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Skilled Warriors of Old

Skilled warriors of old were subtle,
mysteriously powerful,
so deep they were unknowable.
Just because they were unknowable,
I will try to describe them.
Their wariness was that of one crossing a river in winter
their caution was that of one in fear all around;
their gravity was that of a guest,
their relaxation was that of ice at the melting point.
Simple as uncarved wood,
open as the valleys,
they were inscrutable as murky water.
Who can, in turbidity,
use the gradual clarification of stillness?
Who can, long at rest. use the gradual enlivening of movement?
Those who preserve the Way do not want fullness.
Just because of not wanting fullness,
it is possible to use to the full and not make anew.