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When people are scorned they cower; that results in dreading that even greater fears will come. They must not be restricted within their own homes. They must not be made to feel fed up with life. It's only when they refuse to feel fed up by their lives that they aren't fed up. It's correct for a wise person to know herself, but not pay attention to how she's perceived; to love herself, but not let herself be considered precious. In that way, let go of that and take this.  Commentary: 72 ~ Receiving Is Giving -When people are scorned they cower; that results in dreading that even greater fears will come. Some people believe that if all the people in the world were more like them, this would be a better place to live comfortably with each other. In their quest to force humanity to attain levels of compassion and kindness they feel is appropriate for all people, they can loose the whole point. You really can't force a gift onto another person if they don't want it - no matter how precious you think it might be. By using threats and condemnations, you really don't spread love and compassion - you simply make others more afraid of you. -They must not be restricted within their own homes. -They must not be made to feel fed up with life. One might go so far as to suggest appropriate action for people to take when they're relaxing in their own homes. As though some "Big Brother" was watching them at all times, saying "Don't you dare do that! Bad!" Most people can never live up to the ideals set forth of what's proper and compassionate at all times. We all need to blow off a little steam sometimes. If people feel like they can't meet the expectations made of them, they might wonder why they're even alive. They get so fed up with themselves for their own imperfections that they don't feel like their lives are valuable at all. -It's only when they refuse to feel fed up by their lives that they aren't fed up. Every person on this earth has something to offer - whether anyone else can understand what that is or not. Receiving the gifts others have to offer can be really difficult, especially when we think they're on the wrong path or that the gift we're offering them is so much better. If we see our gifts as being better, then how could that not make others feel their lives are indadequate? -It's correct for a wise person to know herself, but not pay attention to how she's perceived; to love herself, but not let herself be considered precious. Someone who feels love for themselves and others deeply in their heart doesn't need to be bolstered by people's respect or admiration for them. Yes, she loves herself, but she doesn't set herself up as some sort of ideal for the rest of humanity. -In that way, let go of that and take this. Instead of approaching everyone as though you have a great treasure to impart to them that they should be happy to accept, it might be better to look at what they have to offer and thank them for sharing their precious gifts with you. Learning to give - and to receive - can make life much more fun for everyone. Alternate translation: When people are yelled at or put down they try to hide themselves away. They get afraid that more nastiness will be thrown at them. They don’t even feel safe in their own homes. They might even feel like there’s no reason to be alive. If people can feel good about themselves, they’d find lots of reasons to be glad to be alive. Someone who’s glad to be alive would naturally allow other people to feel that way too. If the people around her are happy, so is she. | BY: Nina | Guodian Laozi | DDJ Concordance | Comparisons | Who was Laozi | | Return Home | Laozi's Dao De Jing | Your Dao De Jing | Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu) | Links | Meditation | Dao (Tao) is Open Forum | Book List | Other Stuff | |
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