If now you take a monkey and dress it

In the garments of a king, it will bite

And tear them and will not be satisfied

Till it has got rid of them altogether.

If you look at the difference between

The past and the present time, it is as great

As that between the monkey and the king.

In the same way, those who think

That wealth is the proper thing for them

Cannot give up their revenues;

Those who seek distinction cannot give up

The thought of fame; those who cleave

To power cannot give the handle of it

To any other men. While they hold their grasp

Of those things, they are deadly afraid

Of losing them. When they let them go,

They are grieved and they will not look

At a single example, from which they might

Perceive the folly of their reckless pursuits;

Such men are under the doom of inevitable fate.

Hatred and kindness, taking and giving,

Reproof and instruction, death and life. . .

These eight things are means of rectification,

But only those who are able to use them duly

Do not refuse to comply with their changes.

Hence, it is said, "Rectification of Names."

When the minds of some do not acknowledge

This simple appropriateness, it is because

The gate of awareness in them has not

Been opened yet.Yes, it takes time.