowin. Ev'rybody have dem purpose, but mi alone stubborn an' simple. Mi different from all oda, c'os mi value feedin from di source of all t'ing.

Diip Reflekshan

Wah dis chaptа bout?

Dis chapter show di sage as somebody who differ from ev'rybody else. While oda people chase learnin' an' worry 'bout good an' bad, di sage find peace by gi up all dat. Di sage cyan relate to all di everyday worry yet still remain still inside, like a baby or like somebody lost. Dem find strengt in simplicity when ev'rybody else get lost in di fancy t'ing.

How it relate to me?

Mi know dat feelin when ev'body round mi excited 'bout someting, but mi cyan find dat same joy. Sometimes mi feel like mi alone aroun, like mi see t'ings different. But dis chapter remind mi sey sometimes dat stillness an' difference iina di power - iina di bein separate from di crowd whe di truth de.

Wah mi fi do todeh?

Find one moment today to stop all di worry an' learnin'. Sit down in di quiet, like a baby still an' unknowin. Feel how di world still turn even when you no try fe figure out everyt'ing.

Chapter Dem Wah Relate

Mi Reflection

Wah dis chapter mek yuh feel? Wah you ago do wid it?

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