- This is superb work...... really enjoy reading the translation far more than the original “antique” phrases.
Should there be a single word to best portray Christianity, I'd personally vote for FIRE -- to go hand in hand with devotion, aggression and passion etc, whereas WATER fits right into the heart of oriental culture and beliefs like Buddism and Taoism. Here is a quote from Dec 2005 edition, National Geographic, that I often make reference to when offering 101 class to curious Americans on what Buddism is all about:
“Like water, Buddism is still, clear, transparent, and takes the shape and color of the vase into which it's poured.”
阿姗 wrote:
2004.08.21
老子道德經第八章
上善若水
水善利萬物而不爭
處眾人之所惡 故幾於道
居善地 心善淵 與善仁
言善信 政善治
事善能 動善時
夫唯不爭 故無尤
8.
Sometimes I think about water.
Silently, it is the source for all lives;
Humbly, it flows to the lowland.
It reminds me of Tao.
So I must learn from water:
Live close to the land.
Search inwardly, deeply.
Be gentle with others.
Be trustworthy in speech.
Judge with common sense.
Work with competence.
Act effectively and efficiently.
Stay low,
And no harm shall come.
WOA