Dispela tok i helpim mi long lukim olsem, rispekt na sem i tupela samting i wok long meikim mipela i no stap aninit. Taim mipela i kisim rispekt o sem, mipela i kirap i pret. Olsem na mipela i save putim olgeta hevi i kam long bodi bilong mipela. Tasol sapos mipela i no putim bodi i antap tru, mipela i no ken pret long ol samting i kam.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 13, "Rispekt na Semat i Meikim Yu Trau", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/tpi/chapters/13/
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Bikpela rispekt i kam, na sem i kam, tupela i mekim yu trau tasol. Na yu putim olgeta bikpela hevi i kam long bodi bilong yu. Bai mi tok olsem: "Bikpela rispekt i kam i meikim yu trau?" Rispekt em i samting i no strongpela. Yu kisim rispekt, yu kirap i pret. Yu lusim rispekt, yu kirap i pret tu. Olsem na tupela i kam wantaim — rispekt na sem i meikim yu trau. Na bai mi askim: "Bai mi putim bikpela hevi i go long bodi bilong yu?" Mi gat dispela bikpela hevi long bodi bilong mi, from mi gat bodi. Tasol sapos mi no gat bodi, bai mi gat wanpela problem i no ken kamap. Olsem na, sapos yu laik putim yu yet i go long gutpela sindaun bilong olgeta manmeri, bai yu ken i go long dispela rot. Na sapos yu laik luvisave gutpela long bodi bilong yu long bekim gutpela sindaun bilong olgeta manmeri, bai yu ken i go long dispela rot tu.
Tingting Hevi
Dispela seksion i toktok long wanem?
Dispela tok i helpim mi long lukim olsem, rispekt na sem i tupela samting i wok long meikim mipela i no stap aninit. Taim mipela i kisim rispekt o sem, mipela i kirap i pret. Olsem na mipela i save putim olgeta hevi i kam long bodi bilong mipela. Tasol sapos mipela i no putim bodi i antap tru, mipela i no ken pret long ol samting i kam.
Em i gat wanem samting long mi?
Mi save pilim trau taim ol arapela i lukim mi long narapela wei, o taim samting i no gutpela i kamap long mi. Mi save wari tumas long bodi bilong mi na ol samting mi gat. Tasol dispela tok i pretim mi — sapos mi mas luksave gutpela long bodi bilong mi, mi ken i kamap stretpela man bilong ol arapela.
Mi mas mekim wanem tude?
Lukaut gutpela long bodi bilong mi na putim gutpela sindaun i go long ol narapela. No pret long rispekt na no pret long sem. Lusim ol samting i kam na go, na wok long meikim gutpela samting long olgeta manmeri i stap raun long mi.
Favour and disgrace would seem equally to be feared; honour and great calamity, to be regarded as personal conditions (of the same kind). Therefore he who would administer the kingdom, honouring it as he honours his own person, may be employed to govern it, and he who would administer it with the love which he bears to his own person may be entrusted with it.
AI Modern
Bikpela rispekt i kam, na sem i kam, tupela i mekim yu trau tasol. Na yu putim olgeta bikpela hevi i kam long bodi bilong yu. Bai mi tok olsem: "Bikpela rispekt i kam i meikim yu trau?" Rispekt em i samting i no strongpela. Yu kisim rispekt, yu kirap i pret. Yu lusim rispekt, yu kirap i pret tu. Olsem na tupela i kam wantaim — rispekt na sem i meikim yu trau. Na bai mi askim: "Bai mi putim bikpela hevi i go long bodi bilong yu?" Mi gat dispela bikpela hevi long bodi bilong mi, from mi gat bodi. Tasol sapos mi no gat bodi, bai mi gat wanpela problem i no ken kamap. Olsem na, sapos yu laik putim yu yet i go long gutpela sindaun bilong olgeta manmeri, bai yu ken i go long dispela rot. Na sapos yu laik luvisave gutpela long bodi bilong yu long bekim gutpela sindaun bilong olgeta manmeri, bai yu ken i go long dispela rot tu.
Mi yet Tingting
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