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Chapter 78

Life Choices
ORIGINAL · 原文

天下莫柔弱于水,而攻坚强者莫之能胜。

ENGLISH INTERPRETATION

Nothing in the world is softer than water, yet nothing surpasses it in overcoming the hard.

TAO IN MODERN LIFE

Let the chapter meet your life.

Softness can endure where force exhausts itself. Resilience is the ability to remain responsive without losing form.

TODAY'S PRACTICE

Meet resistance with a slower pace and a softer response.

REFLECT

How can you stay soft without abandoning your boundary?