From Sonja Elen Kisa's elegant translation, 'Dào Dé Jīng, The Flow and the Power of Good, a Taoist scripture by Lǎozǐ.' Ms. Kisa, who is also a writer, language teacher and language inventor, has her website at http://kisa.ca/
"IV - Origin
"The Flow is like a vast ocean.
Use it — it cannot be drained. How deep it is!
It seems to be the origin of all things.
So profound — there is always more.
Its creator is a mystery.
It has existed long before the gods."
Very nice words indeed
Poemsapennyeach 1 year ago