第二十章   食母无忧   

唯之与阿，相去几何？美之与恶，相去若何？人之所畏，不可不畏。荒兮，其未央哉！ 众人熙熙，如享太牢，如春登台。 我独泊兮，其未兆，如婴儿之未孩。累累兮，若无所归。众人皆有馀，而我独若遗。我愚人之心也哉，沌沌兮！俗人昭昭，我独昏昏。 俗人察察，我独闷闷。澹兮其若海，飂兮若无止。众人皆有以，而我独顽且鄙。我独异于人，而贵食母。

Feeding Myself from the MotherNature

How much differenceis there between yes and no? How much distinction between good and evil?

Theancient people act in accord with the Natural Laws,

and thatshould always be our alarm.

Nowadayspeople get lost in materialism,

anddrifted away from their True Origin.

All men are joyousand beaming, as  they were to attend a feast,

asthough they were to ascend a living observatory to catch beautiful spring view.I alone remain tranquil, likean infant who hasn't yet smiled:lost, quietly drifting, unattached without aphysical place to harbour.

Others have thingsthey feel they need. I alone own nothing.

I am afool in their eyes, but enjoyable under simplicity.

I seem drifting asthe sea; Like the wind blowing about, seemingly without destination.

Common folks are bright,

I aloneam dark and obscure.

Common folks are sharp;

I aloneam dull.

I seem drifting asthe sea; Like the wind blowing about, seemingly without destination.

Other people have a purpose,

and yet, I alone know the harmonyof nonbeing and being.

I alone am different from the others,

I reside in the peace andharmony of the Mother Nature.

[译文]

应诺与呵斥，相差多少? 受人赞美与招人厌恶又有多大差别呢? 古人遵道敬天, 不敢纵欲而为，应是我们最好的警钟呀。 人们飘荡在茫然的私心物欲中, 失去了宇宙万物的本源中心啊! 众人欢欢喜喜, 好像去参加丰盛的宴会, 又像春天里登上高高的楼台以观赏鲜花盛开的美景; 而我独自淡泊宁静, 好像婴儿一般, 坦荡而不受物欲牵制。众人都沉溺于物质生存的繁杂有余，而我却守道而飘然仙处。我淳厚朴实，大智若愚呀。心胸宽如大海，品行坦荡无际。众人沉醉于追名逐利，我却混然无欲啊！众人奉私有为，而我独淳厚无求。众人将有形有相的物质当成唯一，不知“有之以为利”的局限，“无之以为用”的真理。而我气定神贤，笃守本源真理。