Chapter 76

Laif Soft an Bodi Jentl

人之生也柔弱,其死也坚强。万物草木之生也柔脆,其死也枯槁。
故坚强者死之徒,柔弱者生之徒。
是以兵强则灭,木强则折。强大处下,柔弱处上。
Wen yuh jus born, yuh body soft an jentl; wen yuh dead, yuh stiff like iro. Evri ting fram plannies tu bushi, dem jentl an suple wen dem a grow, but wen dem dead dem dray an bun up. So den, di stiff an di hard dem all kyahri wid dem, kaaz dem did mek fa deth all alang. Di soft an di yiellin dem, dem di wan weh long life wid. A so da same wie wid sojers: if yuh too strong, yuh wa mek dem fall. If di trie dem too iifi, di win kyahn knock dem dung. Di big an di strong dem always end op an di bottom, while di soft an di iizop dem always rait op pan tap.

Diip Reflekshan

Wah dis chaptа bout?

Dis tap sey se, tru life come fram softness an flexibility, neva fram stiffiness. Wen wi born, wi suple an open, but as wi get ola, wi tend fi kip op an resis. All tings dat haad an infleksible mus eventually brok op, bot dem weh stay jentl an flow wid life dem thrive.

How it relate to me?

Mi reflek pan how mi handle tings. Sometaim mi op wie stifi - mi waan tings fi go wa way an no deviation. But dis tap mek mi wonder if dat stiff approach mek mi miss di flow a life. Maybe openness an flexibility mek fi better journey.

Wah mi fi do todeh?

Tudeh, mi gwain pick one situation weh mi a fight agains, an mi gwain try fi be more iiziop bout it. Mi gwain practice givin op some control an let life flow a likl mor. A smol step towaad softness.

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Mi Reflection

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