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Return to Clarity

"The world's beginning is its mother. To have found the mother Is also to know the children. Although you know the children, Cling to the mother. Until your last day you will not be harmed. Seal the openings, shut the doors, And until your last day you will not be exhausted. Widen the openings, interfere, And until your last day you will not be safe. Seeing the small is called clarity. Holding on to the weak is called strength. Use the light to return to clarity. Then you will not cause yourself misery. This is called following the eternal."

Author

Lao Tzu

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English

"The world's beginning is its mother. To have found the mother Is also to know the children. Although you know the children, Cling to the mother. Until your last day you will not be harmed. Seal the openings, shut the doors, And until your last day you will not be exhausted. Widen the openings, interfere, And until your last day you will not be safe. Seeing the small is called clarity. Holding on to the weak is called strength. Use the light to return to clarity. Then you will not cause yourself misery. This is called following the eternal."

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