#81 #DaoDeJing #TaoTeChing #DaoDeJing81 This text often refers to the #ShengRen which doesn't really translate very well to English. In Chinese actually a #sage is translated as ZheRen which is a totally different concept than a #ShengRen. Shengren is kind of like a person of great wisdom however this concept has a very divine connotation to it, or god-like. It's also a vastness of wisdom or knowledge. Yet, this text doesn't actually imply that the Shengren is a male at all. It often has a feminine feel to it throughout the book. So, if this Shengren WERE actually a male it would imply a meek, mild, humbleness yet that would be that being's strength. Also, I believe this text chapter is probably the reason why in China people are often backwards and say the opposite of what they really mean all the time! It's so confusing & frustrating! The entire culture took this text literally! But, it actually has a different meaning. It's sort of like a person surrounded by sycophants can't progress because they never get the negative objective constructive criticism. Or, sometimes bad things you don't want to hear, that hurt you, aren't necessarily bad for you. But, that also doesn't justify bullying others. A Shengren is not a bully. What's interesting about the characters written here is how similar the characters are. It's written like a poem, sort of... some characters are variations of each other but mean different things. I. Nearly every section between the commas or periods the characters put together have the word "mouth" (kou) somewhere in at least 1 of the characters, or "person" (ren), also the sentence scheme uses a repeat of "bu" (no/not/don't) as the 3rd word/character just before the 4th. To me, it looks like a kind of poem.
