Igatsha 76

Ubomi Buhlala Bushakazekile

Quick Answer

Lo mshumayeli uthi ubomi bomuntu ngokobunjalo bushakazekile futhi bungangameli; kodwa uma umuntu efa, umzimba wakhe uqineke. Izigodzi nezinhlamvu zaso ziyachayana nalo mqondo ofanayo: zibuna lapho ziphila, ziyoma lapho zifa. Lapho-ke, ukuqina kwenzelwe ukufa, kanti ukuqhubela kwenzelwe ukuhlala ephileni.

Key Concepts

  • 柔弱
  • 坚强

Cite This Chapter

Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 76, "Ubomi Buhlala Bushakazekile", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/zu/chapters/76/

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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。
Umuntu lapho eshona, ubuso bakhe bushakazekile; lapho efa, uqineke kabi. Konke okusemhlabeni nokuhlaba kwegatsha, lapho kuhlakulela, kuyabuna; lapho kufa, kuyoma kanzima. Ngakho-ke labo abaqineileyo bayabanabaluleke yindlela yokufa; kanti labo abushakazekileyo bayabanabaluleke yindlela yokuphila. Ngakho-ke amazingcwaba ngaphandle uma eqineke, agcineke; ishintshi ngaphandle uma liqineke, liyaphukela. Indawo eqineke ilehlela phansi, indawo ethambile iphakama phezulu.

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Likuphathelene ngani lo mbhalo?

Lo mshumayeli uthi ubomi bomuntu ngokobunjalo bushakazekile futhi bungangameli; kodwa uma umuntu efa, umzimba wakhe uqineke. Izigodzi nezinhlamvu zaso ziyachayana nalo mqondo ofanayo: zibuna lapho ziphila, ziyoma lapho zifa. Lapho-ke, ukuqina kwenzelwe ukufa, kanti ukuqhubela kwenzelwe ukuhlala ephileni.

Ihlobana kanjani nami?

Ngijwayele ukuzama ukuhlala ngokuqineke nangokumelana nezinto. Kodwa lo mshumayeli ungifundisa ukuthi ukushakazeka kungukuhlala kwempilo. Lapho ngiswela futhi ngifuna ukuhlala kuyisikhonkwane esiqineke, ngisola kabi. Kudingeka ngifunde ukwamukela ukushakazeka kwempilo.

Kungafanele ngikwenze ngani namuhla?

Namuhla, lapho ngihlangana nesimo esinzima, ngizozama ukungazenzi isikhonkwane. Ngizozama ukwamukela ukushakazeka ngokuphila kwempilo, ngisuse ukucindezela wokuzama ukulawula konke. Ngizozama ukuba nobubele ngokungangameli kwesikhumba sokucindezeleka kwempilo.

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