DDJ 15. 诗与道，永相亲

第十五章 [原文]古之善为道者①，微妙玄通，深不可识。夫不唯不可识，故强为之容②；豫兮③若冬涉川④；犹兮⑤若畏四邻⑥；俨兮⑦其若客⑧；涣兮其若凌释⑨；敦兮其若朴⑩；旷兮其若谷⑾；混兮其若浊⑿；孰能浊⒀以静之徐清？孰能安⒁以静之徐生？保此道者，不欲盈⒂。夫唯不盈，故能蔽而新成⒃。

[译文]古时候善于行道的人，微妙通达，深刻玄远，不是一般人可以理解的。正因为不能认识他，所以只能勉强地形容他说：他小心谨慎啊，好像冬天踩着水过河；他警觉戒备啊，好像防备着邻国的进攻；他恭敬郑重啊，好像要去赴宴做客；他行动洒脱啊，好像冰块缓缓消融；他纯朴厚道啊，好像没有经过加工的原料；他旷远豁达啊，好像深幽的山谷；他浑厚宽容，好像不清的浊水。谁能使浑浊安静下来，慢慢澄清？谁能使安静变动起来，慢慢显出生机？保持这个“道”的人不会自满。正因为他从不自满，所以能够去故更新。

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写道德经的时候，老子的竹简在唱歌。  诗与道，永相亲。

＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊《美国宪法》＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊

       The U.S. Constitution Article I Legislative, Section 5.3: Each House shall keep a Journal of its Proceedings, and from time to time publish the same, excepting such Parts as may in their Judgment require Secrecy; and the Yeas and Nays of the Members of either House on any question shall, at the Desire of one fifth of those Present, be entered on the Journal.

4: Neither House, during the Session of Congress, shall, without the Consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other Place than that in which the two Houses shall be sitting.

Constitution is a fundamentally a series of trade-off.   Voting secrecy vs voting transparency； legitimacy vs expediency.   "豫兮③若冬涉川④；犹兮⑤若畏四邻⑥；俨兮⑦其若客⑧；涣兮其若凌释⑨；敦兮其若朴⑩；旷兮其若谷⑾；混兮其若浊", "能蔽而新成".   In my ignorance, I can not think of a better document to explain Tao Te Ching than the US Constitution.