The best state is small, without too many people, who have every tool they might need and don't use much, have good transportation and prefer to walk, can defend themselves and aren't aggressive. Their food, their dress, their homes and ways are simple and individual in grace. They cherish their traditions, revive old crafts, satisfy the generations: their children stay on, with other states like this so near that one can hear the barking dog, the crowing cock across the way, yet never get round to visiting, content. tao te ching
I couldn t find the translation Doug Tompkins recites, so I ve put another translation of the number 80 poem by Tao Te Ching below for those who are interested
RIP Mr. Tompkins. Well Done.....
The best state is small,
without too many people,
who have every tool they might need
and don't use much,
have good transportation
and prefer to walk,
can defend themselves
and aren't aggressive.
Their food, their dress,
their homes and ways
are simple and individual
in grace. They cherish their
traditions, revive old crafts,
satisfy the generations:
their children stay on,
with other states like this so near
that one can hear the barking dog,
the crowing cock across the way,
yet never get round to visiting,
content. tao te ching
I couldn t find the translation Doug Tompkins recites, so I ve put another translation of the number 80 poem by Tao Te Ching below for those who are interested
RIP