The estimation of life
"Going forth is life; coming home is death. Three in ten are pursuers of life; three in ten are pursuers of death; three in ten of the men that live pass into the realm of death. Now, what is the reason? It is because they live life's intensity. Indeed, I understand that one who takes good care of his life, when travelling on land will not fall in with the rhinoceros or the tiger. When coming among soldiers, he need not fear arms and weapons. The rhinoceros finds no place where to insert its horn. The tiger finds no place where to lay his claws. Weapons find no place where to thrust their blades. The reason is that he does not belong to the realm of death."
Author
Lao TzuAll Translations
English
"Going forth is life; coming home is death. Three in ten are pursuers of life; three in ten are pursuers of death; three in ten of the men that live pass into the realm of death. Now, what is the reason? It is because they live life's intensity. Indeed, I understand that one who takes good care of his life, when travelling on land will not fall in with the rhinoceros or the tiger. When coming among soldiers, he need not fear arms and weapons. The rhinoceros finds no place where to insert its horn. The tiger finds no place where to lay his claws. Weapons find no place where to thrust their blades. The reason is that he does not belong to the realm of death."