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54. The well-established cannot be uprooted

The well-established cannot be uprooted.
The well-grasped doe not slip away.
Generation after generation carries out the ancestor worship without break.

Cultivate it in  yourself and virtue will be real.
Cultivate it in the family and virtue will overflow.
Cultivate it in town and virtue will be great.
Cultivate it in country and virtue will be abundant.
Cultivate it in the world and virtue will be everywhere.

Therefore, take yourself and observe yourself.
Take the family and observe the family.
Take the town and observe the  town.
Take the country and observe the country.
Take the world and observe the  world.

How do I know the world as it is?

By this.

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One Response to “54. The well-established cannot be uprooted”

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    Ptuny:

    The scope is unimaginable isn’t it?
    This is big!

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