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Book 8
Don’textrapolate.Andnothingcanhappentoyou.
Orextrapolate.Fromaknowledgeofallthatcanhappenintheworld.
50.Thecucumberisbitter?Thenthrowitout.
Therearebramblesinthepath?Thengoaroundthem.
That’sallyouneedtoknow.Nothingmore.Don’tdemandtoknow"whysuchthingsexist."Anyonewhounderstandstheworldwilllaughatyou,justasacarpenterwouldifyouseemedshockedatfindingsawdustinhisworkshop,orashoemakeratscrapsofleatherleftoverfromwork.
Ofcourse,theyhaveaplacetodisposeofthese;naturehasnodoortosweepthingsoutof.Butthewonderfulthingaboutitsworkmanshipishow,facedwiththatlimitation,ittakeseverythingwithinitthatseemsbroken,oldanduseless,transformsitintoitself,andmakesnewthingsfromit.Sothatitdoesn’tneedmaterialfromanyoutsidesource,oranywheretodisposeofwhat’sleftover.Itreliesonitselfforallitneeds:space,material,andlabor.
51.Nocarelessnessinyouractions.Noconfusioninyourwords.Noimprecisioninyourthoughts.Noretreatingintoyourownsoul,ortryingtoescapeit.Nooveractivity.
Theykillyou,cutyouwithknives,showeryouwithcurses.Andthatsomehowcutsyourmindofffromclearness,andsanity,andself-control,andjustice?
Amanstandingbyaspringofclear,sweetwaterandcursingit.Whilethefreshwaterkeepsonbubblingup.
