Chapter 23 teaches say wen wi taak likkle an true, dat eena di way nacher wok. Even heaven an ertz cyan mek strong wind ar big rehn last fi long, so how we expect wi powa fi mek tings last? De ones we da follow di Way, dey an di Way come tugeta same way; dem we da follow di Goodness, dey an di Goodness come tugeta; dem we da follow di Lick, dey an di Lick come tugeta.
Key Concepts
自然
希言
道者同于道
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 23, "Tlak Likkle, Dat Eena Wid Nacher", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/jam/chapters/23/
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Tlak likkle, dat eena wid nacher. Wa' no? Becas a strong wind cyan last fi true di whole mawnin, an a big rehn cyan last fi true di whole day. Who mek dis ting? Heaven an ertz. Even heaven an ertz cyan mek dem stan long, so how much less we? So de one we da follow di Way, di Way an dem come tugeta; de one we da follow di Goodness, di Goodness an dem come tugeta; de one we da follow di Lick, di Lick an dem come tugeta. De one we da follow di Way, di Way glad a deal wid dem; de one we da follow di Goodness, di Goodness glad a deal wid dem; de one we da follow di Lick, di Lick glad a deal wid dem. If your trust nuh satisfy, den people go doubt you.
Diip Reflekshan
Wah dis chaptа bout?
Chapter 23 teaches say wen wi taak likkle an true, dat eena di way nacher wok. Even heaven an ertz cyan mek strong wind ar big rehn last fi long, so how we expect wi powa fi mek tings last? De ones we da follow di Way, dey an di Way come tugeta same way; dem we da follow di Goodness, dey an di Goodness come tugeta; dem we da follow di Lick, dey an di Lick come tugeta.
How it relate to me?
Dis ting mek mi taak less an tru more. Mi use fi try force everyteng fi go my way, tink say mi powa could mek tings last. But now mi see say nature teach humility — even di biggest storm mus stop. Mi cyan just step back an trust say wen mi follow di Way, di Way go glad a deal wid mi same way.
Wah mi fi do todeh?
Today, mi guo speak less but mean more. Wen temptation come fi big up miself ar force tings fi go my way, mi guo hold off an lissen fi wa nacher say. Mi guo trust say de quiet Way go bring more dan all di noise.
Abstaining from speech marks him who is obeying the spontaneity of his nature. A violent wind does not last for a whole morning; a sudden rain does not last for the whole day. If Heaven and Earth cannot make such (spasmodic) actings last long, how much less can man!
AI Modern
Tlak likkle, dat eena wid nacher. Wa' no? Becas a strong wind cyan last fi true di whole mawnin, an a big rehn cyan last fi true di whole day. Who mek dis ting? Heaven an ertz. Even heaven an ertz cyan mek dem stan long, so how much less we? So de one we da follow di Way, di Way an dem come tugeta; de one we da follow di Goodness, di Goodness an dem come tugeta; de one we da follow di Lick, di Lick an dem come tugeta. De one we da follow di Way, di Way glad a deal wid dem; de one we da follow di Goodness, di Goodness glad a deal wid dem; de one we da follow di Lick, di Lick glad a deal wid dem. If your trust nuh satisfy, den people go doubt you.
Mi Reflection
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