Today's Tao
You regard favour as something good. (Ch.13)
Let's decode this.
It means:
You judge favour as something good.
But good and bad don't exist in the world of Tao.
Naoto Matsumoto adds:
There is an old Japanese proverb with a Taoist origin (from «Huainanzi 淮南子»).
It is Sai ou ga Uma 塞翁が馬 [Sa Ong Ji Ma 塞翁之馬], or «Old Sai's horse».
Sai 塞 signifies a fortress. Probably he lived near a fortress on a border.
One day, old Sai lost his horse.
His neighbours came and said:
"Mr. Sai, what a bad luck, we are sorry for you".
Then he replied:
"You never know. It may bring us a good fortune".
Months later, the horse came back with a fleet steed.
His neighbours came and said:
"You were right, Mr. Sai. It brought you a good fortune".
Then, old Sai replied:
"You never know. It may bring us a bad fortune".
Years later, his family had more fine horses.
His son liked riding them.
He fell off and broke his thigh.
His neighbours came and said:
"We are sorry for you. You were right, Mr. Sai. It brought you a bad fortune".
Then, old Sai replied:
"You never know. It may bring us a good fortune".
A year later, war broke out, but his son was not drafted to fight because of his broken leg.
Old Sai and his son survived the war.
When a Japanese uses the expression "Sai ou ga Uma", he means «Joy and sorrow are today and tomorrow».
Well, one should not judge any. Right?
See Tao by Matsumoto / Chapter 13 / Love your Trouble.
It has the chapter's entire English translation and Rapid Decoded.
Mata ashita. See you tomorrow.
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-Tao by Matsumoto / Tao Te Ching / Chapter 13
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