Pa Yih 13 translations

【十三章】【一節】王孫賈問曰、與其媚於奧、寧媚於竈、何謂也。【二節】子曰、不然、獲罪於天、無所禱也。

Legge’s translation:

Chapter XIII. 1. Wang-sun Chia asked, saying, “What is the meaning of the saying, ‘It is better to pay court to the furnace than to the south-west corner?'”

2. The Master said, “Not so. He who offends against Heaven has none to whom he can pray.”

Commentary: THAT THERE IS NO RESOURCE AGAINST THE CONSEQUENCES OF VILATING THE RIGHT. Kea is the great officer of… ...➔➔➔

Belonging

The author thinks we cannot just live alone, we need to have a belonging, but maybe love other people is hurt other people’s freedom. What’s more, we think we are in a group or a community, we can feel we are superior than others. we all need help, but sometimes we always hide this and think we are better than others.

In order to think we are superior to others, we build walls, make our group against other groups, prejudice cultivates.

Back to the Child

We refuse our weaknesses… ...➔➔➔

Analects notes 1

力不足者,中道而廢,今女畫。

如何達到自己的目標?有時候並不是我們沒有能力達到,而是我們總是在中途放棄了。我們在跌倒的時候不斷的質疑自己,如果我們爬起了,再次起來,我們總有可能到達最終的目的地,而當我們放棄了,我們就真的會認為:我們沒有能力去做了。我們不斷編織這樣的謊言去否定自己,最終我們將自己囚禁在謊言的牢籠中。

子曰、不有祝鮀之佞、而有宋朝之美、難乎免於今之世矣。

今之世推崇口才與容貌。

Free is tough

Today I browsed many articles about free software, especially this article, Stallman is sort of extreme, why I always care about extremely security and privacy too?

I’m not an extreme person in any topic, I need to have my life and my own goal, but because of my personality, I stick to some thinking that makes me different from others, in the end, it doesn’t make me very happy.

My dreams(like become a native speaker or improve my skill and knowledge reserve very fast)… ...➔➔➔

Loneliness

The author got some experiences which saw so many disabilities, they full of loneliness, painful.

A human being needs a companion, and we need truths and make our worlds or communities better.

Community and Rigid Order

This is a paradox between the desire to belong, to fit in a community and to serve the deepest mind for oneself, close to God and be freedom.

The Weakness of a Child

We all born with weakness, we need love from parents as we cannot survive without others help. So if we … ...➔➔➔

Laying plans 1

sovereign should have moral law.

Before the war, you should think about whether moral law is sit on your side, if not, you lose Heaven.

Before the war, you should create the situation for success, and make the plan for better circumstances.

兵者, 龍道也。

All warfare is based on deception, so we should deceive both of our friends and enemies.

If your opponent is bad temper, irritate him. Observe your enemy, if they are in ease, make him not rest, if they are united, separate him.

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