A great poem From tao te Ching
here is one of the poems, that I've enjoyed in my class.
& nbsp; &n bsp; &nb sp; &nbs p; ; From tao te Ching & nbsp; &n bsp;
& nbsp; &n bsp; &nb sp; To understand others is to be knowledgeable;
& nbsp; &n bsp; &nb sp; &nbs p; To understand yourself is to be wise.
& nbsp; &n bsp; &nb sp; &nbs p; To conquer others is to have strength;
& nbsp; &n bsp; &nb sp; &nbs p; To conguer yourself is to be strong.
& nbsp; &n bsp; &nb sp; &nbs p; To know when you have enough is to be rich.
& nbsp; &n bsp; &nb sp; &nbs p; To go forward with strength is to have ambition.
& nbsp; &n bsp; &nb sp; &nbs p; to not lose your place is to last long.
& nbsp; &n bsp; &nb sp; &nbs p; to die but not be forgotten-that's true long life.
& nbsp; &n bsp; LAO TZU, China * CA fourth to third centuries B.C.E.
& nbsp; & nbsp; &n bsp; Translated from the chinese by Robert G. Henricks
& nbsp; &n bsp; &nb sp; "American's favorite poems, pg 127" by Robert Pinsky
& nbsp; &n bsp; &nb sp; ISBN: 0--393-04820-9
I hope you enjoyed and had meaning as much as it did for me.
posted by: CherryBlossmGrl (reply)
post date: 01.12.06 (9:59 pm)
The Tao te Ching must be a wonderful work. My boyfriend has a copy of it. That poem is really inspirational, I wish everyone could read it and appreciate it.
posted by: danielmacdonald (reply)
post date: 01.13.06 (5:37 am)
Reply to: CherryBlossmGrl
Yes it is, And it is so tru and many ways. I enoyed reading it so much, that I shared it on my blog.
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