Chapter 80

One Likl Place

小国寡民 简朴 甘美安乐

Original

小国寡民。使有什伯之器而不用，使民重死而不远徙。
虽有舟舆，无所乘之；虽有甲兵，无所陈之。使民复结绳而用之。
甘其食，美其服，安其居，乐其俗。邻国相望，鸡犬之声相闻，民至老死，不相往来。

Translieshan

One likl country wid likl people: even though dem ha ten and hundred time more dan dem need, dem no use none a it. Di people dem value dem life and no go wander far from weh dem come from. Even though dem ha boat and carriage, none a dem ride none; even though dem ha shield and sword, none a dem use none. Mek di people go back to dem old way, tie rope and keep track. Sweet inna dem belly, nice inna dem dress, peaceful inna dem home, joyful inna dem way. One country side can see di next one, mek out whey di chicken and dog a sey, but di people dem can live whole lifetime and neva go visit one another.

Diip Reflekshan

Wah dis chaptа bout?

Di chapter tell bout one likl country wey choose fi stay simple and no bada nobody. Dem ha resources but no use dem, dem ha ways fi travel but no go none far, dem live close to each other but still respect di boundaries. Di whole idea fi dem is sey a likl and simple life, weh mek people dem happy wid whey dem ha, is a life worth living.

How it relate to me?

Me always waan more—more tings, more experience, more place. But dis chapter mek me wonder if sometimes is just to stay inna one place and be content wid whey me have. Not every next man need fi travel di whole world to find peace; sometimes peace come when you stop run and just sit down inna your own yard.

Wah mi fi do todeh?

Today me waan appreciate one ting weh me have weh me usually take fi granted. Instead a wonda what next, me waan taste di food weh me eating, feel di comfort weh me home bring, and jus' be present wid whey is, noh rush go anywhere.

Chapter Dem Wah Relate

3 No Follow Pickney-Fi-Heart Leada 19 Drop All di Fancy Scheme 57 Rule di Nation Wid Righteousnes 65 How di Ol-time Way Walker Live

Mi Reflection

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

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