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Chapter Seventy-Four

When people no longer fear death

How can one threaten them with it?

But if people are afraid of death and other people threaten to kill them

When they infringe upon the law

Well, who is still going to break the law?

But there is only One who commands life and death

Since people started to decide about life and death themselves

They have actually taken a place on that One’s chair

Then they behave like sorcerer’s apprentices

Who assault the works of their master,

With disastrous consequences for themselves

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Tao of the Day is a site for all things related to the Tao (also spelled Dao). We'll cover the entire Tao Te Ching several times each year, with one chapter being the center of attention each day. You can always comment on past days, but let's try to keep it flowing as the days progress.

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