The 26th chapter of the Tao Te Ching

original:

Heavy for light roots, quiet for the restless.

It is a gentleman who walks all day long without departing from the weight. Although there is a view of glory, the swallow is transcendent. Why should he be the Lord of all multiplications, and lighten the world with his body?

If you are light, you will lose your roots, and if you are impatient, you will lose your dignity.

Translation:

Thickness is the root of frivolity, and calmness is the master of restlessness. Therefore, a gentleman walks all day without leaving the vehicle with a heavy load. Although there is a gorgeous life, it is peaceful and peaceful. Why is it that the monarch of a great power is still rash and restless to rule the world? Rashness loses the fundamentals, and restlessness loses the subject.

quote:

This chapter says "quiet and heavy" and "light-hearted". The frivolous style, like a kite with a broken line, stands up and acts, sloppily and blindly, and is ineffective.

Lao Tzu felt that the rulers at that time were extravagant and indulgent in self-harm, so he sighed and said: "Why should the Lord of All Multiplications lighten the world with his body?" "It's a very poignant word. The ruler of a country should be able to be quiet, not frivolous.

Calmness or impetuosity is the outward manifestation of a person's mental nature. We often describe it as a rice ear, and those with full grains and real materials usually hang their heads down. The empty shell often stands straight, and it will make a noise when there is a breeze.

In this day and age, the wind of capital is rampant, and individual desires are released like plain horses. And the unchecked release of desire will make people feel vain and compare, which will also provide the soil for capital to prosper and nourish. Capital will constantly produce different additional substances in order to control and satisfy its desires, even if these things are dispensable, but as long as capital composes some so-called value for it. Then people who are controlled by desire will rush up like moths to the fire, because vanity will make them feel that they will be higher than people when they have it.

They blindly chase and chase, become the marionettes of capital, become paranoid and never satisfied... But forget that the real meaning of life is not here.

Today's high cost of survival makes it difficult for everyone. The deterioration of the environment, the energy crisis, the impermanence of the climate, all kinds of uncontrollable diseases...

Capital follows the road and is the well-being of mankind. Walking according to selfish desires is a disaster for mankind.

The world is beautiful, full of flowers, green water and green mountains, sincere harmony between people, and symbiosis of all things...

Nowadays, cold and warm know themselves. Give yourself a hug in the dead of night, because puppets manipulated by desire also need warmth and sympathy.

Man is a very spiritual creature. We will eventually wake up and find what is really important to us, what really needs our protection.