Singapore time 9.13 am 12th August 2008Fame and body, which is dearer? Body and wealth, which is worth more? Attain and death, which is illness? Great love for passion will incur great loss; hoarder will incur immense death. Therefore contented is no shame; knowing the limitation to stop is not dangerous but close, and it can be eternal.
Body is more dearer than fame. Body is worthy more than ealth. Death is illness apart from attainment of Tao. You feel lost when the things you love most are no more. Stress on making more money will incur illness and death faster.
Therefore it is best to be contented. This is not dangerous and close to cultivating Tao when achieve is eternal.
So this poem is teaching the virtue of contentment. Our modern society goes for material wealth and neglect the spiritual wellbeing of the people. So many will suffer when disasters strike.
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