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May 03
2009
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new friendPosted by hunter in Untagged |
she unexpectedly came
no deceit, lie or game
people hurt her; my life-the same
her arrival scared me, yet was relief
renewed, enriched my natural belief

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.
