《礼记·表记》
对于人们来说，土地是可亲而不可尊，天是可尊而不可亲。
土之于民也，亲而不尊；天，尊而不亲。
For people, the land can be dear but not venerable, Heaven can be venerable but not dear.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 土之于民也，亲而不尊；天，尊而不亲。 [/INST] For people, the land can be dear but not venerable, Heaven can be venerable but not dear.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 土之于民也，亲而不尊；天，尊而不亲。
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For people, the land can be dear but not venerable, Heaven can be venerable but not dear.
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