Chapter 259: Explanation
[Anti-theft chapter, changes in about an hour]
The big state (1) is indecent, the world's friends, and the world's friends (2). It is often won by tranquility and by tranquility. Therefore, if the small state below the large state is a small state, the small state is taken, and if the small state is below the large state, the large state is taken. Therefore, it is necessary to take it from below, or take it from below (3). The big state is only a beast (4), and the small state is just a person who wants to get into trouble. The husband and the two get what they want, and the big one should be the lower.
[Translation]
A big country should be like living in the lower reaches of a river, so that all rivers and rivers in the world converge here, and be in the position of the feminine and soft of the world. The feminine is often quieter than the masculine, and this is because it is subservient to the soft. Therefore, if a big country is humble and tolerant of a small country, it will be able to gain the trust and dependence of the small country, and if a small country is humble and tolerant of a big country, it will be able to see that it will be tolerated by a big country. Therefore, either the big country is humble to the small country and gains the trust of the big country, or the small country is humble to the big country and tolerates the big country. The big countries should not want too much to rule the small countries, and the small countries should not want too much to obey the big countries, and the big countries should be humble and tolerant in particular.
[Notes]
1. State: a country.
2. The world's friends, the world's friends: a book for the world's friends, the world's friends. Deliver, gather, meet.
3. Or take down: down, humble, take, borrow for gathering.
4. Part-time animals: bring people together to be maintained.
[Quote]
In this chapter, Lao Tzu talks about how to deal with the relationship between large and small countries in response to the pain caused by the annexation war at that time, and expresses Lao Tzu's political proposition on governing the country and state-to-state relations. In Lao Tzu's view, the key to peaceful coexistence between countries lies in the big countries, so he has repeatedly proposed that the big countries should be humble, and they should not be strong and ****, oppressive, and invade small countries. There is still the idea of socio-political dialectics in this chapter. A big country should be like the rivers and seas, humble and low-class, so that the world can be returned. The great power should also be like a demure female, in order to be quiet and inferior, and to prevail over the male. The kingdom here refers to the large and small vassal states. The text of this chapter is simple and easy to read.
[Commentary]
At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, the vassal states were everywhere, the big countries competed for hegemony, the small countries protected themselves, and wars broke out one after another, bringing great disasters to people's lives. Ren Jiyue said: "The big country leading the small country and the small country flattering the big country here is to hope that the small country and the big country will maintain the situation in the Spring and Autumn Period and not change it. He wanted society to remain fragmented forever. This is contrary to the direction of historical development. ("Lao Tzu's New Translation") Mr. Ren Jiyu's analysis is naturally reasonable. Because one of the main contents of Lao Tzu's doctrine is that small countries and widows. Countries live in peace and tranquility with each other. However, after taking a closer look at this issue, we feel that Lao Tzu has another consideration. Whether or not human society can achieve tranquility and peace in ancient and modern times and in China and abroad is often determined by the national policies of big and powerful countries. The desire of the big and powerful countries is nothing more than to annex and raise small and weak countries, while the desire of small and weak countries is to reconcile and coexist with the big countries. In the relationship between the two, the most important party is a big country and a strong country. At the beginning and in the conclusion, this chapter repeatedly emphasizes that major powers should be humble and tolerant, and should not be confident that they should be strong and overpower their weakness. Only in this way can we win the convincing of small countries. From this point of view, Lao Tzu's intentions are in line with the wishes of the people.
The big state (1) is indecent, the world's friends, and the world's friends (2). It is often won by tranquility and by tranquility. Therefore, if the small state below the large state is a small state, the small state is taken, and if the small state is below the large state, the large state is taken. Therefore, it is necessary to take it from below, or take it from below (3). The big state is only a beast (4), and the small state is just a person who wants to get into trouble. The husband and the two get what they want, and the big one should be the lower.
[Translation]
A big country should be like living in the lower reaches of a river, so that all rivers and rivers in the world converge here, and be in the position of the feminine and soft of the world. The feminine is often quieter than the masculine, and this is because it is subservient to the soft. Therefore, if a big country is humble and tolerant of a small country, it will be able to gain the trust and dependence of the small country, and if a small country is humble and tolerant of a big country, it will be able to see that it will be tolerated by a big country. Therefore, either the big country is humble to the small country and gains the trust of the big country, or the small country is humble to the big country and tolerates the big country. The big countries should not want too much to rule the small countries, and the small countries should not want too much to obey the big countries, and the big countries should be humble and tolerant in particular.
[Notes]
1. State: a country.
2. The world's friends, the world's friends: a book for the world's friends, the world's friends. Deliver, gather, meet.
3. Or take down: down, humble, take, borrow for gathering.
4. Part-time animals: bring people together to be maintained.
[Quote]
In this chapter, Lao Tzu talks about how to deal with the relationship between large and small countries in response to the pain caused by the annexation war at that time, and expresses Lao Tzu's political proposition on governing the country and state-to-state relations. In Lao Tzu's view, the key to peaceful coexistence between countries lies in the big countries, so he has repeatedly proposed that the big countries should be humble, and they should not be strong and ****, oppressive, and invade small countries. There is still the idea of socio-political dialectics in this chapter. A big country should be like the rivers and seas, humble and low-class, so that the world can be returned. The great power should also be like a demure female, in order to be quiet and inferior, and to prevail over the male. The kingdom here refers to the large and small vassal states. The text of this chapter is simple and easy to read.
[Commentary]
At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, the vassal states were everywhere, the big countries competed for hegemony, the small countries protected themselves, and wars broke out one after another, bringing great disasters to people's lives. Ren Jiyue said: "The big country leading the small country and the small country flattering the big country here is to hope that the small country and the big country will maintain the situation in the Spring and Autumn Period and not change it. He wanted society to remain fragmented forever. This is contrary to the direction of historical development. ("Lao Tzu's New Translation") Mr. Ren Jiyu's analysis is naturally reasonable. Because one of the main contents of Lao Tzu's doctrine is that small countries and widows. Countries live in peace and tranquility with each other. However, after taking a closer look at this issue, we feel that Lao Tzu has another consideration. Whether or not human society can achieve tranquility and peace in ancient and modern times and in China and abroad is often determined by the national policies of big and powerful countries. The desire of the big and powerful countries is nothing more than to annex and raise small and weak countries, while the desire of small and weak countries is to reconcile and coexist with the big countries. In the relationship between the two, the most important party is a big country and a strong country. At the beginning and in the conclusion, this chapter repeatedly emphasizes that major powers should be humble and tolerant, and should not be confident that they should be strong and overpower their weakness. Only in this way can we win the convincing of small countries. From this point of view, Lao Tzu's intentions are in line with the wishes of the people.
The big state (1) is indecent, the world's friends, and the world's friends (2). It is often won by tranquility and by tranquility. Therefore, if the small state below the large state is a small state, the small state is taken, and if the small state is below the large state, the large state is taken. Therefore, it is necessary to take it from below, or take it from below (3). The big state is only a beast (4), and the small state is just a person who wants to get into trouble. The husband and the two get what they want, and the big one should be the lower.
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(To be continued.) )