Thursday, May 6, 2010

Tao Translation In Modern Words--#56

If something looks beautiful to you,
something else must be ugly.
If something seems good,
something else must seem bad.
You can't have something
without nothing.

If no job is difficult,
then no job is easy.
Some things are up high because
other things are down low.

You know you're listening to music
because it doesn't sound like noise.
All that came first,
so this must be next.

The Masters get the job done
without moving a muscle
and get their point across
without saying a word.

When things around them fall apart,
they stay calm.
They don't own much,
but they use whatever's at hand.
They do the work without expecting any favors.
When they're done,
they move on to the next job.
That's why their work is so good.

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