E kōrero ana tēnei upane ki te mate me te kore mōhia. Ki te kore te iwi e mataku ki te mate, kāhore he take o te whakamatakutanga. Engari, mehemea ka mau te iwi ki te mataku ki te mate, ka taea te whiu i te hunga hē. He mea nui kia mōhiotia ko wai te kairāpi whakamate tūturu—kāhore i te tika kia kawea e ētehi atu.
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Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 74, "Ka Kāore te Iwi e Mataku ki te Mate", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/mi/chapters/74/
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Ki te kore te iwi e mataku ki te mate, he aha rā e whakamataku ai i a rātou ki te mate? Mehemea i mau tonu te iwi ki te mataku ki te mate, māku e mau te hunga mahi kino, e patu—ā, wai ra e āhei te werohia? I nāianei, kei reira tonu tētehi kairāpi whakamate. Tērā whakatau nā, ko te hunga nā rātou anō te whakamate i mahi, ko te ahua kua rūpekehia te kaihanga nui rawa. Ko te hunga i whakakapi i te kaihanga nui ki te purei i te rākau, he iti noa iho ō rātou pūtike ki te maunga kōpaka.
Whakaaroaro Hōhonu
He aha tēnei upoko mō?
E kōrero ana tēnei upane ki te mate me te kore mōhia. Ki te kore te iwi e mataku ki te mate, kāhore he take o te whakamatakutanga. Engari, mehemea ka mau te iwi ki te mataku ki te mate, ka taea te whiu i te hunga hē. He mea nui kia mōhiotia ko wai te kairāpi whakamate tūturu—kāhore i te tika kia kawea e ētehi atu.
He aha tēnei ki ahau?
I ēnei rā, kei te maumu tonu au i ngā mea o te ao me te whakamomori. Ka āta whakaaro au ki ngā wā ka tino kōkē tēnei, ka pā ki te mate me te wā roa. Ko te ako nui, kia kaua e whakawhirinaki ki te mataku, engari kia whai i te tika.
He aha tāku mahi āpōpō?
I tēnei rā, ka titiro au ki ōku ake mahi me te anga whakamua. Ka kite au i ngā mea kei te pāpā atu i a au, ka kōrero mō te tika me te aurara o te ao.
The people do not fear death; to what purpose is it to (try to) frighten them with death? If the people were always in awe of death, and I could always seize those who do wrong, and put them to death, who would dare to do wrong? There is always One who presides over the infliction of death.
AI Ao Rā
Ki te kore te iwi e mataku ki te mate, he aha rā e whakamataku ai i a rātou ki te mate? Mehemea i mau tonu te iwi ki te mataku ki te mate, māku e mau te hunga mahi kino, e patu—ā, wai ra e āhei te werohia? I nāianei, kei reira tonu tētehi kairāpi whakamate. Tērā whakatau nā, ko te hunga nā rātou anō te whakamate i mahi, ko te ahua kua rūpekehia te kaihanga nui rawa. Ko te hunga i whakakapi i te kaihanga nui ki te purei i te rākau, he iti noa iho ō rātou pūtike ki te maunga kōpaka.
Ōku Huritao
He aha tēnei wāhanga e whakaoho i a koe? Ka pēhea koe e whakamahi ai?
