Friday, August 17, 2012

Line by Line - Verse 80, Line 8

and their common (simple) ways sources of enjoyment.
~ James Legge translation, from The Sacred Books of the East, 1891 ~

They are happy in their ways.
~ Gia-fu Feng and Jane English translation, published by Vintage Books, 1989 ~

happy in their customs
~ Derek Lin translation, from Tao Te Ching: Annotated & Explained, published by SkyLight Paths, 2006 ~

and kept their traditions alive.
~ Ron Hogan rendition, from Beatrice.com, 2004 ~
I often wonder if the egregiously wealthy know happiness and contentment. In my mind's eye, it would be a difficult task. When a person always is scrambling up the next mountain, it leaves little time to stop to smell the roses or gaze at the scenery.

Dawdle too long and someone else will get ahead of you. We can't have that, now can we?!

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