People :
Author : Laozi (Lao-Tzu)
Translator : Ursula K. Le Guin
Text :
The five colors
blind our eyes.
The five notes
deafen our ears.
The five flavors
dull our taste.
Racing, chasing, hunting,
drives people crazy.
Trying to get rich
ties people in knots.
So the wise soul
watches with the inner
not the outward eye,
letting that go,
keeping this.
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Chronology :
November 06, 2021 : Book 1, Chapter 12 -- Added.
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