Ko e kapitula ni ʻoku akonaki ʻa e moʻui fakakomikomi mo e fakakaukau lelei. ʻOku ne ʻohake ʻa e tangata ke fakakomikomi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kotoa ʻi hono ngāue mo e fakaʻaogā. Ko e fakakomikomi ni ʻoku ne fakaʻosi ʻa e tāpuaki ʻo e ʻotuā ʻi loto ʻo e felalaunga mo e Tao. ʻAia ʻoku tanu makehe ʻa e ʻotuā, ʻe lava ʻo puke ʻa e mafai kotoa, pea ʻe ʻikai ha meʻa ʻe taʻetōʻa. Ko e hala ʻaia ʻoku ne fakaʻohake ʻa e hala ʻo e mālōlie taʻengata.
Key Concepts
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 59, "Mau Fiefakata低 mo e Fakaʻapaʻa", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/to/chapters/59/
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Ko e fai ʻo e ngaahi meʻa kotoa ʻa e tangata mo e faʻa ʻo e langi, ʻe lahi taha ʻa e fakakomikomi. ʻOku fakakomikomi ange ʻa e meʻa kotoa ʻi he fakaʻaogā ʻo e mafai. He ko e fakakomikomi, ʻoku ne ʻuhinga ʻo e fanongo muʻa ʻi he Tao. Ko e fanongo muʻa ʻaia, ʻoku ne ʻuhinga ʻo e tanu makehe ʻo e ʻotuā. ʻAia ʻoku tanu makehe ai ʻa e ʻotuā, ʻe iku ʻa e taʻetōʻa ʻi ha meʻa kotoa, koehi ʻe ʻikai toe ʻilo ʻa e fuʻu kahaʻu ʻo e mafai. ʻAia ʻe ʻikai ʻilo ʻa e fuʻu kahaʻu, ʻe mafai ʻo faʻa mālōli. ʻOku lahi ange ʻa e meʻa ʻi loto ʻo e fonua, ʻe mafai ʻo fakaeʻa ʻo aʻu. Ko e meʻa ʻaia ʻoku ne ʻuhinga ʻo e fuofua muʻa lolotonga mo e papatopoto ʻo e ngaahi mafu, ko e hala ʻo e mālōlie taʻengata mo e sio laelae.
Fakakaukau Loloto
Ko e hā ʻa e vahe ni?
Ko e kapitula ni ʻoku akonaki ʻa e moʻui fakakomikomi mo e fakakaukau lelei. ʻOku ne ʻohake ʻa e tangata ke fakakomikomi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kotoa ʻi hono ngāue mo e fakaʻaogā. Ko e fakakomikomi ni ʻoku ne fakaʻosi ʻa e tāpuaki ʻo e ʻotuā ʻi loto ʻo e felalaunga mo e Tao. ʻAia ʻoku tanu makehe ʻa e ʻotuā, ʻe lava ʻo puke ʻa e mafai kotoa, pea ʻe ʻikai ha meʻa ʻe taʻetōʻa. Ko e hala ʻaia ʻoku ne fakaʻohake ʻa e hala ʻo e mālōlie taʻengata.
ʻOku fēfē hono fekauʻaki mo au?
Ko e ngāue fakakomikomi ʻi heʻeku moʻui ʻoku ne tokoni ʻa e heka ʻi he fakaʻaogā ʻo e taimi mo e kakā ʻa e kou ka fakakomikomi, ʻoku ne tokoni kiate au ke fanongonongo lelei ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ʻe fiemaʻu taha. ʻOku ʻuhinga ʻo e fanongo muʻa ʻo e hala fakaʻofoʻofa ʻo e Tao mo e fakalelei ʻi hono ngāue kotoa.
Ko e hā ʻe ngāue ai au ʻapongipongi?
ʻOku ou tohi ʻa e founga ʻe tolu ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻe fiemaʻu lelei ʻi he faʻahinga ʻe taha, pea fakakomikomi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kotoa ʻa e lolotonga ʻo e aho ni.
For regulating the human (in our constitution) and rendering the (proper) service to the heavenly, there is nothing like moderation. It is only by this moderation that there is effected an early return (to man's normal state). He who possesses the mother of the state may continue long.
AI Modern
Ko e fai ʻo e ngaahi meʻa kotoa ʻa e tangata mo e faʻa ʻo e langi, ʻe lahi taha ʻa e fakakomikomi. ʻOku fakakomikomi ange ʻa e meʻa kotoa ʻi he fakaʻaogā ʻo e mafai. He ko e fakakomikomi, ʻoku ne ʻuhinga ʻo e fanongo muʻa ʻi he Tao. Ko e fanongo muʻa ʻaia, ʻoku ne ʻuhinga ʻo e tanu makehe ʻo e ʻotuā. ʻAia ʻoku tanu makehe ai ʻa e ʻotuā, ʻe iku ʻa e taʻetōʻa ʻi ha meʻa kotoa, koehi ʻe ʻikai toe ʻilo ʻa e fuʻu kahaʻu ʻo e mafai. ʻAia ʻe ʻikai ʻilo ʻa e fuʻu kahaʻu, ʻe mafai ʻo faʻa mālōli. ʻOku lahi ange ʻa e meʻa ʻi loto ʻo e fonua, ʻe mafai ʻo fakaeʻa ʻo aʻu. Ko e meʻa ʻaia ʻoku ne ʻuhinga ʻo e fuofua muʻa lolotonga mo e papatopoto ʻo e ngaahi mafu, ko e hala ʻo e mālōlie taʻengata mo e sio laelae.
Hoku Fakakaukau
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