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May 31
2008
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Wonder FlowerPosted by hunter in Untagged |
The core is red as heart
The petals are gold, delicate--often blown
The tree beside it burned, the roots did moan
Huge ungreedy yellow flower fragments flew,
Around the trunk, dissolving the fire with evening dew.
Then rain poured down and did its part.

The [morally] noble woman guards herself against three things. When she is young, her xue-qi has not yet stabilized, so she guards herself against sexual passion. When she reaches her prime, her xue-qi is not easily subdued, so she guards herself against combativeness. When she reaches old age, her xue-qi is already depleted, so she guards herself against acquisitiveness.
