Tao Te Ching, Chapter 76 [Original]
Man is weak in life, but strong in death; The life of plants and trees is also brittle, and its death is withered.
Therefore the strong are dead, and the weak are alive.
If the soldier is strong, it will be destroyed, and if the wood is strong, it will be broken. Where the strong are below, the weak are above.
Tao Te Ching, Chapter 76 and the Month of Equilibrium ^16
12. When you are very strong, you should balance it with weakness.
People are accustomed to solving problems with their strongest side, because they are happy.
The mouth is powerful and argumentative; Fists are powerful and belligerent; The brain is at stake, so calculated. But this seems to be efficient, but in fact it loses balance, and anything goes too far, and it is not good.
Human energy is limited, always consumed in matters that have nothing to do with life, and will inevitably collapse in matters of life and death.
How to avoid "If the soldiers are strong, they will be destroyed, and if the wood is strong, they will be broken"?
It's not wrong to be strong, but if you are strong, you must know how to use weakness to achieve balance, and you can avoid defeat.
Therefore, doing three things well when you are strong and in good times will make your life more and more stable.
First, there is a big profit.
"Daying" refers to perfection, and "Ruochong" refers to being quiet.
No matter how great the achievements are, they are temporary, and only by maintaining a humble and quiet heart can we gain insight into ourselves, see through the vanity, and not be blinded by the arrogance in good times.
A quiet heart can allow us to stick to our inner path in the midst of all kinds of turmoil, crush yesterday's achievements, turn them into nutrients for tomorrow, nourish ourselves and continue to move forward, so as to achieve self-transcendence in good times.
Second, 大辩若讷。
"Ne" is a very stupid mouth and few words.
Those who can be called "great debates" are concise and to the point, not trying to be happy in words, but paying attention to the unity of words and deeds.
In fact, it is really done, and it is needless to say that in the silence of words, the power will slowly spread out, so that the surroundings will change unconsciously. Therefore, the more powerful the person, the more he must say less and do more, because the magnetic field of doing it is far greater than preaching.
Third, the upright is bent.
"Bending" means bending, and "straight" means uprightness.
"Dazhi" is to know right and wrong, but not to label people with right and wrong; It is to practice it yourself, but not to step on the shortcomings of others with your own strengths.
This seems unprincipled and aggrieved, but this honest magnetic field can unite different people. Because he has a harmonious atmosphere, whoever approaches him is comfortable, and they are inexplicably influenced.
Therefore, the more powerful the person, the more it cannot be black and white. The real "great straightness" is not inside and outside, and the result of bending oneself is a straight person - straight but not wanton, but can integrate all things; Don't fight with others, but can turn spring breeze into rain.
Therefore, it is really reasonable, and there is no need to talk about it; It's really powerful, and you don't need to fight, because if you are stronger, you will break the bowstring.
If you are already very strong, use weakness to get a balance for yourself - maintain the balance of strength and weakness, and only then can life be stable and far-reaching.
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