Tao #30 ~ Warning
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Those who follow the way
counsel against war
knowing the use of force
will simply create more
war and fill the land with thorns

where ever armies go
the land is laid waste
brambles and thorns grow
all over the place

whenever a large army is assembled
scarcity and famine plague the people

diamonds must be shaped with one stroke
great artists know what to show
once one completes the job
it is best to stop

the universe is forever spinning
there is no ending nor beginning
partnership is the source of true creation
one goes against the way through domination
being centered in oneself
one does not need outside approval

exerting force
gives rise to weakness
that which is not the way
soon falls away into nothingness
that which is not rooted in love
falls into oblivion