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cí¹ : nurture
慈
| roots | pinyin, English |
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茲心
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zï now, xïn heart
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有孝慈
18:06 yôu xìao cí¹
[The six relations do not harmonise] And you have obedience and nurture
| parental affection | AH |
| kind parents | LY, PI |
| love | RP, WO, C1 |
| parental kindness | W1, VM |
| compassion | CM |
| devotion | FE |
| paternal devotion | PC |
| affection | AL |
| kindness | DH |
| loving upbringing | WW |
| parental love | EC, DC |
| deep love to children | WC |
| [omits] | AW |
民復孝慈
19:04 mín fù xìao cí¹
The people will return to obedience and nurture
| love | FE |
| deep love | WC |
| parental love | EC,DC |
| compassion | AL, CM, AW |
| kindly | JL |
| kind | PI |
| love of their kin | LY |
| natural affections | W1, JS |
| nurturing heart | WW |
| charity | DL |
| mercy | W1, FE, LG [and compassion] |
一曰慈 | 慈故能勇
67:10 yï yüe cí¹ | 67:13 cí¹ gù néng yông
One [treasure] is called nurture | I nurture so am able to be brave
67:17 jïn¹ shê cí¹ qîe yông
Nowadays they shun nurture and bravery
夫慈 | 以慈衛之
67:21 fú cí¹ | 67:25 yî cí¹ wèi° zhï
For if nurture [Battles then you will win] | If by nurture it guards them
| compassion | L1, L2, AH, RP, H1, AL, PC, DH, DL, VM |
| love | DC, WO, JS, LY [note: "tender love (associated with the mother)"] |
| nurturing love | WW |
| motherly love | EC |
| deep love | WC |
| gentleness | JL |
| loving kindness | PI |
| pity | AW |
EC makes the claim that the context of 18 and 19 suggest 'parental love' but that it is "primarily" motherly love used in 67.
'gentleness', 'kindness', 'pity', 'charity', and even 'compassion' are not strong enough to be one of the three "treasures", and 'love' and 'devotion' are too general. Chapters 18 and 19 provide the familial quality, and there is no need to go outside that realm to find your meaning, or to abandon it in Chapter 67. xiao is the manifestation of the love of the child for the parent, and ci the reverse. I originally used the traditional but awkward terms 'filial piety' and 'parental concern', but for the sake of simplicty, I have replaced them with 'obedience' and 'nurture'. Neither is love itself, but the manifestation of love in the roles of child and parent. And nurturing holds out as a treasure, a devotion to creation, a stewardship of life.
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