Monday, April 5, 2010

Tao Translation In Modern Words--#36

If I had any sense,
I'd be trying to get right with Tao,
and the only thing I'd worry about
would be messing up.

It's not that hard to get right with Tao,
but people are easily distracted.
"When the king's palace is full of treasure," Lao Tzu said,
"ordinary people's fields are smothered with weeds,
and the food supplies run out."

Today, you see sharply dressed people
carrying flashy weapons and living the high life.
They own more than they could ever use,
let alone need.

They're nothing but gangsters and crooks.
That's not what Tao's about.

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