Lao Zi: To The Utmost, You Yourself Empty; Remain In Silence And Clarity. 老子 致虛極，守靜篤。萬物並作，吾以觀復： Poem by Frank Yue

DAO DE JING: The Classic on The Way and Virtues -
Chapter 16 (To the Utmost, you yourself Empty)
-- by LAO ZI (circa 600 BC - 500 BC?)
-- Translated by Frank C Yue

To the Utmost, you yourself Empty;
Remain in Silence and Clarity.
All Things are evolving together, thus --
I see the Life Cycles continuous.

All Things are different and changes churning;
Then, each to its Root will be returning.
'Retrun-to-the-Root' is 'Stillness', called so;
It is called 'Returning to Life' also.
'Return-to-Life' is the 'Norm', that's e'er existing;
Knowing the 'Norm' is called 'True Understanding'.
Not knowing the 'Norm' but still forge forward blindly --
This will just put one in Harm's way needlessly.
Knowing the 'Norm' makes one Accommodating, too --
Being all Accommodating makes one Impartial;
Impartiality draws the Masses to you --
Being a Just Leader is therefore Natural;
Being Natural is the 'Dao' or the 'Way' --
Acting according to Natural Laws is Eternal,
And throughout your Life you'd with Security stay.


【道德經】老子
第十六章 (致虛極 守靜篤)

致虛極，守靜篤。萬物並作，吾以觀復：
夫物芸芸，各復歸其根。
歸根曰靜，是曰復命，復命曰常。
知常曰明，不知常，妄作，凶。
知常容；容乃公；公乃王(全) ；王(全) 乃天；天乃道；
道乃久；歿身不殆。