January 25, 2018

After Reading Lao Tsu: Chapter 50 老子:第五〇章を読んで

「君子危うきに近寄らず」というように,武道家ならば,予め危険を察知して不要な争いに巻き込まれないように,事前に危険を避けて通る。ましてや,「私」自ら力を誇示してわざわざ無益な争いを起こすことはしない。ある人の行いに対して私憤や公憤に駆られることもある。しかし,「私」がわざわざそれを正さなくても,この世はタオに従っているので,その人は巡り巡って報いを受ける。こうして「私」に執着しなければ,争いとは無縁になる。

There is a saying "a wise man keeps away from danger," and then Budo-ka would predict and avoid danger beforehand in order not to be embroiled in unnecessary conflicts. Still more, they would not display their power on their own will nor stir up an unworthy fight on purpose. In some cases, we become furious privately or publicly at what a person does. However, "we" need not to bother righting it, but instead, the person will pay for it later as a saying that "what goes around, comes around," because the world follows the Tao. Therefore, if we are not attached to "ourselves," we will be free from conflicts.

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