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Translation by Nina


	Dao De Jing Chapter 79 If harmony is expressed outwardly while resentment is harbored within, certainly there will be some resentment left over. How would this type of action be considered good? Naturally a wise person keeps track of debts, but doesn't make demands from others. Therefore, those with De oversee accounts; Those without De oversee exacting fines. So the Way of nature is to hold nothing dearer to it than anything else, constantly sharing its goodness with each person. Commentary: 79 ~ Harboring resentment -If harmony is expressed outwardly while resentment is harbored within, certainly there will be some resentment left over. -How would this type of action be considered good? People get into disagreements and arguments with each other. They may shake hands and make up, but some people continue to hold resentment for a wrong that they feel was done to them. They still feel resentment and carry a grudge, looking for some way in the future to get back at the person who made them angry. What would be the point of pretending to make peace with another person as long as you were still feeling vengeful toward them? -Naturally a wise person keeps track of debts, but doesn't make demands from others. A wise person might remember a wrong that was done to them by someone, and feel a sense of hurt from it, but they wouldn't try to wreak havoc on the person who harmed them. -Therefore, those with De oversee accounts; -Those without De oversee exacting fines. When one has connected with their own sense of who they are, they've lost the need to exact vindication on anyone else. They can then remember what has occurred as a tool to observe the other person's actions in the future, but wouldn't go out of their way to demand repayment for the loss. One who hasn't developed a sense of their own self-worth would remember every wrong that had ever been done to them. They would not only feel a need for vindication, but would try to create more harm to the person who hurt them than was dished out to them. -So the Way of nature is to hold nothing dearer to it than anything else, constantly sharing its goodness with each person. Nature doesn't keep those types of tallies. A storm could as easily wipe out a good person as a bad person. A fruitful crop could as easily be provided to a bad person as a good person. \| BY: Nina \| Guodian Laozi \| DDJ Concordance \| Comparisons \| From the DIO Forum \| BY: Bao Pu \| By: Joshua \| 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 \|