Tao Te Ching # 72(28)
Know masculinity,
Maintain femininity,
and be a ravine for all under heaven.
By being a ravine for all under heaven,
Eternal integrity will never desert you.
If eternal integrity never deserts you,
You will return to the state of infancy.
Know you are innocent,
Remain steadfast when you are insulted,
and be a valley for all under heaven.
By being a valley for all under heaven,
Eternal integrity will suffice.
If eternal integrity suffices,
Then you will return to the simplicity of the unhewn log.
Know whiteness,
Maintain blackness,
and be a model for all under heaven.
By being a model for all under heaven,
Eternal integrity will not err.
If eternal integrity does not err,
You will return to infancy.
When the unhewn log is sawn apart,
it is made into tools;
When the sage is put to use,
he becomes the chief of officials.
For,
Great carving does no cutting.
Only a flesh wound. Don’t let them bother you. It will all fade. All will fade. Bide your time like that attack in Pokemon Blue. Tastes good? That’s cus you’re above the system. Still around? You didn’t throw yourself away. Have a little blackness, know you are innocent, eternal integrity never deserts you and never forget femininity.
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